oatmeal

my husband eats oatmeal practically EVERY day. if it's not his breakfast, then its his late night snack. i have it occasionally, but i have never gotten too creative with it. until....i started following Kath Eats Real Food and became intrigued and completely amazed at her countless oatmeal "recipes." Here is a carrot cake oatmeal recipe that i am excited to try:

Combine in a saucepan:

• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup skim milk (or other milky substance)
• 1/2 cup water
• 50 grams of shredded carrot (about half of a SMALL carrot – maybe 1/4 a cup?)
• Half a mango, diced (could also use pineapple, as Liz suggested)
• Pinch of salt

Turn heat to medium and stir occasionally until mixture comes almost to a boil and most of the liquid is absorbed, which takes about 5-7 minutes. When oats are done, stir in

• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp brown sugar (optional)

Toppings:

While oats are cooking:

• Make “icing” by blending 1 oz (about 2 tbsp) of non-fat plain greek yogurt with 1 tsp maple syrup.
• Toast about 1 tbsp chopped pecans in the microwave.

Assembly:

1. Pour oats into bowl.
2. Top with 1 tbsp shredded unsweetened coconut (you could use sweetened, but I’d use a little bit less if so)
3. Sprinkle on pecans.
4. Drizzle icing on top…..

like i said, there are countless recipes, but here are a few other photos that i keep drooling over and will make some day.

peanut butterscotch toffee crunch

sunny side oats

cocoa coconut butter

blackberry graham cottage cheese oats

trail mix

 check out kath's blog for tons of oatmeal recipes and other great recipes! anyone else have any good oatmeal ideas??