How do you eat your oatmeal??

JesaGrace

I've been trying to eat oatmeal to add a little variety to my diet....but every time, it just seems to be so tasteless.....and it gets all thick so quickly.....how do you make your oatmeal taste better??

Missylydia

with water, cinnamon, a banana and some peanut butter, microwaved for a few minutes, stirring every minute. Then I add a splash of skimmed milk to cool it down and enjoy!

LindseyC87

I add a scoop of vanilla protein powder and some splenda brown sugar... YUM.. Could eat it 3 times a day

Micheller1210

I like it plain I like it cold, with apples and cinnomon, or almonds and crasisns, peaches and pecans,,butter and milk,..add it to a smoothie.....pecans,...thick or thin...its all good to me :-)

lclarkjr

Plain with a freshly sliced banana. Delicious!

thedreamhazer

Maybe this is healthy eating sacrilege, but I go traditional: cinnamon, milk, and brown sugar. Maybe some raisins if I have them.

Really, I don't see the problem with the brown sugar! I not piling on cups of it, it tastes GREAT and makes me love my oatmeal even more, and, TARNATION, it makes me think of grandma's house!

adellepuppy

Unsweetened coconut shreds and a little agave

gmann1973

scoop strawberry protein and a hand full of blue berries. its great and very filling

sclosson

cinnamon and brown sugar. I do like the McDonalds oatmeal with the craisins and apples.

Marjorielk

add yogurt, yum yum

ksgullickson

We usually do the steel cut oats (great texture) with vanilla almond milk (adds a bit of sweetness), cinnamon, raisins or craisins. Sometimes we'll just do whatever fruit we have on hand--like apples, raspberries or blueberries--and some agave nectar to sweeten.

swayzine

I just started eating oatmeal and I'm 59 years old. My son brought home some McD's maple and fruit oatmeal. I liked it!!! I was totally surprised how it tasted. My mom could never get me to eat it. Now I cook it for breakfast, lunch or even dinner. I buy the old fashioned Quaker Oats. I don't like the instant because I'm trying to get away from processed foods. I cook it the old fashioned way. You can buy 100% pure maple syrup and add some brown sugar if you want. I also chop up red & granny smith apples. And, I cranraisins. I'm getting my fruits at the same time. It really makes the oatmeal taste better. Try it!!!

pverbarg

with a tablespoon each of peanut butter and honey and a sliced banana in it. YUM!

jarrettd

with red raspberries, a splash of skim milk to cool and thin it, and drink it down like a smoothie

a_stronger_steph

Someone on the forums here suggested adding an egg to oatmeal, and holy crap it is actually delicious (I cook mine most of the way with water first, then temper the egg a bit and add it in, then finish microwaving). I add cinnamon, sometimes vanilla soy or almond milk, a little pure maple syrup or brown sugar, and some fruit (usually banana and blueberries).
So. Good.

RhonndaJ

The only way I can eat oatmeal is very thick and room temperature and I like it with cinnamon. Probably would enjoy it in other flavours but I tend to find something I like and just stick with it.

xLissyx

Milk, peanut butter, reduced sugar strawberry jam

TacoGibbons

Ieat rolled oats or steel cut oats every single day for breakfast and never get tired - that being said I spend 1/2 my time in the bulk section at the grocery store shopping for add-ins. They take over my pantry...I love it because they double as easy snacks or trail-mix.


Some examples:

1/4 cup dry oatmeal or steel-cut oats (so much better than rolled) prepared, PLUS:

1 tablespoon nut butter
10 extra dark chocolate chips
1/2 banana
1/2 tsp vanilla or almond extract
add sweetner if you need it


1 tablespoon nut butter
1/2 banana
2 tbsp chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 teaspoon pure maple syrup

1 tablespoon nut butter
1/2 diced apple
flax, chia and wheat germ
cinnamon

2 tablespoons pineapple juice
1 tbsp chopped pecans or macadamia nuts
1-2 tbsp UNSWEETENED coconut flakes
1/2 banana

Of course...if sweet isn't your thing add savory. Like all the toppings for a taco or baked potato. ie: Oatmeal + 1 piece of bacon crumbled and 1 tbsp each of cheddar cheese, green onions, black olives. Just be sure to balance out good fats and proteins!

I could go on forever and ever..I love getting creative with oatmeal.

cuckoo879

water and milk, brown sugar, maybe a little raisin.

Sometimes I add it to non-fat yogurt

tryinghard2012

with 2/3 cup of almond milk in the microwave for 2 minutes.

joeysrib

Maybe this is healthy eating sacrilege, but I go traditional: cinnamon, milk, and brown sugar. Maybe some raisins if I have them.

Really, I don't see the problem with the brown sugar! I not piling on cups of it, it tastes GREAT and makes me love my oatmeal even more, and, TARNATION, it makes me think of grandma's house!

Me too!

Arizona_JR

two ways:

cooked with water for a couple minutes, then add 1/2 cup egg whites, and continue heating another 45 secs.

or cooked with water until done, add a splash of skim milk, Cinnamon, tsp honey, 1/4c raisins, and 1 Sweet & Low.

H_82

with water & a bit of milk. If I have either strawberries or raspberries on hand, I add them. Yum yum!

MimerT

1/2 c of Old Fashioned oatmeal and 1 c of water- microwaved for 2 minutes.

Top with:
2T walnuts
Fruit in season (cranberries, strawberries, raw apple sliced thin with cinnamon, peaches or nectarines, blueberries, raspberries, etc)
6 oz of fat free yogurt.

feeny

probably not the healthiest version, but i buy the quaker fruit & cream instant oatmeal. so good.

cammons

I like it plain I like it cold, with apples and cinnomon, or almonds and crasisns, peaches and pecans,,butter and milk,..add it to a smoothie.....pecans,...thick or thin...its all good to me :-)

My mother insists that I'm the only person on the planet that waits for their oatmeal to get cold before eating it....the colder and more lumpy the better!


My favorite way is plain, made with skim milk and a sliced banana....properly cooled. :P