What do you put in your Oat meal?

ladybarometer
ladybarometer Posts: 205 Member
edited September 30 in Food and Nutrition
I've heard of honey, Nutella, raspberries...
All kinds of stuff!

I want to like Oat meal, but I need to enhance it a bit to really love it!
What do you put in it?
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  • LessMe2B
    LessMe2B Posts: 316
    Dried berries, raisins, slivered almonds, chopped walnuts, brown sugar. :tongue:
  • chefchazz
    chefchazz Posts: 427 Member
    im no help...i just us splenda :) i hate anything else in it
  • kaymd
    kaymd Posts: 470 Member
    Fresh or frozen blueberries and 1/4 cup skim milk.
  • Broken_
    Broken_ Posts: 172 Member
    Notta Dang Thing! I eat it bland...

    Once in awhile Protein Powder, or Banana and Cinnamon....

    ;)

    -Rain
  • Sliced almonds, flax seed, and a dash of brown sugar! I eat it almost every day.. nice texture from the almonds and hint of sweetness from the brown sugar.
  • mjhuff1121
    mjhuff1121 Posts: 112
    for every 1/2 dry, I add 2T brown sugar, 2T pumpkin, and cinnamon to taste! Like Thanksgiving pie, all year long! mmm!
    Strawberry or blackberry preserves, and frozen fruit of the same kind (but warm it up first!)
  • wrubsie76
    wrubsie76 Posts: 37 Member
    A packet of Truvia and ground cinnamon. Sometimes I chop up an apple and mix it in. Delicious!
  • SaraWo24
    SaraWo24 Posts: 192 Member
    Mmmm...my favorite is peanut butter, Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze, a banana and a dash of cinnamon.
  • crystalDRA
    crystalDRA Posts: 28 Member
    I add splenda and and sugar free hazelnut coffee creamer (liquid)
  • Elleinnz
    Elleinnz Posts: 1,661 Member
    Grated carrot, cinnamon and vanilla essence and frozen berries - that is my daily "Carrot Cake Oatmeal".... you can also add some candied ginger (I dont like ginger ;-)

    Have a look at the Gracious Pantry website - she has about a 100 different types of oatmeal combinations.....
  • I cook mine with nutmeg and cinnamon. Then after it is cooked add a little brown sugar with peach slices, or blueberries, or bananas and a little milk.
  • margieward82
    margieward82 Posts: 406 Member
    Please skip the Nutella! I preach this all the time, but the first ingredient is sugar, pass!
    Frozen blueberries, frozen raspberries, honey, raisins, cinnimon, raw sugar, vanilla extract and strawberries, dried cranberries (no sugar or syrup added), dehydrated apples (finely diced) and cinnamon.... Those are just a few that jump to mind!
    I had low milk while nursing, and oatmeal promotes lactation, so I've eaten a lot and I mean a LOT of oatmeal. :P
  • mytime60
    mytime60 Posts: 176 Member
    Just a touch of milk ...like an 1/8 C. No sweetners.
  • avenathus
    avenathus Posts: 113 Member
    I eat oatmeal just about every day! I put a little dash of cinnamon, half a scoop of vanilla protein powder, and a tbsp of peanut butter or almond butter. Sometimes I cut up a banana and put it in there too. One of my *favorite* things to eat :)
  • patssarah
    patssarah Posts: 146 Member
    Protein powder and ground flax seed!
  • bikenut
    bikenut Posts: 6 Member
    I know fresh fruit would be the proper answer, but I use Nestle Nesquick with 25* less sugar, and a little vanilla extract. Makes it taste like a warn chocolate oatmeal cookie. It adds 60 calories so be careful.
  • julsofdenial
    julsofdenial Posts: 225 Member
    Cinnamon, slivered walnuts, golden raisins and fresh blueberries. Eat it about 5 days a week with my coffee. Have learned to LOVE it.
  • CaptainMFP
    CaptainMFP Posts: 440 Member
    Wheat germ for a little more texture. Fresh berries, fresh banana, honey, or brown sugar to sweeten.
  • izzyinbliss
    izzyinbliss Posts: 37 Member
    I love putting in 1/3 cup of fresh berries when I can. If not a teeny sprinkling of dried cherries or apricots tastes good too. And some nuts—usually walnuts or cashews. A dash of milk or soy. And sweeten with a bit of raw local honey!
  • Tayla_Grant
    Tayla_Grant Posts: 119 Member
    cinnamon and splenda.
  • pittsblue99
    pittsblue99 Posts: 277 Member
    I like apple butter or pumpkin butter in mine
  • Pumpkin pie spice.
    Bananas
    Nutella
    Peanut butter
    Raisins
    Truvia! (tastes so much better than Splenda!)
    Cocoa roast almonds.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    This morning I did banana and agave nectar. I love cooking it with strawberries and honey. Also, those flavored creamers are yummy!
  • peanut butter and bananas. Yummy :)
  • stc74
    stc74 Posts: 297 Member
    I prefer brown sugar in my oatmeal but usually settle for splenda & cinnamon most days.

    I can tell you what I won't put in my oatmeal again....protein powder. Yuck! My hubby said it was good so I put a scoop of my chocolate peanut butter flavored protein powder. I was expecting malto meal flavor. WRONG! It was the closest to wet cardboard I've ever eaten! I choked it down but NEVER AGAIN! I see others eat it, my hubby eats it...but not me.
  • NotGoddess
    NotGoddess Posts: 1,198 Member
    Some great variations here. http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2010/02/oatmeal-recipe-round-up/
    My personal favorite is blueberries, raisins & dark chocolate curls.
  • statia152
    statia152 Posts: 558
    Oatmeal = YUK! :sick: My biggest fear: If I end up in a nursing home, they will force-feed me oatmeal! I am a cream of wheat girl.
  • OliviaTreanor
    OliviaTreanor Posts: 1 Member
    I went to a nutritionest at she gave me the idea of cooking eggs into it, I haven't tried it yet but it's an idea!
  • I don't really like oatmeal, but I think I might after trying these combos! I love the idea of the carrot cake and pumpkin pie! MMMM! Thanks -
  • Syreeta6
    Syreeta6 Posts: 377 Member
    truvia, ideal no calorie brown sugar, cinnamon and strawberries :)
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