02/01/08 - Breakfast
02/01/08 - Breakfast
Originally uploaded by Jennifer Laycock
Half of a honeycrisp apple and a bowl of cinnamon spice oatmeal.
Note to self: I really don’t like oatmeal. It’s not all in my head. (Which stinks, because it smells SOOO good…just tastes like…well, goo.)
Breakfast: 210 calories, 2.5 grams fat, 46 carbs, 4.5 grams fiber, 4.5 grams protein
February 1st, 2008 at 10:03 am
Suggestion to make oatmeal alittle less “goo” -
Get some Old-Fashion Oatmeal, not quick cooking type, and put 1/3 cup in large bowl. Add a dash of salt and 2/3 cups of milk (soy or cow) and let sit for a while (one hour is my preference). Toss in some dried fruit, and a sprinkle of nutmeg and/or cinnamon and microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. Top with fresh or frozen fruit, chopped nuts, or whatever and chow down. Add a glass of juice and a slice of hearty wheat bread, toasted and smoothered with applebutter, and you have a breakfast to last for hours.
February 1st, 2008 at 12:04 pm
You should try steel-cut oats. They are like regular oatmeal, only a thousand times better, without the goo. And soooo good for you. (They take longer too cook, but you can cook a bunch and reheat them later. They do well in the microwave with a bit of milk.)
I put a few walnuts in mine as the oats cook simmer and then a handful of dried blueberries toward the end.
Here’s a way to make them with apples. (and you don’t need to use as much butter and sugar on the apples as the recipe says. I used less and it was fine.)
http://kqedbayareabites.blogspot.com/2005/03/steel-cut-my-oats.jsp
February 1st, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Thanks guys! I’ve heard good things about steel cut oats, but I’ll have to make a special trip to Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods to get them. Maybe this weekend.
In the meantime, I picked up some Kashi GoLean Crunch (which I love) and some good granola I can have with yogurt. Both of those are much higher in fat than standard oatmeal though, so if the steel cut work, that’d be good.
Time is the challenge though. If they do reheat well, it’s certainly worth a shot to make some on Sunday.