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plain oatmeal=bland oatmeal

skwhatley
skwhatley Posts: 156 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
i'm looking for some ideas of what to add to plain oatmeal to make it actually edible. what do you guys suggest/eat? thanks

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  • skwhatley
    skwhatley Posts: 156 Member
    i'm looking for some ideas of what to add to plain oatmeal to make it actually edible. what do you guys suggest/eat? thanks
  • BR1986FB
    BR1986FB Posts: 1,515 Member
    I put 1/4 cup sugar free syrup in mine. Quite tasty.
  • ismsdad
    ismsdad Posts: 2
    I dice up a sweet apple and toss that in to cook with the oatmeal. Then some walnuts or flax seeds after it's cooked.
  • Mireille
    Mireille Posts: 5,134 Member
    I add cinnamon and a diced up a banana in mine. :flowerforyou:
  • ischmelle
    ischmelle Posts: 203 Member
    in addition to a little syrup or honey, I also sometimes add cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, walnuts, fruit like bananas blueberries and/or strawberries, a little vanilla extract, etc. It usually doesn't taste bland at all, it is actually very delicious! :happy: My favorite combination is honey, nutmeg, vanilla, raisins and walnuts. Something else I do different with mine is that I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead of regular milk. It gives it a richer flavor. Good luck!
  • GIBride01
    GIBride01 Posts: 328 Member
    I add 1/2 cup skim milk and a dash of vanilla after cooking and then either pumpkin pie spice with a TBSP dark brown sugar and some banana or a TBSP home made peanut butter and a TBSP of milk chocolate chips.
  • HealthierMamasita
    HealthierMamasita Posts: 1,126 Member
    chocolate chips!!
    The melt in the warm oatmeal... Mmmmm!
    I also add a tablespoon of PB.
  • losinglynn
    losinglynn Posts: 22
    I make my stove top oatmeal w/ vanilla almond breeze, ground flax & a diced banana.

    Top w/ a spoonful of peanut butter, more sliced banana, a few sliced almonds, sprinkle of mini chocolate chips and a few raisins. So good and EXTREMELY filling!
  • Kirsten2577
    Kirsten2577 Posts: 23 Member
    I love a 1/4 cup of wild blueberries....... Best ever MMmmm
  • khskr1
    khskr1 Posts: 392
    I add a scoop of vanilla whey protein powder!
  • lgolden
    lgolden Posts: 164
    To sweeten it up without adding sugar try Agave Nectar...so good!
  • April0815
    April0815 Posts: 780 Member
    I add Coffee mate French Vanilla (fat free)liquid
  • monteig
    monteig Posts: 65 Member
    I add Trader Joes dried cranberries to mine - they are way better than the raisins my mom used to add!!

    (This week I got the orange flavored ones and they are so delicious!)

    There are only 96 calories in a 1/4 cup...and you maybe need half of that in a regular bowl of oatmeal.
  • MTGirl
    MTGirl Posts: 1,490 Member
    Lately, I've been adding 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1/4 cup blueberries or blackberries, and 1 tsp cinnamon. It's really yummy!!
  • paddlemom
    paddlemom Posts: 682 Member
    I like oatmeal as plain oatmeal, rather than including all the fruits and nuts, but that's just me....
    I add toasted wheat germ and ground flax seed - it gives it a nutty flavour - along with a bit of brown sugar to be traditional. I also put in a small dash of salt, so it doesn't taste flat and glue-like. Before the sodium police comment....I really mean a small dash, balanced by avoiding other processed sodium laden foods.
  • sniffles
    sniffles Posts: 295
    Uh. A pinch of brown sugar, cinnamon and some raisins.
  • JDHINAZ
    JDHINAZ Posts: 641 Member
    about a teaspoon (measuring teaspoon, not the kind you eat with) of unpacked brown sugar,pinch of salt, and heaps of good quality cinnamon. Cinnamon helps keep your blood sugar level and a really good quality is available at Penzey's (online or at their retail stores if your town is lucky enough to have one). This to 1/3 cup dry oatmeal, made with water.
  • annathelu
    annathelu Posts: 127 Member
    I like to add the polaner all fruit jams. One tablespoon has 30 calories.
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