is oatmeal okay to have everyday for breakfast

maybe I will cut out the granola and bring it down to 2 cups. maybe I should make it clear that he oatmeal is already prepared. that is not dry. lol

thanks

x2 the serving size on the oats I use is 1/2 cup. 

I think oats are generally a great choice, but, everything in moderation.

Not including the add on's.

It would be a lot for me but I am kinda tiny so that doesn't count, but it kind of depends on what you are about to do, what else you eat through the day, etc etc.  That doesn't account for the granola and brown sugar as well.  Also, it makes a wild assumption that you are measuring the 3 cups correctly

When I make steel cut oats at home the serving size for dry is 1/4 cup.  It says it makes 1 cup, but looking at it and I even measured it out once and it was just over 1/2 cup.  But anyway I use add-ins like fruit, peanut butter, honey, nuts...not all at once.  On my long run days I eat the oatmeal with one sqaure of dark chocolate and a tbls. of natural peanut butter.  I call it my Reeces Cup oatmeal.  Very rich and I am quite full afterward.  And I eat oatmeal about 3x/week, but change up what I put in it.  If you cut back on the oatmeal serving size a bit, you could add a hardboiled egg to the breakfast.  But maybe not eat as many eggs later in the day.  It will certainly stay with you till lunch.

jami   

thanks for all the replies. I am going to implement some of the idea thrown out there.

To the OP, I do not see any problem with the quantity of oatmeal you are eating.  You are much larger framed person than I am, and I have 1 cup of dry oats (whichs comes out to about 2 cups prepared) every morning (the exception being days of big a.m. workouts where I just have a powerbar and fuel as the workout goes) , plus "add-ons".  I am 5'9", 155 and I do not see any issue with having a large breakfast, it is my foundation for the rest of the day.  On light days or days off I may switch it up to eggs with toast and fruit.  If big bowls of oatmeal are what you enjoy, then continue to enjoy!

Typical bowl:

1 cup dry oats, 300 cal

1 tbsp natural PB, 95 cal

1/2 cup frozen blueberries, 35 cal

1/4 cup granola, 85 cal

1 Tbsp pure tupelo honey, 60 cal

1/2 tbsp ground flax, 15 cal

plus a cup or 3 of coffee

Total calories: ~600 calories

It is very filling, and it keeps me satisfied from 5:30a-9:30a.  I would not recommend a bowl this large prior to exercise, but it is a wonderful post workout meal.

thanks everyone I guess this really just a trial and error thing.   so do I tried something different.

3 eggs scrabbled with 1/3 cup cubed turkey chunks. 1/2 cup spinach and 1/4 cup mushrooms.   1 bagel with peanut butter.

needless to say I have a lot to learn when it comes to nutrition and make it work for you.

Huh??

Nutritional make up of the oats I eat:

1/2 cup serving:
Calories: 160
Carbs: 27g (68%)
Fat: 2.5g (14%)
Protein: 7g (17%)

Gluten free oats will not reduce a "heavy feeling" - it simply means they were processed in a way to eliminate the traces of wheat found in traditionally-manufactured oats.
  

I eat oatmeal 6 days a week, but like others have said, I think your problem is the serving size and maybe also the nutritional value of that oatmeal.

This is what I eat: 1/2 cup dry old fashioned oats (so, not the instant or quick kind) with a 1 TBSP of PB and some fruit - like a banana or blueberries or peaches. So, no added sugar. Once I mix in the hot water, I'm not sure what that 1/2 cup turns into, but it can't more than double.

I suspect that if you are eating oatmeal from a cafe it is not the old fashioned kind and might be the instant kind, and then have less fiber. If you are looking to cut back, I would suggest that you instead sweeten your oats with fruit instead of sugar.