Really. Put down that quaker oats packet! That is not oatmeal! It's glue-y and oversweet and I'm pretty sure those things don't have any real oatmeal in them anyway.
The cast of characters:
Regular oatmeal (not the instant kind), an apple, and boiling water. (Brown sugar and cinnamon join the party later)
Peel and dice your apple and place it in the boiling water (1 cup water for a single serving). Add 1/2 cup oatmeal and wait 5 minutes. I promise, once you eat it this way, getting up 5 minutes earlier for real oatmeal won't seem like an issue at all.
Top with brown sugar and cinnamon! It'll be hard to wait until it's cool enough to eat.
This keeps you feeling full til lunch like fake packet oatmeal never could. While the brown sugar does provide a bit of energy right away, all the fiber in the oatmeal and apple cause the glucose to be released more slowly into your body so you don't crash and stay satisfied!
3 comments:
Isn't most of an apple's fiber in its skin? Either way, I think you've convinced me to move on to real oatmeal.
about half (according to this nutrition software I use, I'm not actually an expert) of the apple's fiber is in its skin. So still a good source, and oatmeal is a great source of fiber also.
I made it this morning and it was yummy. I think the apples were in too long though, they got super mushy. And I think it needed more brown sugar and cinnamon. But delicious!
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