Raw Food: Flaked Oats
As promised, your first raw food recipe made with flaked oats. Now that it is November, I find myself wanting a little more than a green drink for breakfast on some days. The perfect solution? Flaked Oats! High in soluble and insoluble fiber, oats are know to reduce blood cholesterol. They can also help regulate blood sugar, aid in digestion and because they contain phytochemicals, they help reduce your cancer risk. Studies have also shown that they also help control blood pressure and are an excellent source of energy giving carbohydrates.
Now that I have found a great source for organic, flaked oats that I can actually use in a raw food recipe, I have put my occasional raw oatmeal back on the menu! This takes a little advanced preparation, and you will be using the dehydrator so plan accordingly. I normally make them right when I get up. They will be ready when you are done showering.
Raw Oatmeal with Goji Berries
- 1 cup flaked oats
- 1/2 to 1 cup almond milk
- 1/4 cup goji berries
- 1/4 cup chopped almonds
- agave or maple syrup* to taste.
- Place oats in glass bowl. Cover with almond milk. Stir in goji berries.
- Place in dehydrator at 145 (the food won’t heat above 116) for 30 minutes, reduce temp and continue for another 1/2 hour.
- Top with walnuts and sweeten to taste.
Chef’s Note: You can also start soaking the oats the night before and then gently warm in the dehydrator.
Gayle Fox wrote on November 10, 2009
As always, you’ve done a beautiful job in both presenting the benefits of these oats as well as that lovely dish in your photo. All looks so inviting and makes me hungry.
Love the article onthe couple that provides the organic oats too! Very informative.
Great job,
Gayle
Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl wrote on November 10, 2009
Wow. That is gorgeous and sounds delicious!!!
*smiles*
Michele
KRISTEN'S RAW wrote on November 10, 2009
Sounds delish! And, I love the serving dish!!! 🙂
Cheers,
Kristen
michelle wrote on November 10, 2009
Are you using raw oats? I’m confused – you said they were steamed. If so where would one purchase these?
Thanx.
M
Susan wrote on November 10, 2009
I am using flaked oats. Flaked oats are not steamed. I said that most oats are steamed. You can see this post: Oats for more information.
Kari @ Eating Simply wrote on November 10, 2009
Your photos are absolutely beautiful. I have a question. I’m interested to try this with the raw oats, but I don’t have much experience with the dehydrator yet since I just got mine. How do the oats go in the dehydrator? Just scoop them out and place them on the tray after they have soaked in the milk for awhile? Also, I’m new to your blog and I haven’t done a lot of raw food eating, but I’m open to trying new things. So, I’m wondering if there are any specific health benefits to eating the oats raw?
Susan wrote on November 10, 2009
You put the oats covered with the milk, mixed with the berries in a glass bowl and then put the whole thing in the dehydrator. The benefit of raw flaked would be that all of the nutrients, photonutrients, etc will still be intact. Steel cut and most other oats are processed with steam, etc.