Calling All Oatmeal Lovers!

Theres a utube video of Jamie Oliver's 5 way oats I think its called.

I love just adding brown sugar on top

I just found out that oatmeal cooked in almond milk is totally awesome.

If you like pumpkin pie, you can add a little pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice, salt and splenda. It tastes like pumpkin pie and only about 200 calories. ☺

P0PTART wrote: »

When you mix in protein powders, how do you keep the powder from turning lumpy? I have whey protein powder & every time I try to add it to something warm, it gets very funky lumpy.

I alway put 1/2 scoop of protein powder in my oatmeal. Put it in with the dry ingredients (oats, quinoa flakes, chia, spices, etc). Mix dry ingredients then add liquid and stir well. No lumps! Then add fruit, berries or other toppings. I do mine as overnight oats with everything addd in then in the morning I pop in microwave for 1-2 mins. I like mine warm but cold is pretty good too.

Im oatmeal obsessed! Let me know if you wanna see more oat creations

...mmm... oatmeal... I eat oatmeal daily, both savory and sweet.

I prefer a lightly sweet bowlful as a breakfast option and generally eat the savory as a side with meats and vegetables like any other pilaf/risotto type dish.

I personally like a mix of Bob's Red Mill steel cut pinhead (the standard kind, not the quick cook) and Bob's Five Grain rolled for their bolder texture. I find the combination of nuggety pinhead grains and big smooth rolled textures delightful.

And when I want an extra protein hit, I cook in a serving of Textured Vegetable Protein (again from Bob's). It adds an extra 12g of protein per serving for only 80 calories, has a bland, neutral flavor so I can use it in both savory and sweet versions, and since I like the heartier textured oats it really doesn't affect the texture of my oatmeal either.

Yum!!

I don't eat nuts very often cuz they tend to be high in fat

hejlibejli wrote: »

Since you're a vegan you should eat nuts, there very high in protein

Nope. Heck bread has more protein than nuts...

I started to eat oatmeal with no sugar since I started here.
I love almond milk vanilla
Bananas add sweetness
Pecans gives it a good crunch
Sometimes I add one packet of truvia

My son adds vanilla protein powder

Sounds weird, but - add some prunes before microwaving. SO Good!

I put 1 tsp raw honey, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 Tbsp crunchy Jif peanut butter (yes I know some people think peanut butter is the DEVIL! LOL!) and 1/4 cup milk after cooking instant Quaker oatmeal using water.

I put 1 tsp raw honey, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 Tbsp crunchy Jif peanut butter (yes I know some people think peanut butter is the DEVIL! LOL!) and 1/4 cup 2 % milk after cooking instant Quaker oatmeal using water.

I used to make a large batch most nights for my family -- when the girls were young, called it "fancy oatmeal"! 2 cups oats (1/2 c/person), 4 cups milk or equivalent in dry milk powder with water, cinnamon, splenda, 2 chopped apples. Cooked & portioned out, in bowls for the family to heat the next day, mine in a tupperware to bring to work. DH would add raisins or craisins to his b/c he liked them.
Occasionally subbed in fresh strawberries or peaches if we had them.

Now, to get more protein in, I've also done the overnight oats with greek yogurt, or else a tbsp of PB2 (peanut butter powder). Yummy! I don't eat it as much b/c I don't find it as satisfying as a higher protein breakfast, but sometimes have it when I'm having my breafast later in the morning (days I'm not working)