when I look up oats online, there are always referred to as the superfood, but I’ve had a few people say to me that I should avoid them because they reduce the absorption of other nutrition/minerals?
antinutrients arent a problem if youre eating plenty of other healthy foods theoughout the day. but obviously not everyone does that. if youre planning to each junk for the rest of the day you probably need a breakfast of vegetables and a multivitamin.
Oat’s are fine and healthy. People like to be dramatic with almost everything these days. Same people that will throw out “anti-nutrients” are the same people that probably don’t track their micro intake and also don’t supp the rest, yet complain about an insignificant amount they’d lose from eating something with something else. 100% perfect isn’t real.
It‘s the phytic acid mainly located in the oat bran and it does affect iron, zinc, and calcium absorbtion but it‘s not an issue at all in a varied diet: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/phytic-acid-101#health-benefits
No foods are good, and no foods are bad. Food doesn’t have moral value. Similarly, “superfood” doesn’t have a real definition and doesn’t mean anything. The only “bad” foods, are good you are allergic to, food that is unsafe because it has not been handled properly, and food that is not washed properly.
Oats are a nutrient dense option that can be combined with protein and healthy fats to make a satiating meal.
They’re definitely no superfood. Nutritious and good for you, sure, but not to the level that they should be called a superfood. It also depends on the type of oats. Quick oats are pretty much like eating nothing, it’ll only raise your blood sugar without any nutrients whatsoever unless they’re fortified and what’s the point in that.
Whole, unprocessed oats are a great source of many nutrients.
I get organic steel cut oats, I’m not too worried about phytic acid as much as I’m worried about high amounts of glycophosphate (Roundup) found in conventional non organic oats. Steel cut has a good amount of fiber, slower carbs.
Problem is most people pile oatmeal with fruit and sugar which will spike insulin rapidly
I usually make Savory oatmeal, two soft boiled eggs, scallions, cracked pepper and parmesan cheese