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Here’s a dumb question— When measuring oatmeal/porridge do you measure it dry or after cooked? I would assume dry, but some meals call for 1 and 1/2 cups, that’s a LOT of cooked oatmeal.
Hi, Trishfren. The oatmeal measurement is for cooked. If you want to cut down on the portion, you can swap it out for another starch portion in the Menu Planner list (1/2 cup for 1/2 cup or slice of bread or even some low-fat milk, which also has some protein).
Thanks for answering that, but it leads me to another question. How do I know how much dry oatmeal to cook to yield 1 1/2 or 2 cups of cooked? The box only says that 1/2 cup equals one serving—- not how much that serving actually is. I suppose i could do it by trial and error but do you happen to know the proper amount of dry?
Hi, Trishfren. Most oatmeals are similar, so I’ll give an estimate, but you may want to double-check the box. The ratio is about 1/3 cup oats with 1 cup liquid to make 1 cup oatmeal, so you would use 1/2 cup dry oats plus 1-1/2 cups liquid to make 1-1/2 cups cooked oatmeal.
Yes, it is a lot, so you can swap part of it out for something else – again, I would suggest milk.
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