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creatine, oatmeal, protein??

beerstein Posts: 10 Joined: 2003/03/26	2003/05/09, 12:54 PM this morning I mixed my oatmeal with protein and creatine, is this a problem at all? it actually tasted pretty good because I have vanilla protein....
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/05/09, 01:04 PM Sounds good to me! One suggestion: add the creatine and protein after the oatmeal is cooked, and right before you eat it. -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
YodelingAdam Posts: 111 Joined: 2002/12/30	2003/05/09, 02:22 PM Damn, thats a good idea. I usually have 3 seperate meals for all that. A protein shake, oatmeal, and then creatine. I'm gonna try that.
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/05/09, 04:21 PM I'm honestly not sure how creatine reacts to heat. You might try e-mailing the manufacturer about the merits of that. -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
beerstein Posts: 10 Joined: 2003/03/26	2003/05/09, 07:41 PM yeah, I put everything in there and then microwaved it and I did think about that the heat might do something to the creatine or protein. I'll see if I can figure that out. thanks for the advice
beerstein Posts: 10 Joined: 2003/03/26	2003/05/12, 03:50 PM I called the GNC hotline today to ask them about mixing oatmeal with protein/creatine and they said whenever protein/creatine is warmed up it loses some of their value. So I guess it's not that great of an idea afterall.....
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/05/13, 12:08 PM Add it after cooking, when the oatmeal's cooled a bit. Protein only loses its value at a certain heat level, so I think that you'll be fine as long as you don't nuke the powder itself. -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
JoePhilly Posts: 2 Joined: 2003/06/02	2003/06/02, 05:29 PM Don't even cook the oatmeal. Why bother? I buy the oats and throw them in the blender with everything else. Taste's fine. Problem solved.
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/06/02, 06:08 PM Same thing here, Joe. But when I posted my shake recipe in another thread, most just gagged......LOL -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"