Try this, some great ideas which provide a good base to mix things up, ingredients wise
Dump uncooked oats in a smoothie recipe. You’ll never taste it, and if you have enough liquid you’ll never notice it either.
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So i’ve never tried eating late at night to give me more energy the next morning - I’m going to give it a go tonight before my club ride tomorrow. I usually try to stuff down a big bowl of porridge 20mins before the ride starts which is fine if it starts off easy… but it doesn’t always depending on who turns up.
If having oats for dinner (which I want to try), what’s for brekky then?
I’ve had a serving of oatmeal nearly every morning AND every night for as far back as I can remember, and I’m 48 years old. For me it’s just the simple Quacker instant packs (2 each time). We clear out the shelves when we make a trip to Walmart and I start to go into a panic if there’s less than 5 boxes in the house, usually closer to 15-20 on hand. Whenever I travel my oatmeal is the very first thing packed every single time. I never tire of oatmeal.
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I have not tried oats for dinner, but sometimes I just throw water on them and eat them. I feel like its putting gas in the tank, suffer for 1 min to eat and go on.
I tried this and it gives me gut cramping with diarrhea after 1h of sleep… Some article says I might be too sensitive to high fiber things or allergic to some contents of oatmeal.
Does anybody experienced similar thing regard bloated stomach or diarrhea?
I do when I eat wheat, its horrible. Oatmeal doesn’t impact me
Read an article awhile ago that suggested using instant plain oatmeal (no sugar added) and using coffee instead of hot water. Flavor with some cinnamon, if desired.
No sugar, better flavor.
I started adding coconut milk to my oatmeal. It is really good. 2/3 of the liquid will be milk, 1/3 will be coconut milk.
The other trick i do sometimes is mix in a beaten egg at the end, just before I take the oatmeal off the heat. You need to start with it a bit on the runny side…but the egg turns everything into a kind of custard.
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Similar, I just had a bowl of granola. Headed to bed and getting prepped for that am workout 
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Try them cold. I soak in oat milk and/or water overnight in the fridge (lactose sensitive when under stress).
Depending on what I’ve got planned for the day I’ll have scrambled egg first (or add greek yoghurt,) fruit, honey or maybe even pea protein if I’m away from home without a fridge.
It keeps in the fridge for a few days in case work or something else crops up and stops you working out one morning (I’m on 24/7 call) .
If I’m away without access to a fridge I mix with water, leave overnight and add choc. soya or oat milk/protein powder/banana or whatever I fancy in the morning.
I’m in my 50’s and only started training properly a few years back, this single change to my diet made as big a difference to my performance as all the rest of my dietry changes put together.
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I use steel cut oats in my overnight mix they still have a slight chew to them even after a few days in the frig.
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“Overnight Oats” is another option. My “recipe” is a scoop of porridge (30g), scoop of whey (25g), scoop of milk (70ml), scoop of zero fat greek yogurt (50g), and a portion of frozen berries (80g). I mix it all up.
I might use this thread as an excuse to try baked oats though!
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Just on flavouring, I normally add more water to my porrige (3:1 rather than 2:1 in the microwave), and then stir flavoured whey protein in. That’s sweet enough for me.
I also used flavour drops in both porridge and to flavour natural yogurt.
i just did 2 strips of pre cooked bacon and a tablespoon of real maple syrup in my, turned out quite good.
Night oatmeal is where it’s at! I usually train late at night so postworkout nutrition can be a challenge. I find that the combo of slower digesting carbs, protein and a bit of fat keeps me from running on empty all night and I wake up feeling pretty recovered. (I usually add protein powder, pumpkin seeds and whatever fruit I’ve got lying around)
I also hate cooking at the best of times, so it’s a good ‘easy’ option for 10pm at night after a workout when I’m in no way motivated to make anything actually nutritious. 
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I love oatmeal before my long Saturday rides.
My recipe is generally:
- 100-120 grams of Rolled Oats
- 30-35 grams of Peanut Butter
- 10 grams of Honey
- Milk 250ml
Heat it up. Then add 120 grams of Greek yogurt. Goes down easy and really good energy buildup!
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My go-to oatmeal recipe is the one in the back of The Endurance Diet called Custard Oats (mentioned by someone else above as well). I just swap out the blueberries for whatever seasonal berry is on sale, so right now it’s bananas and strawberries. I find that the eggwhite is a huge help in making the bowl more filling because when I make oatmeal without it, I get a major hunger surge about 3 hours later.
I really want to try overnight oats for weekend rides since I start them earlier though. Anybody have a solid recipe that doesn’t include Greek yogurt (I hate the stuff)?