This episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to you by Bob's Red Mill, a company whose whole grain oatmeals, flowers, and baking mixes are the backbone of proper nutrition for athletes.

And so, for a lot of us here at outside, they've become part of our lives.

When you ask me about Bob's, I said, oh, I can unironically speak on behalf of their products.

This is outside producer Alex Ward who swears by Bob's quick cooking steel cut oats.

Can you just describe steel cut oats for people that don't know exactly what you're talking about?

Yeah, yeah, steel cut oats are, it's just like oatmeal,

but it makes you feel a little better about yourself.

Technically, steel cut oats is oatmeal that hasn't been rolled flat,

so they're more toothsome and break down more slowly.

But for Alex, the difference is in how it's perceived.

It's like if I had oatmeal, it's like, yeah, okay, everyone had an oatmeal guy.

It's like, oh, I made some steel cut oats. It's like, you, you take your health seriously.

Like, who's that guy? This guy. I bet you also ran a few miles this morning.

The difference between regular and quick cook steel cutouts is that

they're cut into smaller pieces and cook in just seven minutes. So if you are pressed for

time before or after a workout you don't have to resort to sugar-loaded instant oatmeal. Have you ever

used any of that time you saved in the morning to actually run a mile or two?

No, I've used it to scroll through the news a little longer, maybe have another cup of coffee, and still be a little late.

But I know that at least I had a healthy breakfast.

Find more healthy breakfast options, they're at least theoretically compatible with your fitness goals,

at Bob's Red Mill.com slash outside,

where you can enter for a chance to win some Bob's Red Mill

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