trying something new

being the baby of the family meant that sometimes i got babied

my mom made me breakfast and packed me a lunch

up until the day I moved out

sometimes she'd make me oatmeal

she'd put about 1 tablespoon of butter in it and a bunch of brown sugar

it always tasted good but it was never my favorite

boy does time change

and i swear i become more like her each day

(which is good considering how wonderful she is)

i love oatmeal now!

seriously every morning i have my bowl of oatmeal

after working in cardiac however i don't add any butter

i love how it keeps me full for the entire morning

i love eating something warm especially in the winter/fall months

 i love that i am getting a serving of whole grains and fruit

plus it's delicious.. to me

for months i've just added fruit and sugar, maybe some nuts

but lately i've been creative

if your an oatmeal person like me try these add-ins next time

yogurt, any flavor will do

i prefer peach greek yogurt

it adds protein without fat or added sugar

it creates the best creamy texture

throw in some blueberries or strawberries... fantastic!

or today I tried peanut butter

it also adds protein with 'healthy fat'

i thought i'll put some banana in there

i love anything with peanut butter

i wasn't really loving it, didn't have enough flavor

so i added mini dark chocolate chips

that did the trick.

apparently this combo has a name- elvis oatmeal

yum!!

can't wait for tomorrow.

do you eat oatmeal? what do you put in it?