What the British call “porridge”, I call the best desk breakfast EVAH. I say “desk breakfast” because this is what I usually eat at my desk at work if I don’t have enough time in the morning to make eggs and toast. Perhaps this would be better called the best lazyman’s breakfast EVAH. Whatever, I love my oats. They’re so easy and healthy and satisfying. And low calorie to boot! Here’s how to make them:
Monica’s Ultimate Oats
1 serving
Ingredients:
1/2 cup rolled oats
1 cup of water
sultanas or raisins (optional)
milk (optional)
salt to taste
Combine water, oats, raisins, and salt in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave again for 30 seconds. Stir. Repeat until oats are at desired consistency. Pour milk on top if desired.
Combine water, oats, raisins, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until oats are at desired consistency. Pour milk on top if desired.
vanilla protein powder, various fruits, maple syrup or honey if you’re naughty, butter if you’re really naughty
Nutritional Info:
Plain Oats:
Calories: 156
Fat: 2.5
Protein: 6.5
Carbs: 27
Fiber: 4
Oats with 25 raisins:
Calories: 195
Fat: 2.5
Protein: 6.9
Carbs: 37
Fiber: 4.5
Oats with 1/2 cup of skim milk:
Calories: 198
Fat: 2.6
Protein: 10.5
Carbs: 33
Fiber: 4
Oats with 1/2 cup of skim milk & 25 raisins:
Calories: 237
Fat: 2.6
Protein: 10.9
Carbs: 43
Fiber: 4.5
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There’s this man, we’ll call him Quaker, he makes excellent variations of this that come already flava filled and ready to eat! Even better, you can use hot spout on the Ozarka “Spring” Water from the the kitchenette at work to brew it up super quick when you’re busy scheduling surgeries or posting to your blog! It’s what’s the astronauts eat, so I hear.
those are quick oats! which don’t have the same creamy goodness that the ‘old skool’ oats have. AND quick oats have higher GI than regular rolled oats. AND that flavor that Quaker uses is all sugar, some of it artificial, and has no nutritional value whatsoever!
Look at some of the garbage that’s in Quaker’s Instant Blueberries and Cream Oatmeal: sugar, creaming agent (maltodextrin, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, whey, sodium caseinate), blueberry FLAVORED fruit piece (dried figs, dried CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, modified food starch, sugar, dextrose, glycerine, blueberry co ncentrate, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, artificial flavor, citric acid, blue 2 lake, red 40 lake).
They are not even real blueberries!! They created a blueberry-esque concretion out of sugar and fat! Oh my god!!!
Call me finicky, but I like every aspect of my meal to count: you might say I’m in search of the “whole package”!
:o)
try cinnamon and maple syrup with your oatmeal…mmm yummy.d