How do you like your oatmeal?

Steel cut oats, 1/2 cup pure pumpkin, tsp pumpkin pie spice, walnuts, sweetened with a little honey or maple syrup. Almost better than pumpkin pie! :happy:

that sounds AMAZING!! i love anything pumpkin and i happen to love oatmeal too perfection!

I love porridge oats and have them every morning, sometimes I even have them at night to top up on calories so as you can imagine I go through a few boxes a month! I like the scotts porridge oats that are thick rolled and aren't too broken up like quaker oats.

I like to have them pretty plain, just a dash of milk and into the microwave.No sugar, sometimes a spoon full of honey. I do however on occasions like to throw in some dried fruit. fresh raspberries or blackberries.

And as a few people have also said it normally goes along side a Matrix Nutrition (low calorie) protein shake, breakfast is the most important meal of the day for me as I rarely have time to sit and get a proper dinner break during work hours, so I need to be able to last out the morning and normally well into dinner sometimes if need be, without feeling hungry, which can tend to move your towards unhealthy snacking and as I work in schools the options available to do so are many and frequent! But I have resisted well lately so rather proud!

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"How do you like your oatmeal?"

In cookies.

^ THIS!!

How funny is that,,,:D

oh, I like it!

I boil one cup steel cut oats in 4 cups of oatmeal for 25 minutes on low heat uncovered. Let them cool and put in container in fridge. That way I can simply microwave in the morning. I love them so much they taste like a dessert to me. I sometimes have them as a snack in small portions.

I like mine plain. I have been eating this for breakfast for months and still not tired of them.

i cant believe its not butter spray, splenda, and cinnamon...make it thick and get busy... ilike it simple...

Steel cut oats, 1/2 cup pure pumpkin, tsp pumpkin pie spice, walnuts, sweetened with a little honey or maple syrup. Almost better than pumpkin pie! :happy:

wow... that sounds delicious! I;m gonna try it tomorrow!

Here is a site that an MFP friend suggested. Oatmeal is a blank canvas... be an oat artist!

http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/oatmeal-recipes/

I used to LOVE putting flavored creamer in my oatmeal--just a tablespoon or so, a bit of milk, a dash of cinnamon, AMAZING.

But we all know the fat and sugar content in creamer isn't the healthiest, lol...
I want to try it with peanut butter and a bit of my chocolate-pb protein powder. And add some banana slices!

I LOVE OATMEAL

Favorite ways:

For plain oatmeal, I like to do "PB and J" oats. I mix 1/4 c rolled oats with 1/2 c water, microwave until done. Add 1.5 T peanut butter and 1.5 T jelly

Other favorites:

"Serious Cereal" by Fitnessista *great for after a workout or before a long day where you have a late lunch or something
http://fitnessista.com/2010/08/serious-cereal/

1. In a bowl, add 1/3-1/2 C oats, 1/2 scoop protein powder of choice (Sun Warrior is my fave), cinnamon, pinch of sea salt, a lil vanilla extract and some Stevia or sweetener of choice
2. Mix well to combine. Add 1-2 T of your favorite nut butter and using a spoon, break up and stir until mixture resembles crumbly cookie dough.
3. Top with at least 1 C milk of choice, and then add fun toppings. Get crazy I love goji berries, cacao nibs, banana, peaches, strawberries… the possibilities are endless.

And the breakfast cookie by Fitnessista: ** this is great because you make it the night before for a quick breakfast!
http://fitnessista.com/2008/11/something-worth-waking-up-for/

In a small bowl, add 1/3 cup oats, 1 tbs nut butter of choice (I used raw almond) and 1/2 scoop protein powder (tonight was chocolate Designer Whey)
Stir to combine and use the spoon to break up the nut butter until you have a nice crumbly mixture:
Add 1/8 cup milk of your choice (For me, unsweetened vanilla almond milk) and mix until fully moistened
Now the fun part- pick the mix-ins! You can get creative with this one– I’ve tried banana, raisins, pumpkin, chocolate chips, ground espresso beans… add anything you like
Tonight, I decided on 1/2 mashed banana that was looking a little ripe
Stir in your mix-ins of choice and season (I used a little Stevia and cinnamon)
Plop the mixture onto an appetizer-sized plate and with the back of your spoon, flatten it into a round shape with equal thickness throughout
Put the cookie in the fridge overnight. It will harden slightly from the nut butter and the oats will soften from the milk.

I usually adjust the recipe to be 1/4 cup oats instead, because the original is too big!
I always use a banana as a mix in.

Another idea is baked oatmeal:
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/03/15/cookie-dough-baked-oatmeal/

Cookie Dough Oatmeal Cake
(Serves One!)
1/2 cup oats (50g)
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
sweetener, such as 1 1/2 T maple syrup or 1 to 1 1/2 packs stevia (I omitted, but I’ve cautioned y’all before about my lack of sweet tooth.)
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce (60g) (Or sub banana… it’s awesome this way!)
1/4 cup milk, creamer, juice, or water (I used 60g)
1/8 tsp salt
Handful of chocolate chips (and a few for the top, too!)
Optional: unless you like the taste of fat-free baking, add 1-2T oil, vegan butter, or nut butter (If oil, scale the milk back a little. If vegan butter, scale the salt back a little.)
Optional: 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cinnamon (If you like cinnamon in chocolate chip cookies)

Preheat oven to 380 degrees. Combine dry ingredients, then mix in wet. Pour into a small baking pan, loaf pan, or 1-cup ramekin (or, for mini boats, two 1/2-cup ramekins). Cook for 20 minutes, or more until it’s firm. Finally, set your oven to “high broil” for 3-5 more minutes (or simply just bake longer, but broiling gives it a nice crust). Don’t forget to spray your ramekins first if you want your cakes to pop out.



Some other great oat recipes by Chocolate Covered Katie:
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/chocolate-covered-recipes/all-things-oatmeal/


hope you try some of them! xox

With fresh blueberries and almond milk. mmmm.......

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

Ingredients:
* 2 tablespoons fat-free vanilla yogurt
* 1 tablespoon pumpkin butter
* 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Nutrition: 137 cal., 2 g total fat (1 g sat. fat), 0 mg chol., 44 mg sodium, 27 g carb., 2 g fiber, 4 g pro

SOO GOOD

I like to eat Krasdale Quick Oats for morning. They are tasteless unless you put some imagination in use. I would take 6 egg whites and mix it up with 1 cup of oat (like omlet), and add some seasoning or salt (if you don't have seasoning).
Believe me that the taste is great and the food is very rich and healthy

I eat organic oatmeal with flaxseeds, almond breeze and honey or brown sugar