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Adding stuff to your oatmeal

tkward80
tkward80 Posts: 2 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have been on this weight loss journey and by experimenting with different stuff I discovered how yummy it is to add 1 tablespoon of peanut butter and 1 teaspoon of pure honey to 1 cup of cooked oatmeal which is only 261 calories. This is to replace putting sugar and butter in it. It works for me, maybe it will work for you too 🙂

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,311 Member
    Oatmeal is a great breakfast, IMO! I eat it most every day.

    I like to add cinnamon, peanut butter powder, walnuts, hemp hearts, flaxseed, blackstrap molasses, mixed berries, and plain nonfat Greek yogurt. That's a lot more calories, but I've found I need a big-ish high-protein breakfast to manage my appetite through the day, and I'm in weight maintenance now so a little higher calorie budget than when losing. I was especially pleased when I started using the molasses: It's a bit sweet, I like the flavor, and it has surprising amounts of potassium, calcium and iron.
  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,324 Member
    Protein powder
  • tkward80
    tkward80 Posts: 2 Member
    AnnPT77: Good ideas!! I use blueberries and raspberries when I have them, fresh produce is really expensive right now so I have been trying things that I have at home 😊
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,311 Member
    tkward80 wrote: »
    AnnPT77: Good ideas!! I use blueberries and raspberries when I have them, fresh produce is really expensive right now so I have been trying things that I have at home 😊

    In case it might work for you, too: I use frozen berries, give them enough zap in the microwave to thaw but not turn into soup, then mix them in my oatmeal. Because I have the freezer space, I buy the berries in big bats at Costco.
  • littlegreenparrot1
    littlegreenparrot1 Posts: 708 Member
    Try adding a spoon of cocoa when you cook it, then add berries on top. I buy frozen berries, cheaper, don't go off, and when they defrost they're squishy and a bit jammy. Perfect for stirring through porridge. Or peel and chop an apple, cook it with a bit of cinnamon and have that on top with a bit of honey and peanut butter.

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