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1. salt marsh (tripofmice@friend.camp)'s status on Thursday, 21-Apr-2022 20:54:59 UTC salt marsh

   the instant oatmeal I made for camping is excessively good, I may stop doing it on the stovetop entirely? feels wrong but also, wow not having to clean the saucepan

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   • salt marsh (tripofmice@friend.camp)'s status on Thursday, 21-Apr-2022 20:54:58 UTC salt marsh

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     one portion is:
     - 1/2 cup instant oats
     - 1-2 tsp brown sugar
     - 1 tbsp dry milk powder
     - a spoonful of flax seeds
     - a spoonful of pumpkin seeds
     - a spoonful or two of blackcurrants (or whatever dried fruit)
     - a pinch of salt
     - a pinch of nutmeg
     - a couple dashes of cinnamon

   • Tagomago (tagomago@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Apr-2022 08:51:49 UTC Tagomago

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     @tripofmice I was using cinnamon already. Added those nutmeg, salt, and pumpkin seeds to mine and they resulted in a surprising improvement. Specially the nutmeg, my palate suspects...
     Looking forward to substituting the chia seeds I'm running out of with flax seeds. :perfect:

   • Tagomago (tagomago@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Apr-2022 11:31:18 UTC Tagomago

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     @tripofmice Btw, are you supposed to grind the flax seeds for this? The chias are eaten whole very easily, but flax seeds are bigger and, I believe, harder...?

   • Tagomago (tagomago@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Apr-2022 14:23:08 UTC Tagomago

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     @tripofmice Thx!! I'll try!

   • salt marsh (tripofmice@friend.camp)'s status on Friday, 22-Apr-2022 14:23:09 UTC salt marsh

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     • Tagomago

     @tagomago I use whole ones, they're pretty small

   • Tagomago (tagomago@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 03-May-2022 08:07:01 UTC Tagomago

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     @tripofmice Tried the flax. They're OK, remove moister as expected and add texture. OTOH, I confirmed that they need to be ground or crushed in order to digest their nutrients (basically the omegas I'm interested in). Otherwise they just come out like they entered due to the toughness of their shell. In contrast with the chias, which don't need to be ground or even crushed. They dissolve naturally in the tummy. I'm lazy, so I'll go back to them... 😁

     Anyway, thanks for the rad oatmeal hacks!