Mixin' up oatmeal

BananaBee3
BananaBee3 Posts: 224
edited October 5 in Food and Nutrition
I love oatmeal in the morning during late fall and winter and I normally stir in some brown sugar and Brummel & Brown spread...it's delicious! But I always use too much brown sugar, so I'm looking for other ideas.

How do you spice up your oatmeal???

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  • kristarablue
    kristarablue Posts: 702 Member
    Add protein powder or a banana instead of sugar
  • koylefam
    koylefam Posts: 142 Member
    peanut butter, nutella, agave, dreid cranberries or raisins, and type of fruits.... or look for a low cal baked oatmeal receipe
  • nkziv
    nkziv Posts: 161 Member
    I never add sugar anymore. I slice up a banana in mine and it tastes just as good! Sometimes I like to mix in a quarter cup of granola instead and a little soymilk to make it creamy. Yummm
  • RNMDFF
    RNMDFF Posts: 153 Member
    I really want to try it with pumpkin
  • Lindz8afish
    Lindz8afish Posts: 342 Member
    Cinnamon, apple pieces and raisins mixed in while it's cooking on the stove. Mmmmm :)
  • bizco
    bizco Posts: 1,949 Member
    Cinnamon. I use it instead of sugar in many things. I also add fruit to my oatmeal, diced apples or blueberries (fresh or frozen). No added sugar needed.
  • dippystick
    dippystick Posts: 168 Member
    Cinnamon, apple pieces and raisins mixed in while it's cooking on the stove. Mmmmm :)

    I do this and I still add a bit of brown sugar and a bit a real butter.
  • chchchangess
    chchchangess Posts: 68
    cocoa powder, banana, and some pumpkin puree. if the banana isn't ripe enough I'll sprinkle some stevia on top. it tastes like a brownie!
  • BananaBee3
    BananaBee3 Posts: 224
    Oooo the cinnamon and apples sounds really good! It sounds a lot better than the packaged version...that one I was never a huge fan of
  • DarleneT22
    DarleneT22 Posts: 224 Member
    I add flax seed, blueberries, banana, cranberries, cinnamon...not all at once..lol...
  • AddA2UDE
    AddA2UDE Posts: 382
    Oatmeal is just my daily filler. Every morning (M-F), I make a bowl with nothing other than water added. I don't think about it, I just eat it. It's not bad tasting but it isn't great tasting either. It's just a filler. A means to an end.
  • deadstarsunburn
    deadstarsunburn Posts: 1,337 Member
    I've heard of people using mushrooms, onions, peppers. and avocado. That would be with the plane oatmeal, but sounds interesting and yummy.
  • elera
    elera Posts: 1
    It seems to fill me more if I add a little salt! I use water, not milk - all the creaminess comes from the oats.
    Sometimes I add stuff, and my favourites are Agave nectar instead of sugar - massively low GI in comparison, or Acacia Honey, rather than normal honey. Also cranberries are lovely in oats. As are raisins, sultanas, and especially dried apple bits. [I have put seeds in, but it makes me feel too worthy and triggers my chocolate compensation response.]
  • TrishKennett
    TrishKennett Posts: 22
    I have oatmeal evey morning, and I add 50 grammes of fresh chopped pineapple, with one tablespoon of shredded coconut - very tasty! If absolutely neccesary, just half a teaspoon of splenda as well, but I am eating less and less of that, too. Coconut also goes really well with blueberries, or even some sliced fresh strawberries!
  • Roni_M
    Roni_M Posts: 717 Member
    Lots of cinnamon and a packet of splenda! Delicious and gets my carbs up for the day (mine are usually low since I'm more into the lean meat and veggies).
  • indrani1947
    indrani1947 Posts: 178 Member
    add cinnamon, ginger and dried fruit to taste
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    raw honey.
  • Mrsfreedom41
    Mrsfreedom41 Posts: 330 Member
    This morning I had my oatmeal with 1 tsp of splenda brown sugar, 1 tbsp dried sweetened cranberries and I also cooked it in 1 cup of fat free milk. Tasted really good. I sometimes add a tbsp of walnuts for more crunch. Keeps me full until lunchtime.
  • danamae
    danamae Posts: 24 Member
    Due to the time of year, ive been adding pumpkin, cinnamon and pumpkin spice to mine, yummy
  • BananaBee3
    BananaBee3 Posts: 224
    Tons of awesome ideas! I'm going to have to pick up a few mix-ins tomorrow at the grocery store :)
  • irisheyes42us
    irisheyes42us Posts: 144
    brown sugar splenda mix is awesome! Also a big spoon of pumpkin puree! I like all the other suggestions too.:)
  • mwilson57
    mwilson57 Posts: 78 Member
    I've actually started thinking of my oatmeal as liquid toast. It's basically that, right? So, once you start thinking of it like toast, you can add just about anything you'd eat with toast. I add kale or spinach right at the beginning, and sometimes I'll mix in a soft boiled egg at the end. The yolk makes the oatmeal more rich and creamy.
  • J3NZ0R
    J3NZ0R Posts: 26 Member
    I make plain oatmeal with vanilla soy milk and add 1/4 cup of raisins. Tastes like dessert!
  • phocid
    phocid Posts: 85 Member
    Just slowly dial back the sugar you use. I mean really slowly. Cut out 1/4 tsp each week. You will get used to it!

    I used to put 1 tablespoon of sugar in my coffee each and every morning. I'm down to 1 teaspoon, and I'm fine with that and don't wish to reduce any further.

    I recently discovered that I love putting Cardamom in my oatmeal and cream of wheat. Super exciting flavor burst!
  • sdgirl22
    sdgirl22 Posts: 225 Member
    I'm all about the savory oats: sesame oil. soy sauce, chili sauce, and green onions; mushrooms, olive oil, salt, pepper, and a little parmesan; salsa and avocado. Then I either add an egg or a veggie-tofu stirfry.

    These work better with steel cut oats rather than rolled; I noticed that rolled oats naturally have a sweeter flavor that doesn't mesh will with the savory ingredients :sick:
  • AmyEm3
    AmyEm3 Posts: 784 Member
    The other day I tried oatmeal with a little unsweetened cocoa powder, a half banana, a TB of natural peanut butter, and a little protein powder. That was pretty tasty!

    I normally eat it with brown sugar like you and I was getting tired of that.

    I've tried mixing in apple butter and that was good too.

    As soon as I cook up one of my sugar pumpkins I'll be adding pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice to my oatmeal.

    I make baked oatmeal sometimes for something different too. I made baked pumpkin oatmeal that was absolutely delicious and I made a baked version of the pb, banana, cocoa oatmeal this morning. That was pretty good too but the baked pumpkin oatmeal has been my favorite baked oatmeal that I've tried so far.
  • libland
    libland Posts: 284 Member
    Mixed berries and allspice. Sometimes I add a heaping tablespoon of chocolate protein powder after it is cooked.

    Sometimes I add uncooked oatmeal to my morning smoothie (1 cup mixed berries, 1/3 cup oatmeal, cinnamon, protein powder, spinach)
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