So I've been on an oatmeal kick lately. I have always loved oatmeal- but I usually get the instant kind (strawberries and cream to be exact). But I've since switched to regular oatmeal that you cook over the stove. It's healthy (depending on what you add to it), it's cheap and it's fairly easy. It is definitely not as quick as instant but I really love that I have control over what I eat and how I start my day.
I definitely cannot do the plain oatmeal with a little honey in it- it's not enough flavor in the morning and it reminds me that I'm eating a healthy cheap breakfast. On pinterest I recently saw a recipe for apple pie oatmeal. I don't use all the ingredients but it opened my eyes to the idea that you can have more flavor in your oatmeal. With this recipe, you put the apple and cinnamon in with the oatmeal- so by the time it's done you've got baked apples flavored with cinnamon then I add a little honey and I'm off to a healthy breakfast!
I recently saw an idea for chocolate oatmeal with cocoa powder. The recipe calls for sugar but I read that if you add zero calorie sweetener instead it adds great flavor as well.
I'm going to try this asap- getting a little chocolate fix in the morning is never a bad thing!
I'm telling you, you've got to try a heaping spoonful of pure pumpkin, nutmeg, cinnamon and a big squirt of honey. My healthy alternative to Pumpkin Pie for breakfast :-)
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