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gratefuldeb67
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by gratefuldeb67 » Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:40 pm
Since Oatmeal, the breakfast of NoS champions, is one of our leaders faves, I thought I'd mention a great way of having your oatmeal and making it somewhat more filling, nutritious, and YUMMY!
Simply add a teaspoon or two of peanut butter into it when you are pouring in the water and milk...
Wow... You will love it!!!
This also solves the problem I had with oatmeal as a meal alone.. There simply wasn't enough protein and staying power when I ate it on it's own, being mainly carbohydrates..
Try it! You'll feel like you are eating a hot peanut butter oatmeal cookie!
Mmmmmmm......
Have a nice day all..
Love,
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Deb
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schmiddtty
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by schmiddtty » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:52 pm
...or for you more serious peanut butter lovers like me...do as I did this morning and follow up that bowl of oatmeal with a spoonfull of the good stuff straight!! It really helped tide me over until lunch today.
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doulachic
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by doulachic » Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:32 pm
that sounds yummy Deb! do you use instant or the cook on the stove type?
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Shameless Hussey
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by Shameless Hussey » Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:14 am
My favorite, from
www.whfoods.org
Perfect Oatmeal
"Make sure you use good quality rolled oats for this recipe instead of quick oats, It is well worth the couple extra minutes of cooking time.
2¼ cups water
dash salt
1 cup regular rolled oats
½ tsp cinnamon
½ cup raisins
¼ cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
1. Combine the water and salt in a small saucepan and turn the heat to high.
2. When the water boils, turn the heat to low, add oatmeal, and cook, stirring, until the water is just absorbed, about 5 minutes. Add cinnamon, raisins, and walnuts, stir, cover the pan and turn off heat. Let set for 5 minutes."
My Sweetie doesn't like walnuts (I do!) so I often cook this up with cashews instead.
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3aday
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by 3aday » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:20 pm
Those oatmeal suggestions sound deeeeeelish.
I have an oatmeal recipe but it's definately only S day material.
As soon as I find the recipe...I'll post it.
It has, um, a little bit of ice cream included
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Sorry!
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creaky
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by creaky » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:40 am
I add a banana to my oatmeal before cooking it for 2 minutes at 70% in the microwave.
I also add chia seed gel to my oatmeal, rice, couscous or any grain I cook. I found out about chia seeds a few weeks ago when researching using fish oil supplements to treat dry eye syndrome. I ordered a trial sample from
http://www.quackcenter.com/seedsofrebellion.html and will order more from
http://menu4life.anthill.com/ . I make 2 cups of chia seed gel by adding 2 tbsp to 2 cups of water, shake well, and let it sit for 48 hours. It gets really thick. I then add the gel to my oatmeal, rice, etc and use it over my salads. It's tasteless and adds the right kinds of fat to my diet.
Creaky
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Beth
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by Beth » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:36 pm
I had oatmeal this am, with an apple cut up in it- yummy! I also had a little container of yogurt to give me some protein, but let me tell you I was unimpressed- it was the whipped yogurt and it really had a NASTY texture to it IMHO. Well, won't be doing THAT again LOL.
Beth
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Jammin' Jan
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by Jammin' Jan » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:54 pm
Oatmeal is my favorite of all favorite breakfasts. I love the peanut butter idea, Deb! Definitely going to try that.
Usually I have mine with raisins and vanilla soymilk.