Someone here I believe mentioned steel cut oats, so I gave them a try.
They are absolutely delicious. The nutrition is exactly the same as
rolled oats....100% whole oats, but the texture and taste is
different...more of a nutty flavor and not quite so creamy. They have
no retained water from the package so they are 2X as dense as rolled
oats making each 1/4 cup (40 g)= 150 calories, but they soak up the
water more so you are left with the exact same size serving as you are
with rolled oats. It takes longer to cook the steel cut oats, and the
easiest way to do it is to bring the oats and water to a boil (in the
microwave is easiest), then just let them sit overnight. The next day,
reheat to boiling and cook a couple of minutes and they are ready to
go. At first the price might look more expensive, but they are often
cheaper than rolled oats because you aren't paying for water and 1 cup
of steel cut oats equals 2 cups of rolled oats in calories and
nutrition, but not in weight of course. Popular brands are Bob's Red
Mill, Hodgson Mill, McCanns, and of course Quaker, but there are
several other brands. They are also called Irish oatmeal. They are
just whole grain oats that have been cut into smaller size
pieces...perhaps about 20 pieces per grain of oat, sort of the
equivalent of cracked corn if you've ever seen that. Delicious. dkw