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Oatmeal recommendation?
Anyone have any they recommend I try? The breakfast aisle is a little overwhelming. Anyone try making their own steel cut oats? I'm not normally a fan of oatmeal but would really like to find one that I would like eating for breakfast. TIA!
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Re: Oatmeal recommendation?
I like Quaker Weight Control Banana Bread flavor. It's pretty filling and tastes good without added sweetener. It's my go to breakfast during the week. I sometimes cut apples into it as well.
I also recently tried Better Oats Lavish Dark Chocolate. It's chocolate oatmeal, which is pretty weird. Definitely not something I would buy regularly, but interesting!
Judging
I love quick 1 minute oats made with water and then add brown sugar. Not a big fan of the instant packets and the quick 1 min really is quick...
I just use regular Quaker rolled oats (NOT instant/quick oats--I don't like the texture of instant oats). I prepare them according to the directions, but I replace some of the water with milk, and I add a splash of vanilla. While the oats are boiling, I toast slivered almonds in a separate pan, and then just as the oats are finishing, I add the toasted almonds, dried cranberries, cinnamon and brown sugar.
This is my standard, but I sometimes use pecans instead of almonds, or other dried or fresh fruit that I have on hand. Sometimes I add a little bit of shredded coconut or flax seeds, etc.
Takes just 5 minutes!
I've used whole oats in the past--the kind that come in the tin and take ~20 min. to prepare, and I remember they were really good, but I haven't quite been motivated enough to spend the extra time on my oatmeal
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