Steel cut oats are a “power food”. They are cut into two or three small pieces with a steel blade which makes them one of the least processed sources of oats. They are full of protein, fiber with specific cholesterol lowering properties, vitamins, antioxidants and minerals. Steel-cut oats are actually lower on the GI table because it takes your body longer to reach the starch inside the thicker pieces, slowing down the bodies conversion to sugar.