Oatmeal

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  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,467 Member
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    Wow! That is expensive! I just bought a bag of tiny apples, 25 cents each, and a perfect size for a bowl of oatmeal, if you love apples, and I do!
  • lucerorojo
    lucerorojo Posts: 790 Member
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    kimny72 wrote: »
    Ah, expensive berries is a bummer.

    Everything is expensive where I am. It's cheaper than NYC, but not by much. When people talk about the .99 dozen eggs on here and spending $100 a month on groceries, I cannot relate.
  • LaurenD63
    LaurenD63 Posts: 57 Member
    edited February 2018
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    When I have plain oatmeal, I add 1 banana and a box of raisins to sweeten it, and I add nuts like walnuts or pecans to give it a crunch. It can add up in calories but it's very healthy and keeps you full.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
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    Wait?! you mean there are places where frozen blueberries aren't $6+/bag?
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    edited February 2018
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    lucerorojo wrote: »
    kimny72 wrote: »
    Ah, expensive berries is a bummer.

    Everything is expensive where I am. It's cheaper than NYC, but not by much. When people talk about the .99 dozen eggs on here and spending $100 a month on groceries, I cannot relate.

    Buffalo, NY here. I can relate to the (eta: sometimes) 99 cent/dozen eggs at the discount grocery and $100/mo on groceries would probably be do-able if not picky and willing to go with a bit less than the optimal protein level; but yeah- I don't think I've ever seen frozen blueberries for $6 or less per bag. Aldi's does have some small bags of frozen strawberries, peaches, raspberries that I saw last time around for $3-4 though (you can bet I stuffed a whole bunch of those in my shopping bag).
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
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    however- I can fully appreciate that today's glorious technology and logistics means that a $6-10 bag of blueberries is indeed available to be purchased in Buffalo in February (which, to my mind, is something to be appreciated even if not remotely in the food budget).
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
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    Usually I can get them like 2/5 or 2/7 frozen- I buy them fresh when appropriate- but it's usually cheaper and more economic for me to buy frozen because I usually either eat them ALL at once- or I Try to parcel them out- and they go bad.
  • RandJ6280
    RandJ6280 Posts: 1,161 Member
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    I use cinnamon and honey in my oatmeal.
  • 2GetFit2018
    2GetFit2018 Posts: 12 Member
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    You can try a tablespoon of PBFIT adds only 25 calories
  • ChaBoiAustin
    ChaBoiAustin Posts: 5 Member
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    I usually add sugar free syrup or a small amount of light brown sugar. Also, if you're okay with the extra carbs, sliced bananas are a great addition.
  • suzelle4
    suzelle4 Posts: 13 Member
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    Apples chop into little bits, great replacement for sugar. Also, raw honey instead of sugar, but use less honey than you would sugar, it seems sweeter!
  • WMLizard
    WMLizard Posts: 22 Member
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    I don't regularly add butter to my oatmeal, but I have done it in the past - mostly because no matter how much cinnamon I dumped in plain oatmeal, I could never taste it. A little bit of butter though and BAM! the flavor comes out. Now I typically use fruit and no spices, so the butter isn't necessary.
  • sarahwright01
    sarahwright01 Posts: 229 Member
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    I started watching my portions more so I could still enjoy oatmeal.
    Now I eat 1/4 cup dry steel cut oats cooked in 3/4 cup water and a bit of salt (makes 1/2 cup cooked.)
    I add a teaspoon of raw maple syrup, and one table spoon half and half.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited February 2018
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    ritzvin wrote: »
    Wait?! you mean there are places where frozen blueberries aren't $6+/bag?

    You can find them (365 brand) for $2.99 here (12 oz) at WF or local mainstream chain, and about 4 lb for $12 at local mainstream chain.

    I buy so many frozen berries in the winter.
  • PrincessTinyheart
    PrincessTinyheart Posts: 679 Member
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    I like my oatmeal savory. Grilled veggies and nutritional yeast is the BOMB... it's also good with hummus and black pepper.
  • PrincessTinyheart
    PrincessTinyheart Posts: 679 Member
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    Also, you can try adding some pureed pumpkin and a little agave syrup or maple syrup or molasses if you want sweet oatmeal
  • wilmamy
    wilmamy Posts: 4 Member
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    I usually do either 1/4 cup or 1/3 cup old fashioned oats with twicw as much water kn the microwave for 3.5 minutes ay 50% power. Then i eat it one of two ways:

    1. Add 1 Tbsp chopped walnuts, 1/3 cup blueberries, 1 packet of Splenda, splash of almond milk
    2. Add 1 Tbsp chopped walnuts, 1/4 cup canned pumpkin (not canned pumpkin pie filling), 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice.

    Yummy!
  • suzelle4
    suzelle4 Posts: 13 Member
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    Oatmeal is going to be for lunch today! Got to craving stir fry veggies and noodles, so that was breakfast! Makes it kinda fun for me too, switching it around.

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