OATMEAL OMG

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  • Tree72
    Tree72 Posts: 942 Member
    I love oatmeal. There are so many tasty ways to enjoy it. I use either steel cut oats or the "old fashioned" plain rolled oats.

    My latest favorite is to add 1 serving (2 Tbsp.) of PB2 and a tablespoon of dried cranberries to my cooked oats. Sometimes I'll also add a sprinkle of cinnamon or a teaspoon of mini chocolate chips. Tastes like a warm peanut butter cookie. Yum.

    I also like it with some cinnamon, a couple drops of vanilla (or almond) extract and half a cup of berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries).
  • feisma
    feisma Posts: 213 Member
    Definitely oatmeal + peanut butter + almond milk....YUM!
  • CourteneyLove
    CourteneyLove Posts: 246 Member
    Definitely oatmeal + peanut butter + almond milk....YUM!


    sounds so yummy! i'll def try this. thank you!
  • jennarandhayes
    jennarandhayes Posts: 456 Member
    this is the best website ever for oatmeal ideas:

    http://edibleperspective.com/recipes/

    I am totally inspired! Thanks for sharing!
  • Mom2PAK
    Mom2PAK Posts: 27 Member
    Are the instant packets really bad? I grew up eating sugar cereals and complete junk so I'm trying to learn what's ok and what's not, but right now I'm clueless. I have a huge sugar addiction so when I try to eat "regular" oatmeal it tastes nasty to me. I really need to change this though because I just keep gaining.
  • afield17
    afield17 Posts: 2 Member
    This sounds delicous and I am on a pumpkin kick lately. Thanks.
  • LindseyC87
    LindseyC87 Posts: 178 Member
    I get plain oats and do a variation of:

    Oatmeal and vanilla protein powder

    Oatmeal and Syntha 6 chocolate milkshake protein powder (tastes like no bake cookies...yum)

    Oatmeal, pure pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice

    Mixture of oatmeal, pumpkin, and vanilla protein powder

    Oatmeal and sugar free preserves.....

    I eat oatmeal every day!!!!
  • spongela
    spongela Posts: 107
    bump
  • FlyFishinX2
    FlyFishinX2 Posts: 127
    ^
  • Kimmer2011
    Kimmer2011 Posts: 569 Member
    I usually have oatmeal with apples or bananas or dried fruit and a little brown sugar, but I'm going to give pumpkin a try, because that sounds amazing!
  • GFreg
    GFreg Posts: 404
    Personally, I mess up oatmeal whenever I try to make the steel cut oats. I have found an instant oatmeal that is fantastic though. Nature's Path Organic Instant Hot Oatmeal Flax Plus w/ Omega-3. I add some raisins and cinnamon and I'm good to go.
  • nanawhitt
    nanawhitt Posts: 8
    I like to add a tablespoon of raisins, a tablespoon of toasted pecans and brown sugar and cinnamon to taste. You can sweeten with less brown sugar than white and it tastes better.
  • softballmom33
    softballmom33 Posts: 128 Member
    I love Bob's Red Mill 5 Grain with Flax I have it every morning. Just pop in microwave for 2 minutes. Add fresh fruit or raisins, sweetener and a small splash of 2% milk. Yum!!!!
  • KriscoOil
    KriscoOil Posts: 305 Member
    I eat the instant oatmeal everyday. I am inspired by these recipes and trying new things! thanks for posting!
  • bmqbonnie
    bmqbonnie Posts: 836 Member
    I love oatmeal with frozen blueberries and some strawberries. I also frequently add in protein powder, SF maple syrup, or lately Trader Joe's pumpkin butter.
  • llovegrove
    llovegrove Posts: 94 Member
    I eat OAtmeal every morning! 75 ways to love your Oatmael by Jenny Grothe is the best book ever!!!!
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    Oatmeal + Protein Powder. BROATMEAL.
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    i didnt really like oatmeal that much, and i tried it with protein powder... no bueno. but when i put two tablesoons of peanut butter in it, it was increedibleh. and one week i accidentally bought the chunky kind of pb, and it was amazing. it was like i was tasting happiness.
  • annarouni
    annarouni Posts: 127 Member
    I put a half cup of frozen blueberries in the bottom of the bowl. Then after the quick cook oats are cooked, pour them over the top of the blueberries. The hot cereal thaws the berries, and the cold berries cool off the cooked cereal. It is the perfect combination for me. Others might like it too :)
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    peanut butter
    flax meal
    honey
    berries
    agave
    little salt
    egg whites

    infact, here's a sight full of AMAZING ideas!

    http://www.stephaniedotfitness.com/search/label/Oatmeals
  • derynb
    derynb Posts: 22 Member
    I have 1/4 cup of rolled oats, add about same of water, one minute on high, add about a 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries, zap it for another minute, then put a big dollop of vanilla yoghurt on the top.....yummy !!
  • 707janette
    707janette Posts: 77 Member
    i use instant packets of plain oatmeal. If I were to make oatmeal then I would make and eat too big of a portion. I have it about 5 times per week. I aways put some kind of fruit in it usually apple or berries. I like to add walnuts or slivered almonds sometimes raisons, cinnamin and sometimes add some sugarfree syurp to sweeten it.
  • stevwil41
    stevwil41 Posts: 608 Member
    Most mornings I mix 1/2 cup of old fashioned oatmeal with 1 cup of water and 1 tsp of brown sugar and microwave it for 2 minutes 30 seconds. Then I stir 1 Tbsp of peanut butter into it and sprinkle 1/2 Tbsp of mini chocolate chips on top (chocolate has antioxidants...really it does). It's reasonably healthy and incredibly filling. I used to stay away from oatmeal because I was starving 2 hours after breakfast but the tablespoon of peanut butter does wonders in my opinion.
  • stevwil41
    stevwil41 Posts: 608 Member
    i LOVE oatmeal- i eat the maple/brown sugar packets because when i try to make it myself i end up going way over the calories of the packet. i'm so used to making it with milk but it adds in so many calories, but i recently bought unsweetened coconut milk, and use that instead of milk. it only adds like 25 calories for a half-cup and some of the creaminess the milk adds is saved, and it's the PERFECT texture :D

    ...i'm hungry for oatmeal now :'(

    Have you tried making it with almond milk? The unsweetened vanilla almond milk adds great flavor with very few calories.
  • ajb108
    ajb108 Posts: 8
    Love oatmeal. Breakfast tomorrow is Quaker quick oats with an apple and cinnamon. Can't wait!
  • jlemoore
    jlemoore Posts: 702 Member
    1/2 cup old fashioned (NOT quick)
    cover with water
    nuke for 3 minutes
    add 1/2 cup pumpkin
    1/2 milk
    sweetener of choice
    3 walnut halves.

    = YUM!!!
  • HartJames
    HartJames Posts: 789 Member
    I peel & chop an apple into cubes, add to a bowl with splash of water then cover in a ton of cinnamon. Microwave covered for 3 min, then add in oatmeal and a bit more water, nuke another minute. Top with sugar free vanilla yogurt, frozen blueberries and chopped walnuts.

    Easy-peasy, fast and tastes like dessert!
  • lgro1086
    lgro1086 Posts: 1
    i am new to eating healthy...what exactly is steel cut oatmeal?
  • melkithall
    melkithall Posts: 75 Member
    I love having oatmeal in the morning, warms me right up. I have this topping I won at a Pampered Chef party called Sweet Apple Sprinkle. I put some of that on my oatmeal and it's delicious and only 15 calories per serving.
  • FlexAppeal79
    FlexAppeal79 Posts: 146 Member
    http://www.katheats.com/favorite-foods/overnightoats

    http://www.katheats.com/kaths-tribute-to-oatmeal
    ^^THIS!
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