My diet right now consists of eating the excessive food I have in my kitchen. It’s a good thing I’m not a picky eater. For the last few weeks, I have been eating flavored instant oatmeal. I’m not fond of oatmeal, but we had several boxes that Hubby bought on sale, so I made it go away.
We also had four jars of Skippy’s Natural peanut butter, which is strange because neither of us like natural peanut butter. (I find the oil on top disgusting.) However, I tolerate oatmeal with a spoonful of peanut butter mixed in (it makes a delicious 400 calorie breakfast.)
The instant oatmeal is gone, and we only have one jar of natural peanut butter left. So now I’m moving on in my breakfast food decluttering.
We have two big boxes of old-fashioned oats (the round cardboard containers.) I also have oats in a mason jar in my baking section. It’s time to consume more oats.
Did I mention I’m not fond of oatmeal? I’d heard of overnight oats, but every recipe I found was full of extras that hid the flavor of the oats but added a ton of calories. I tried to make a simple version, and it tasted like paste. So I’m in search mode.
I need a healthy way to eat oats that also tastes good. I considered making breakfast bars or maybe granola. I’m going to research online for some recipes. I don’t want to buy a lot of new ingredients when I’m trying to use up the food in my kitchen.
Do you eat oats? Do you have a good recipe? I have lots of cookie recipes, but I prefer chocolate chip to oatmeal. Hubby loves the oatmeal raisin cookies from the Northern Exposure Cookbook, so I’ll probably be making a batch.
I may not love the food I’m eating, but I love having a pantry that’s not overflowing (as much), so I can stomach it.
Make overnight oats, I have a bowl every morning with a banana, some frozen berries (thawed, lol) and some almonds. I never ate oatmeal until a couple years ago, thought it was gross, now I miss it if I don’t have it.