Gimme Your Best Oatmeal Combos!

mjnyx
mjnyx Posts: 35
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So I enjoy oatmeal with a few tablespoons of brown sugar and some cinnamon and milk. BUT.....I need to change that. WAY too much sugar. I need to spice up my oatmeal WITHOUT too much sucrose.

So everyone, please help me out with some of your favorite oatmeal mix-ins without adding onto the sugar intake too much.
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  • SnivyToast
    SnivyToast Posts: 25 Member
    Almond butter, diced mangos, a bit of cocoa powder and some stevia

    Vanilla protein powder & some berries

    1/4 cup apple sauce & cinnamon

    1/4 cup canned pumpkin & pumpkin pie spices

    I generally add unflavoured protein powder to the ones with out it too.
  • carlysuzanne85
    carlysuzanne85 Posts: 204 Member
    I eat my oatmeal with plain Greek yogurt, cinnamon, and a sliced banana mixed in. Tasty! And the Greek yogurt adds that awesome protein and makes it more filling.
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    swiss miss, cocoa powder, cook in 1/2 almond milk 1/2 water, and add banana at the end

    cook in apple cider, swirl in peanut butter top with cinnamon.. its like eating peanut butter apples in oatmeal form
  • ericadawn92
    ericadawn92 Posts: 346 Member
    I cook mine with soy milk and always add some ground flaxseed meal and powdered peanut butter.

    To sweeten it I add (unsweetened) frozen blueberries, strawberries, and/or raspberries.

    Had this for breakfast this morning, actually, and it was amazing!

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  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    I cook mine with soy milk and always add some ground flaxseed meal and powdered peanut butter.

    To sweeten it I add (unsweetened) frozen blueberries, strawberries, and/or raspberries.

    Had this for breakfast this morning, actually, and it was amazing!

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    omg...
  • briannadunn
    briannadunn Posts: 841 Member
    Dried Mango and almond milk with Oatmeal, yummy
  • tachyon_master
    tachyon_master Posts: 226 Member
    Small green apple and low-fat vanilla yogurt mixed with a half-serve of oatmeal.

    It's my daily breakfast :)
  • carbar90
    carbar90 Posts: 60 Member
    coconut and blueberries :)

    or I add some chia + hemp seed with currants and cranberries
  • gec535
    gec535 Posts: 2
    Blueberries, Flax Seeds and Agave Nectar for sweetness
  • cielbee
    cielbee Posts: 62
    I like to dice up an apple and cook it with the oatmeal. Then while it's cooking I toast up some nuts (pecans, walnuts or whatever I have) and sprinkle them on top with some cinnamon.
  • LovinDaNewLiz14
    LovinDaNewLiz14 Posts: 217 Member
    oatmeal topped with a half cup of strawberries, blueberries and peaches

    oatmeal topped with a half cup of pineapple and a tsp of brown sugar

    oatmeal topped with blueberries

    oatmeal topped with raspberries

    oatmeal topped with black berries


    lol..yes I love oatmeal and fruit
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    Oats with nutella , peanut butter , cinnamon , protein powder and milk
  • orapronobis
    orapronobis Posts: 460 Member
    Bump
  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    oatmeal in garbage = best combo ever
  • mjnyx
    mjnyx Posts: 35
    OMG ALL of these sound amazing! And so many things I haven't even thought of before! Thank you, everyone, for making my breakfasts so much healthier!
  • mertecu
    mertecu Posts: 7 Member
    vanilla honey greek yogurt with the oatmeal stirred in ... add 2 Tbsp of wheat germ or flaxsseed for added fullness and flavor.
  • myrnagb1
    myrnagb1 Posts: 5
    I use raisins and cinnamon only but :smile: if not sweet enough for you add some honey.
  • Mowen06
    Mowen06 Posts: 6
    I always mash up a banana and cook it with milk (3 mins in the microwave) and the finish it off with some peanutbutter. Delicious!! :-)
  • Copaiba
    Copaiba Posts: 75 Member
    Oatmeal, almond milk, walnuts and a frozen banana. Nuked 3 minutes.
    I add 1/2 scoop protein powder and 1 tbsp ground flax.
    18 grams of protein.
    Frozen bananas are sweeter and juicier than fresh ones and I love reheating and using them as a pancake toper instead of maple syrup.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    personally, I don't like oatmeal much but my kids cry, whine and even tantrum for it. (Not that I give in to whining or tantrums, but just mentioned it to give you an idea of how much they like oatmeal.)

    they usually have it just plain, cooked with milk rather than water for extra nutrition. The older one likes to have frozen blueberries on top, and they sometimes have a handful of cheerios on top. They occasionally have it with a chopped banana, but bananas are scarce to come by in my house because my kids (and husband for that matter) eat them when I'm not looking. Last time I went shopping I bought about ten or twelve bananas, the next day there were only three!!

    for a special treat, I make "ice cream" oatmeal using vanilla milk instead of regular milk. I haven't tried this with other flavoured milks but I expect they'd work just as well.
  • teebeegeebee
    teebeegeebee Posts: 218 Member
    2 ways to have it

    a) with fresh berries, honey and yoghurt
    b) with skim milk, banana, honey, frozen berries, cinnamon and mango blitzed in a blender - fills me up for most of the day just like a rich smoothie
  • meagalayne
    meagalayne Posts: 3,382 Member
    Oatmeal is my fave! Bumping for ideas...

    I make the same oatmeal all the time - stuck in my ways - but have experimented a lot in the past with different combos. My fave so far is:

    1 medium apple chopped and covered in cinnamon, heated for 1 min
    1 Tbsp chia seeds
    2 Tbsp oat bran cereal
    1/4 cup large flake oats
    loads more cinnamon
    1 1/4 cup water
    heat for an additional 2 mins, stirring halfway

    then top with greek yogurt and natural PB or PB2 :bigsmile:

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  • TedStout
    TedStout Posts: 241
    For some quick easy sweetness, a little truvia goes a long ways. Just had it this morning. Not very elegant, but when pressed for time it works.
  • Reza151
    Reza151 Posts: 517 Member
    1 fried egg, 1 slice of provolone or swiss cheese, 1 cup sauteed spinach (Oatmeal w/ eggs florentine)

    To switch it up, on some days i like to add yogurt and berries instead. Or vanilla soymilk, raisins, and cinnamon/
  • Trilby16
    Trilby16 Posts: 707 Member
    Steel-cut oats, 2 pkts splenda, 1 tbsp craisins, minced, 1 tbsp TJs toasted sliced almonds, 1 tsp homemade (or other) marmalade. YUM!
  • mjterp
    mjterp Posts: 650 Member
    I like my oatmeal with 1/6 cup of dried blueberries. They plump up as you cook them and are so sweet on their own that I find no sugar is needed!
  • Blair_Waldorf
    Blair_Waldorf Posts: 41 Member
    Wow, I never would have thought of all these delicious mix-in's! Especially the powdered peanut butter, I saw that at the store and wondered what that could be used for, lol. I'm definately going to have to try some of these :)
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    add-in a banana, 2 tb raisins, cinnamon and apple strawberries. I only add fruit - no sugar - also add a little milk to smooth mixture.
  • Amara15
    Amara15 Posts: 211 Member
    I eat mine with cookies and cream protein powder and a scoop of pb. Sometimes I add half a banana in there.

    If I dont have all that then I eat it with the protein powder and just a little bit of a crystal light packet mixed in
  • Juliejustsaying
    Juliejustsaying Posts: 2,332 Member
    Holy hell batman!! these are good!!

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