Oats is a fulfilling, nutritious and complete whole grain- food - high in fiber, a good source of complex carbs, vitamins, minerals, proteins, antioxidantes and is gluten free.
It's a great breakfast to start the day, but the plain oatmeal prepared just with water doesn't sound tasty. The goods news is that it can be fixed without adding too many calories!
It's a great breakfast to start the day, but the plain oatmeal prepared just with water doesn't sound tasty. The goods news is that it can be fixed without adding too many calories!
Let's start with the Base recipe.
Ingredients:
- 5 tablespoons of steel cut oats or old fashioned oats (previously soaked for 5 hours or overnight)
- The double of water
- Cinnamon
In a bowl, pour the oatmeal
Making it tastier- Options:
- add fresh fruit + honey + unsalted roasted nuts
- add slices of banana or /and strawberries + pieces of dark chocolate + unsalted roasted nuts
- add unsweetened nut butter + fresh fruit + unsalted roasted nuts
- add unsweetened nut butter + dark chocolate + fresh fruit + unsalted roasted nuts
Can also be added:
- Flax seeds
- Wheat germ
- Chia seeds
- Sunflower seeds
- Hemp seeds
- Pumpkin seeds
- Dried fruits (dates, apricots,plums, etc)
However for some people the texture of the oatmeal itself is the problem. In that case, there are other ways of eating the versatil oats:
- Overnight oats
- Oats with greek yogurt and fruit
- Oats and banana pancakes
- Oats granola bar
- Oats biscuit
- Oats cake
- Oats crepe
- Oats smoothie
- Oats bread
Benefits of eating oats regularly
- Improves cholesterol levels
- Lowers blood sugar levels
- Reduces the risk of heart diseases
- Relieves constipation and regulates the intestine
- Is very filling and may help to reduce weight
