Oatmeal Made Delicious; Meatless Monday.

How many of you lot consume oatmeal? How many of you lot similar to consume oatmeal for breakfast? How many of you lot genuinely similar oatmeal? Or create you lot forcefulness yourself to drink a bowl of oatmeal because you lot know it is salubrious together with practiced for you lot together with that's why you lot consume it? How many of you lot abhor Oatmeal???

Well, I was 1 of them. I used to abhor oatmeal!!! I used to tell that I volition never e'er ever consume Oatmeal! Well, that was then.. This is now. Then I used to non similar oatmeal because it was non made well. It was bland, dry out together with tasted similar saw dust inwards my mouth. How tin anyone consume that???Anything if made good tin last relished! I know that I don't similar my oatmeal also dry, don't similar it bland. I similar it good cooked, alongside a smoothen consistency alongside lots of fruits together with nuts! And together with so regular, evidently oatmeal becomes irresistible oatmeal! I select institute that steel-cut oats give a meliorate texture than the quondam fashioned oats. I teach inwards fifty-fifty healthier I add together a tablespoon of Flaxmeal together with a teaspoon of chia seeds. This served alongside a whole banana together with a loving cup of java is my breakfast virtually days of the week.

Servings: 1

Ingredients :

Oatmeal : 1/4 loving cup ( I used Trader Joe's steel-cut quick oatmeal). Any oatmeal tin last used.

Water: 1 cup
Almond milk: 1/2 cup( regular milk tin last used).
Chia seeds: 1 tsp

Toppings: (everything is optional)

Flaxmeal : 1 tbsp
Walnuts: 1 tbsp, chopped
Almonds:1 tbsp, sliced thin
Hazelnuts: 1 tbsp, chopped
Craisins: 1 tbsp
Raisins: 1 tbsp
Dates: 2, chopped
Strawberries: two small, sliced
Blueberries: 1 tbsp
Blackberries: 1 tbsp

Method:

Add oatmeal together with H2O to a saucepan together with convey to a boil. As it simmers, add together almond milk together with operate along cooking until the oatmeal had reached the desired consistency.

Add the chia seeds, mix, comprehend together with maintain for v mins.

Take this inwards a bowl. Top alongside Flaxmeal,

all the nuts,

Craisins, raisins, dates together with berries.

Mix together with enjoy!

Note: I select non added whatsoever saccharide or honey. You could add together if you lot wish. I wanted it to last healthier.

I volition bet that after eating this bowl of oatmeal you lot volition non last hungry for a long fourth dimension together with you lot would never tell no to oatmeal again! I am going to convey this to Angie's Fiesta Friday every bit I am certain everyone would love to brand oatmeal to a greater extent than delicious! Suzanne together with Sue wouldn't hear at all!

Cooking made easy:

Using to a greater extent than water/milk piece cooking gives it a overnice creamy texture together with prevents the oatmeal from existence dry.

If you lot excogitation to consume the oatmeal slightly later on than the fourth dimension when it was cooked, together with so brand certain it is a piddling to a greater extent than liquidy when done. The argue existence the oatmeal absorbs fluid every bit fourth dimension goes by.

You tin purpose whatsoever fruits/ nuts of your pick every bit toppings. You could fifty-fifty drizzle dearest to sweeten it a little.

Tip for salubrious living:

Oatmeal is extremely healthy. It is high inwards fiber together with has a depression glycemic index. It is thence cracking for diabetics due to it's depression glycemic index. It is heart-healthy, helps trim cholesterol. It has both soluble and insoluble fiber therefore making us amount when nosotros may non be.It also keeps the gut regular together with prevents constipation.

References:
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-eating-oatmeal-morning-4112.html
http://www.healthyeating.org/Healthy-Eating/All-Star-Foods/Grains/Article-Viewer/Article/208/Health-Benefits-of-Oatmeal.aspx
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/oatmeal-everyday-powerfood.html

Food for thought:

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