5 Ways to Wake Up Your Oatmeal
By Marianne Magno
Look forward to your morning meals with these fun but healthy twists to your usual bowl of oats from some of our favorite fit bloggers.
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PBJ Protein Oats
Ingredients
1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
2/3 cup water
1 serving vanilla protein powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
1 tablespoon natural jam or jelly
Directions
1. Combine oats and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat and let oatmeal simmer until 90% of the water is absorbed.
3. Remove from heat and whisk in protein powder and vanilla.
4. Pour oatmeal into a bowl and top with peanut butter and jelly/jam.
-From Janetha, mealsandmovesblog.com
Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal
Ingredients
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup skim milk
1 ripe banana, sliced
2 dashes cinnamon
1/4 cup pureed canned pumpkin
1 dash ground cloves
1 dash ground nutmeg
Handful frozen blueberries (optional)
Directions
1. Put the oats, milk, sliced banana, and cinnamon into a small pot on the stove.
2. Stir continuously over medium high heat for about 5 minutes, or until the mixture gets thick and creamy (and starts bubbling). Stir in the frozen blueberries now, if you like.
3. Turn down heat to medium low and add the canned pumpkin and a dash each of ground cloves and ground nutmeg.
4. Serve hot and enjoy!
-From Anne, fannetasticfood.com
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Chocolate Latte Oatmeal
Ingredients
One packet instant oatmeal
1 tablespoon chocolate granola
1 teaspoon peanut butter
1 tablespoon toasted almonds
1 teaspoon coconut flakes
2 tablespoons brewed coffee
Directions
1. Prepare oatmeal as directed.
2. Stir in granola, peanut butter, almonds, and coconut flakes.
3. Add coffee and enjoy.
-From Katherine, katheats.com
Raspberry Cheesecake Oatmeal
Ingredients
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup water, unsweetened almond milk, or skim milk
1/2 mashed medium banana
Splash of vanilla
2 tablespoons cream cheese (softened for 5 second in microwave)
1 teaspoon powdered sugar (more or less to taste)
Squeeze of lemon juice (optional)
1 tablespoon raspberry preserves
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine oats, water or milk, banana, and vanilla and pour into nonstick sprayed baking dish.
2. Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, and lemon juice. Put into plastic bag, snip off one end and squeeze into two horizontal lines on top of oatmeal. Put raspberry preserves in another plastic bag and squeeze two horizontal lines in between the cream cheese.
3. Drag knife up and down through lines to create a swirl. Bake for 20 minutes. Enjoy!
-From Kristin, iowagirleats.com
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Breakfast Cookie Dough Cereal
Ingredients
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 scoop protein powder
Dash of cinnamon
Pinch of stevia or other sweetener
Pinch of sea salt
Dash of vanila extract
2 tablespoon nut butter
1 cup milk
Directions
1. In a bowl, mix oats, protein powder, cinnamon, sweetener, sea salt, and vanilla extract.
2. Add nut butter and, using a spoon, break up and stir until mixture resembles crumbly cookie dough.
3. Top with milk and then add toppings of your choice.
-From Gina, fitnessista.com
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