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Naturally, oats do not contain gluten. The risk of gluten comes from the possibility of exposure and cross contamination. Exposure can come from being milled on equipment that also mills products containing gluten, or from gluten exposure in the natural fields where oats are grown. The Information below comes from the Manager of Quality Control with our milling operation:

• Oats do not contain gluten. There is still some controversy, however, regarding oats and celiac (gluten … [Read more...] about Is Gluten in Your Oats

How do you perfect oatmeal? The Rogers’ would not settle to serve their friends and family mushy soft oatmeal, but the hot cereal had to be in their “old-fashioned Christmas Eve breakfast.” Thus, the inventors were born. Lynn and Bonnie went out and bought the tools necessary to experiment with different types of oatmeal. They purchased a grinder and groats (whole-grain oats). After many attempts, Coach’s kitchen turned into a mini milling factory. Lynn and Bonnie would not give up or quit, … [Read more...] about How Do You Perfect Oatmeal? Coach’s Oats Story, Part II

A common question we field at Coach’s Oats is: What is the difference between rolled and steel cut oats? The Answer: Texture, time and taste! You can see the differences on our website, but below I list them for you. Steel Cut Oats: Like any oats they start out in their whole grain form, groats. Steel blades cut the groats into smaller pieces, thus the name. Steel cut oats do not contain more nutrients than rolled oats; their benefit … [Read more...] about The Difference Between Rolled and Steel Cut Oats:

This is our first blog! I’m Coach Lizzy, and I want to reach out to all our fans online. What better way to start our blog than at the beginning. We receive numerous calls and inquiries from fans interested to hear how Coach’s Oats got started. Like most stories, it began when a man loved a woman. Lynn and Bonnie Rogers (pictured at right) met, fell in love, and got married. As Coach tells it, “When you’re older you pay for your own wedding,” so that is just what they did. Unfortunately it left … [Read more...] about How Does a Company Begin? Coach’s Oats Story, Part I