How many of you lot swallow oatmeal? How many of you lot similar to swallow oatmeal for breakfast? How many of you lot truly similar oatmeal? Or produce you lot forcefulness yourself to quaff a bowl of oatmeal because you lot know it is salubrious together with skillful for you lot together with that's why you lot swallow it? How many of you lot loathe Oatmeal???
Well, I was i of them. I used to loathe oatmeal!!! I used to country that I volition never e'er ever swallow 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 inward my mouth. How tin anyone swallow that???Anything if made good tin hold out relished! I know that I don't similar my oatmeal besides dry, don't similar it bland. I similar it good cooked, amongst a shine consistency amongst lots of fruits together with nuts! And together with so regular, evidently oatmeal becomes irresistible oatmeal! I select establish that steel-cut oats give a ameliorate texture than the sometime fashioned oats. I function far fifty-fifty healthier I add together a tablespoon of Flaxmeal together with a teaspoon of chia seeds. This served amongst a whole banana together with a loving cup of java is my breakfast nearly days of the week.
Servings: 1
Ingredients :
Oatmeal : 1/4 loving cup ( I used Trader Joe's steel-cut quick oatmeal). Any oatmeal tin hold out used.
Water: 1 cup
Almond milk: 1/2 cup( regular milk tin hold out 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: ii 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 function on cooking until the oatmeal had reached the desired consistency.
Take this inward a bowl. Top amongst 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 hold out healthier.
I volition bet that after eating this bowl of oatmeal you lot volition non hold out hungry for a long fourth dimension together with you lot would never country 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 spell cooking gives it a squeamish creamy texture together with prevents the oatmeal from beingness dry.
If you lot innovation to swallow the oatmeal slightly later on than the fourth dimension when it was cooked, together with so brand certain it is a niggling to a greater extent than liquidy when done. The argue beingness the oatmeal absorbs fluid every bit fourth dimension goes by.
You tin role whatsoever fruits/ nuts of your selection 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 inward fiber together with has a depression glycemic index. It is thus peachy for diabetics due to it's depression glycemic index. It is heart-healthy, helps cut down 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:
The to a greater extent than nosotros elaborate our way of communication, the less nosotros communicate. J. B. Priestley