My oatmeal needs help

- Freshly chopped Apple and Cinnamon
- Honey
- Splenda
- Sultanas or rasins
- Berry's

1 cup Almond Breeze vanilla unsweetened
1 cup water
1/2 cup oats
2 packets Splenda
Cinnamon
Cook for about 10 minutes.

Makes a nice big serving!

- Freshly chopped Apple and Cinnamon
- Honey
- Splenda
- Sultanas or rasins
- Berry's

I agree - raisins definitely helps when eating plain oatmeal!

I have been adding in dried cranberries and cinnamon. Yseterday and today I also put in 4 banana chips and 6 alomnds, both really cut fine for flavor and texture, along witht he cranberries.
You can also add in a little bit of sugar free or low calorie syrup or honey.

Basically play around and see what you end up loving. Get creative with your flavor combos!

I have also added in sliced banana and a TBS of natural peanut butter. That was a great one! Very good and very nutritionally packed!

I have oatmeal every morning (I use Coach's Oats), and I usually throw in a chopped apple that I've microwaved for a minute with cinnamon and nutmeg. The apple gets nice and sweet once it's "baked" in the microwave, so I never feel the need to add sugar.

But for an alternative ... and this is going to sound weird ... I occasionally go the savory route and stir in scrambled egg beaters (or egg whites), salt, and fresh cracked pepper. Maybe even a bit of meatless sausage (I like Boca links).

I 100% agree with jerzypeach.

I stir in a scoop of Vanilla Protein Powder and a bit of Cinnamon most days.

The other thing I do (which most thing is gross) is stir in a half a scoop of Dannon Lite n Fit Vanilla Yogurt.

I recommend the Yogurt if you are trying to keep calories low. I recommend the other for you don't mind the extra protein/calories.

Every morning I mix in 1/3 chopped apple, 2 Tablespoons chopped walnuts, 1 or 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup, lots of cinnamon, and sometimes 1 Tablespoon ground flax seed.

Today I was out of apple, so I added half of a sliced banana.

I was the same with oatmeal. I needed to eat it because it was healthy for me and it made me full for a long time but I had to add butter/margarine and sugar and that wasn't healthy. I tried honey and it wasn't bad but I have found 2 things that I like really well.

My favorite is banana. I cut it up just like I do when I put it in cold cereal but I put it in with my oatmeal before I cook it and it is SO good. I don't need butter nor do I need sugar. I can eat it just like that.

Also, I'm a big fan of the flavored oatmeals because I don't have to have butter or sugar in those either. They are higher in calories but if it helps me to cut back on my sugar and fat then I'm all for it. Some brands or flavor can be a little strong on the flavor so I just mix some regualr oatmeal in with a packet of the flavored kind.

Good luck on finding something that works for you. And congrats on trying to step it up a notch and work on this one area for improvement.

:-)

- Eva

fat free banana yogurt...mmmmmmmmmm

I disliked oatmeal for years, and recently was at a breakfast restaurant, didn't want fatty eggs, etc, and thought how about it? Good stuff.!!

Now oatmeal has become my favorite breakfast! Many above suggestions sound wonderful -- yum, blueberries! I like dried cherries and/or currants, and a touch of cinnamon. So quick and easy too. Great way to get fiber and protein in.

I like the ideas from MissMandy and Jenocelot - I'll try those! Thanks so much!

Okay, I tried something new this morning and had to share!

I mixed in a packet of Swiss Miss diet hot cocoa - it's just 25 calories! I normally try to avoid artificial sweeteners, but for an occasional treat, it was really yummy. I was wishing I had some banana to add -- maybe just 1/3, sliced thin.