Cold morning breakfast ideas

I make steel cut oatmeal on the wekeend in a big batch and then parsel out into smaller containers for the mornings. I just put in some water or skim milk and microwave the smaller container for a couple of minutes and I'm done fast and easy. I make my oatmeal with water to cut down on teh calories both when cooking it and then reheating it. Two "favorite" topings lately have been "almond joy" where I put in a some almond slivers and shredded cocount. I had some almond joy creamer and I'd put a splash of that in also. other one was around thanksgiving where we had left over cranberry relish - put in a spoonfool of the relish in with the oatmeal - gives it a litle kick of tartness which was surprisingly refreshing for breakfast!

Peanut butter and cocoa porridge sounds good, will give that a try tomorrow, thanks!

You're welcome! Oatmeal by itself gets boring after a while. . . so I make it interesting. I like to add ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice and use strongly brewed chai tea instead of water or milk.

Yes that does sound soo good! Chai tea also is a brilliant idea I've never thought of. I never thought of using anything else but milk. How do you both prepare your oatmeal? Mine always ends up gummy

I use half a cup of quick oat and a cup of liquid. I microwave it for a minute at a time then stir for a while. In my old, old microwave it takes about 3 minutes. I let it sit for a minute to soak up all the stuff and it ends up thick and creamy.

Oatmeal with vanilla protein powder, walnuts and some sort of fruit - usually blueberries.

Yumola!

oatmeal with protein powder, or fruit, my hubby does maple syrup in his. i'll do a couple pieces are extra dark chocolate

2sluces silver hills little big bread, toasted topped with 1wedge laughing cow cheese, with 2poached eggs. Fruit on the side. Warm and a punch of protein for the cold winters.

There is a recipe in here from around a month ago for overnight oatmeal with greek yogurt and various mix ins. It can be eaten at room temp too if you don't like it cold from the fridge.

Also milk itself has a decent amount of protein so any type of cocoa made with milk will help you get near your protein breakfast goals. Another thing is to eat french toast that has soaked up some egg, but if you avoid eggs for texture or taste this will work, if you avoid them because of an allergy or veganism it won't.

Protein pancakes and a wide array of baked goods are my current choice.

why no eggs?

Oh well...I generally have a bowl of oats with some apple, cinnamon, and just a bit of brown sugar with some scrambled eggs for protein. Without the protein I'm pretty hungry within a couple of hours. Of course, wash that all down with a cup 'o joe.

1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/2 serving Nature Valley granola (the one with protein)
1/2 serving pomegranate arils (the inside of a pomegranate and you can buy it already seeded in a cup for less hassle)
1 packet of your choice of sweetener

305 calories and 22g protein (pretty good for no eggs!)

I have a hot, freshly made muffin every morning. This is my recipe:

1/4 cup Flax Meal (I've also tried Almond, Chickpea, and Buckwheat flours and it worked fine too)
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Sugar (optional)
Pinch of Salt
1/2 tbsp Oil or Butter (I use butter because, YUM!)
1 Egg
(I've also added a tsp of flavorless Metamucil to this and it works. I get enough fiber, but my husband likes when I add more since he never gets enough)

I make a big batch of the dry ingredients and keep them in a container and then just use a heaping 1/4 cup so that I don't have to grab all the ingredients every morning. After my morning cup of coffee, I just mix this in the mug, microwave for 1 minute, cut in half (it slides right out of the mug), and finish with a little more butter. It's warm, fresh, and I'm using an already dirty dish, so less clean up! It's about 300 calories with the Metamucil, with 13 grams of fiber. Without is about 275 with 8 grams of fiber.