I have decided to add oatmeal on my maintenance plan. My CCL is 50 carbs - so I DO subtract the fiber and COUNT the carbs in teh oatmeal. I do NOT eat quickoats, only 100% rolled or steelcut oats due to less processing/lower GI. I have found that it does have a little protein, a little fat and much needed fiber.
I sometimes/usually only eat 1/2 serving.

Here are the brands I buy - click around!
http://www.mornflake.com/Pages/nav.html

http://www.dfreeman.ie/

Approximately (varies)

1/2 serving = cooked (i let is SWELL with lots of water)
13 carbs - 2 fiber = 11 carbs!

Not bad and I get my oatmeal. Oatmeal has a VERY low GI and a VERY low SI (satiety index)...so it does NOT make me crave more carbs and keeps me full for hours.

Adding just a PINCH to a protein shake is good too.

I don't like flaxseed and I don't eat processed products.

I think oatmeal is a very healthy, high fiber, low gi food for mainenance folks ONLY...anyone else do this or have supportive thoughts?