Overnight Oats...why didn't I do this sooner?!

Wow, I'm going to try this out when I get paid! They all sound amazing!

Bump - these sound so good, and I'm getting so bored with my breakfasts.

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could some one tell me what the texture of overnight oatmeal is - soft like regular oatmeal, or a llittle crunchier like granola. i'm not a fan of cooked oatmeal (weird thing I know) but if it was a crunchier texture I;d try it.

will need to look this over later

can I just mention how much I'm really really hating people who post recipes without basic calorie content at the end? For me it makes me ignore potentially good ideas I might embrace. sorry..

Apology not accepted. You're on a website that orbits around a calorie counter - go count them yourself and help out some other people.

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Do you cook the oats first?

Do not cook - use old fashioned uncooked oats, chill overnight in the fridge, eat cold.

YUM! Thanks!

could some one tell me what the texture of overnight oatmeal is - soft like regular oatmeal, or a llittle crunchier like granola. i'm not a fan of cooked oatmeal (weird thing I know) but if it was a crunchier texture I;d try it.

It's not crunchy, more chewy than anything. I don't like soggy anything but I do like Overnight Oats. You may want to try tossing some granola on top for crunch.

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can I just mention how much I'm really really hating people who post recipes without basic calorie content at the end? For me it makes me ignore potentially good ideas I might embrace. sorry..

Apology not accepted. You're on a website that orbits around a calorie counter - go count them yourself and help out some other people.

THIS!!!

Do you cook the oats first?

Do not cook - use old fashioned uncooked oats, chill overnight in the fridge, eat cold.

YUM! Thanks!

No worries - I have been eating some variation of these now for about a month of breakfasts. On days when I run out of ingredients, I go through a process of grieving until I right the situation with a trip to the grocery. Once you find an O.O. recipe that suits your taste and caloric needs, you'll never go back.

what is your favorite variation?

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can I just mention how much I'm really really hating people who post recipes without basic calorie content at the end? For me it makes me ignore potentially good ideas I might embrace. sorry..

Apology not accepted. You're on a website that orbits around a calorie counter - go count them yourself and help out some other people.

THIS!!!

Again awesome recipes!! Here is the Calorie count for the complainers


Blueberry Maple
1/2 cup Oats
1/2 cup FF Plain Greek Yogurt
2/3 cup GNC Total Lean Vanilla Shake
2/3 cup blueberries
1/4 cup SF syrup
Total Calories 372, Carbs 65, Fat 4, Protein 21, Sodium 201



Banana Caramel
1/3 cup Oats
1/4 cup Light & Fit Caramel Delight
1/3 cup Unswt Coconut Milk
2 tbsp SF syrup
1 small banana, sliced
Few drops of vanilla extract
Cinnamon
Total Calories 271, Carbs 56, Fat 3, Protein 6, Sodium 100


Pina Colada (this one was my favorite!)
1/2 cup Oats
1/2 cup FF Plain Greek Yogurt
1/2 cup Unswt Coconut Milk
1/2 tsp coconut extract
1 cup Pineapple, chopped
1 packet Truvia
Total Calories 314, Carbs 56, Fat 5, Protein 18, Sodium 92

There was only one 'complainer'. I was seconding the 'apology not accepted' guy.

Do you cook the oats first?

Do not cook - use old fashioned uncooked oats, chill overnight in the fridge, eat cold.

YUM! Thanks!

No worries - I have been eating some variation of these now for about a month of breakfasts. On days when I run out of ingredients, I go through a process of grieving until I right the situation with a trip to the grocery. Once you find an O.O. recipe that suits your taste and caloric needs, you'll never go back.

what is your favorite variation?

I've been upping my calories lately, so I try to make a recipe that brings me around 500 cals for breakfast. But you can easily edit this recipe to make any total between 300 - 500 cals.

I make the basic recipe adapted for triple chocolate, banana and peanut butter oats, coming in just under 480 calories and it is so good I think about making it for maybe two meals a day.

Ingreds added to mason jar in this order:

1/3 cup chocolate almond milk (40 cals)
1 T unsweetened cocoa (10 cals)
1/4 cup old fashioned uncooked oats (75 cals)
1/4 fat free fage plain greek yogurt (33 cals)
1 T chia seeds (60 cals)
1 T ground flax seed (30 cals)
2 tsp honey (30 cals)
6 T chocolate PB2 (135 cals - because I like PB2)

Shake, then add:

1/2 banana, sliced, then stirred in (45 cals)

Chill overnight, and seriously consider setting your alarm earlier than normal to enjoy earlier than normal.

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I make this for my wife (283ish calories total):

Ingreds added to mason jar in this order:

1/3 cup unsweetened coconut/almond milk blend (15 cals)
1/4 cup old fashioned uncooked oats (75 cals)
1/4 fat free fage plain greek yogurt (33 cals)
1 T chia seeds (60 cals)
2 tsp maple syrup (30 cals)

Shake, then add:

2/3 cup blueberries, or perhaps a bit less (60 cals)

Stir, then add a few extra blueberries to top (10 cals)