Oatmeal for Everday
RECIPE BELOW!! Growing up, my Dad always ate the Quaker Instant Oatmeal packets. We kids ate cereal. I never really thought of eating oatmeal because it was more of a “grown-up food.” Isn’t that kind of sad? A whole food being considered a grown-up food, probably because we were marketed sugary cereal, and the parents were marketed oatmeal or Cheerios “for their heart.” Anyway, I don’t think I ever had anything personal against oatmeal, it just wasn’t the option I was going for. Occasionally at a hotel breakfast or something I would get a scoop of oatmeal, and I actually liked it every time… then never ate it again until it crossed my path, prepared and ready.
Temple, TX, 2018: I bought rolled oats and never looked back. LOL. To be clear, that says a lotttt because I was addicted to cereal. It’s one of the only things I wanted during pregnancy (Golden Crisps were one of my all time faves). If you’re addicted to cereal like I was, I’m here for you. I’m also here to say that there’s hope, and hopefully this story below will help you switch.
Growing up, I remember eating cereal before school, getting to school for those early morning student council meetings and whatever else, then be SO HUNGRY just by 1st hour (so, a full 1.5 hours after consuming). I started eating 2 bowls of cereal in the morning. I thought, “I’m an athlete, and so maybe I burn through that cereal quickly — I’ve always been told I probably have a high metabolism.” Well, the 2 bowls didn’t help anything. I would eat a cereal bar or granola bar on the way to second hour to curb my appetite. I would continue this trend for a long time, just chalking it up to “it is what it is.”
When I started eating oatmeal every day, I noticed it immediately: I wasn’t hungry an hour later, or two, or even three. I was satisfied over a longer period of time, longer than I had ever experienced before in my life.
It was pretty crazy. Moreover, I really liked oatmeal. Actually, I LOVED oatmeal. I loved the switch from having a cold breakfast to having a warm hot breakfast every morning. It was satisfying on so many levels. So today, I’m hoping I can help you be open to switching out those sugary, heavily marketed, highly processed “breakfast” foods, whether it be the cereal or a cereal bar or yogurt or toaster strudel (that ALL HAVE a crap ton of sugar in it,) to the TRUE breakfast of champions: oatmeal.
There are so many ways to prepare oatmeal:
Stovetop. Microwave. Overnight in the fridge. Overnight in the slow cooker.
There are so many ways to flavor your oatmeal:
Cinnamon. Cranberries. Raisins. Cocoa powder. Peanut butter. Strawberries and bananas. Grapefruit and kiwi.
There are so many add-ins to really pack in some plants and nutritional value to your oatmeal:
Chia seeds. Flax meal. Hemp seeds. Turmeric. Berries. Nuts, Other seeds.
Below is my staple, my go-to breakfast every day. I’m so glad it’s got it’s own official recipe card now. ❤️ Cheers to your health!! All hail the oatmeal!
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Oatmeal for Everyday
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 Tablespoon chia seeds (eyeball it)
- 1/2 Tablespoon hemp seeds (eyeball it)
- 1/2 Tablespoon ground flax seed (you guessed it, eyeball it)
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cups soy milk, plus a splash more (see recipe)
- Fruit of choice (I always add a quartered banana)
Instructions
- Combine the oats, chia, flax, hemp, cinnamon, and 2/3 soy milk in a microwave-safe bowl (preferably a larger microwave safe bowl).
- Microwave for 3 minutes.
- Carefully remove from microwave. Add a splash more of milk and mix in -- we're wanting the consistency to be nice and creamy. Add in the banana (or whatever mix-ins you like).
- Serve and enjoy!