How healthy is plain oatmeal?

Kiwibird · Mar 8, 2016

I've been making my husband a bowl of oatmeal in the mornings (he doesn't add anything to it, it is literally quick oats and water). Naturally, Kiwi wants to share and will eat about a spoonful of it if allowed. I can't see why oatmeal would be bad for him if he eats it regularly, but I wanted to be sure it's ok to let him eat about a spoonful a day of it?

Birdman666 · Mar 8, 2016

Oatmeal is VERY good for them.

I've known people who used it as a daily staple in the diet.

Kiwibird · Mar 8, 2016

Birdman666 said:
I've known people who used it as a daily staple in the diet.

Interesting. Are oats a particularly healthy food for parrots for some reason? He does get whole oats in his beans+grains mix, but not a huge portion of his overall diet.

Birdman666 · Mar 8, 2016

Well, it's low fat and some folks consider it a less expensive alternative to pellets. I've never gone that far, but none of mine ever refused to stick their face in a treat cup that had warm oatmeal in it. I feed it as a treat about once a week.

And it's also something I've used in the process gradually weaning hand fed parrots off formula and introducing them to new foods. Bent spoon on your lap method.

Peppo · Mar 8, 2016

Does it have to be cooked or could you sprinkle in raw?

Amanda_Bennett · Mar 8, 2016

Zilla loves what I call her "oatmeal snacks" which means I cook it with water & cinnamon, raisins & dried cranberries, or apples (make it kind of thick) and then spread it in a pan and cool it down. The I cut into small squares she can hold and eat. She thinks she is getting something really good (meaning bad for her) but it's actually good for her!

DexMom · Mar 8, 2016

Amanda_Bennett said:
Zilla loves what I call her "oatmeal snacks" which means I cook it with water & cinnamon, raisins & dried cranberries, or apples (make it kind of thick) and then spread it in a pan and cool it down. The I cut into small squares she can hold and eat. She thinks she is getting something really good (meaning bad for her) but it's actually good for her!

That sounds like something Dexter would love. I might have to try this.

Weezerj · Mar 8, 2016

Loki loves oatmeal...real oats tho, not instant (too much sugar). I also add a little sugar free almond butter to liven it up, a blue berry or two if he's been a good boy (which he is).

He gets this 1-2 times per week in the mornings. I think he favorite part is that I spoon feed it to him...

Kiwibird · Mar 8, 2016

Thanks everyone. Those bars do sound like a yummy treat to make him

Just a FYI, what I mean by instant oats are the quick cook rolled oats from the bulk bins, not the quaker oat packet type oatmeal. They are rolled flat so they cook quicker than whole oats, but don't have any sugar in them unless you add it

chris-md · Mar 8, 2016

Birdman666 said:
Oatmeal is VERY good for them.

I've known people who used it as a daily staple in the diet.

ME! ME! Over here teacher!! Parker gets uncooked instant oats added to at lease half his meals. I just threw some into his very large batch of chop last night.

How healthy is plain oatmeal?

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