My usual breakfast is a lovely little combo of Fage 0% Greek Yogurt (“yogret” as my niece would say), topped with 1/2 a cup of strawberries, and a tablespoon of sliced almonds with 2 slices of Canadian bacon on the side. Â The Greek yogurt tends to have more protein than regular yogurt, so with that plus the Canadian bacon and sliced almonds I usually get enough protein to tide me over until lunch. Â The strawberries are for sheer yummy deliciousness and to get in one of the recommended 5 daily servings of fruit and veggies. Â I really enjoy this breakfast it would generally keep me satiated from ~7am to noon. Â That is, until recently…
In addition to my usual daily workouts I’m now training for a Susan G. Komen 3-day walk. Â That means that for about 3/5 weekdays I’m walking an extra 3-5 miles and on the weekends I’m now walking 6-8 miles. Â The weekend distance will continue to grow as I get closer to my 3-Day walk in October, during which time I will walk 60 miles in 3 days. Â So I guess I’m burning a lot more calories because, lately, the lovely yogurt and berries combo is just not cutting the mustard. Â By 10am I am STARVING! Â My stomach is NOTICEABLY Â growling during my therapy sessions, and I have to remind myself that it would neither be professional, nor sanitary to sneak bites of the things I’m feeding to my dysphagia (swallowing) patients.
So, I am searching for a yummy, healthy, breakfast that’s gonna have a little more “stick-to-it-ness” (yes, I made that up) than my typical breakfast. Â You’ve noticed in my blog roll and by a couple of my posts that I am a fan of Kath Eats Real Food. Â It’s a blog that began as a twenty-something girl’s weight loss journey and through her journey decided that she wanted to go back to school to become a Registered Dietician. Â It’s all about healthy living. Â Kath, the author, is a HUGE fan of oatmeal and makes more variations of it that I would have ever thought possible.
I have never eaten oatmeal. Â It looks like a gray, lumpy, pile of mush. Â I will admit, though, that smelling someone cooking up a cinnamony bowl of it would pique my curiosity but then I’d take a look at it and think “Nope. Â Just can’t do it.” Â But since I’m trying new things and oatmeal is generally regarded as a heart-healthy, relatively low calorie, protein-rich breakfast…and I am on the lookout for such a breakfast…I thought, “Why not. Â Let’s give it a shot.” Â If I’m going to do this, it’s got to be yummy. Â So I went to the Oatmeal Master…Kath. Â She has a video on how to make her Kath Classic Oatmeal on her site followed by recipes for numerous variations.
And, what do ya know… I liked it! Â So much so that I looked down at my bowl and realized that, while perusing my favorite blogs over breakfast (second breakfast, actually since I was starving after walking 8 mi this a.m.), I had inadvertently eaten my Kath Classic Oatmeal into the shape of a heart.
(Side note – Kath’s video recipe leaves out salt, but both her written recipe on the site and the instructions on the back of the Quaker Old Fashioned Oats container call for a little salt. Â The salt is needed and I’m definitely going to add it next time.)
The moral of this story – Trying new things won’t kill ya, and you might even like what you try! Â Needless to say, I’m looking forward to many more oatmeal adventures!
Cheers!
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Wine Girl, where can I find out more from Kath? My girls LOVE oatmeal and crave it ALL day long! Always looking for more ways to please the girls and their love for oatmeal. Thanks for the blog!