Is oatmeal good or bad for you?

Depends on your version of healthy. If you're getting the bulk oatmeal, plain, then it's a clean food in moderation. It's all carbs. You have to remember that. So if the rest of your day is filled with carbs, then yes, that oatmeal can be bad for you.

Now if you're getting the maple oatmeal then adding 3 tablespoons of peanut butter, then no, it's not good for you. Now it's becoming an issue as it turns into a high caloric meal.

Determine what your overall diet looks like, then it's easier to judge if it's "healthy"

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1 cup of cooked oatmeal (a good amount) is 150 calories

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I believe a half of a cup is 150cals no?

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half a cup dry = 150 cals

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Correct

Oatmeal is perfectly fine. Has good fiber content. The problem is when you start loading empty calories into it. I actually like savory oatmeal more than sweet; instead of grits and eggs I like oatmeal and eggs. Cook your oatmeal, pan fry a couple of eggs, 14g of 2% sharp cheddar, mix it all together.. hell yes.

Steel cut oats ftw

Oatmeal is a very healthy food for you if it's plain. It has a ton of minerals and fiber, and for being a carb, it has a pretty decent amount of protein. It is also very filling.

Start adding a bunch of sugar and cream tho and it gets a lot worse for you.

Literally every post in this thread contradicts the one above it.

If you are new to lifting then yes, other wise you are going to have to be so strict on diet it's gonna be hard. It can be done even with a little lax in diet and I mean a little. But no offense I doubt you are capable of the intensity of effort it takes to pull it off. Very few on this board are.

But what you can do is focus on strength while being in a slight deficit and used timed cardio to strip the fat while getting strong as frick. If you do that, once you get to the bf% you are happy with and are ready to put on muscle you can use the newly acquired strength to pack muscle on fast.


So to answer your question, yes you can but it's hard as shite.

To the people claiming there are good and bad foods for weight loss stfu please. When we speak of fat loss/ weight loss there is no such thing as good or bad.

Dallas tiger said it pretty good above me. Meet your protein and fiber goals, and the. Make everything else fit your caloric goals. Extra protein is just lagniappe.