I’ve talked before about how my mother used to put milk chocolate chips on top of our hot oatmeal.  I remember taking the back of my spoon and spreading the melted chips all over the top of the oats (like frosting).

At my second therapy session my therapist asked me about my breakfast eating habits.  I told her that I eat oats for breakfast nearly every morning. She said, “steel cut?”  I said no, just regular oats.  Se said OK and our conversation moved along.  But it didn’t move on in my  head.  I began to wonder about steel cut oats and their health benefits compared to regular oats and why I’d never eaten them before.
This is one of my problems in life.  Half the time I can’t focus on important things. We’re talking about mental health and all I can think about is the protein content in one serving of steel cut oats. It’s not in the evolution if my nature to eat grains plain. I’m not sure it is for anyone.  But, I cant even stick to the basics (salt, sugar, butter, milk).  I’ve got to add things like chocolate, dried fruit, nuts, cinnamon, ginger, etc… But, this time, since I was trying steel cut oats for the first time I kept it relatively simple. But I couldn’t resist adding chocolate plus I didn’t want to make my mom feel sad.  The verdict is I’m completely sold!  I’m in love with their creamy texture and al dente bite!  You should try them too. I promise you’ll like them! I’m not going to throw out my oatmeal though.  It’s too easy and quick to make to think about tossing it from my diet. Steel cut oats are my weekend oats because I have a little more time.