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Healthy Oatmeal Ideas and Toppings
By Diane Hanson
If your idea of oatmeal is just oats, milk and a sprinkling of brown sugar, then you're in for a pleasant surprise. Helloooo...oats and brown sugar is SO yesterday; it only reminds me of my grandma!
There are many ingredients which you can add to dress things up....so, why are you still eating that bowl of boring, mushy oatmeal? Here are a few delicious, healthy oatmeal ideas and toppings to brighten up your day!
1. To get more calcium into your diet, you can add milk or soy milk to oatmeal. Then drizzle in a sweet topping such as honey, maple syrup or applesauce.
2. Toss in a handful of dried fruits including currants, raisins, and dried cranberries, cherries, blueberries, apricots and dates as well as chopped nuts like walnuts, pistachios or almonds. Pumpkin seeds or flax seeds also make delicious oatmeal toppings.
3. Add fresh fruits such as sliced-
4. You can also top your bowl of oatmeal with your favorite granola, a touch of cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, cocoa or even ginger to spice up your breakfast! Here's my favorite way to eat oatmeal – stir in some cocoa powder into a bowl of oatmeal and then top with honey or cinnamon. You'll have a rich chocolatey oatmeal porridge in no time....awesome!
5. For a savory breakfast treat, add feta cheese and black pepper to your bowl of oatmeal porridge.
6. Think out of the box, oatmeal doesn't necessarily mean breakfast! Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a few raspberries to oatmeal; icy cold ice cream and warm oatmeal porridge – heavenly!
7. Want a sinful indulgence? Add chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, butter and brown sugar, whipped cream or crushed candy bars. Add a tablespoon of agave nectar to oatmeal, swirl in caramel sauce, chocolate sauce and then toss in a handful of roasted peanuts, but be warned, this oatmeal recipe can break your calorie bank!!
8. What if you or your family really don’t like oatmeal? You can still get its many
health benefits. Just add rolled oats to your favorite chocolate chip cookie or bar
recipe, or make some oatmeal or oat bran muffins, oatmeal mini-
9. Try this the next time you make meatballs, meatloaf or stuffed mushrooms. Use
rolled oats or quick-
10. Did you know oats are great thickening agents? You can add a tablespoon or two of oatmeal to thicken soups, stews or even smoothies.
With so many oatmeal ideas and toppings to tempt you, will you be having a hearty bowl of oatmeal porridge for breakfast tomorrow?
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