Recipes

ellie b’s Oatmeal
Recipe by ellie b fit

Servings: 1
Prep time: about 5 minutes

Mix up your base dry ingredients ahead of time in baggies or in jars with lids. These are great to store in your desk at work or to pack in your carry on when you travel. You can find hot water at most gas stations or you can even use a Keurig to get hot water to make your oatmeal!

Ingredients

Dry Base

• 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats

• 1 tablespoon of one of the following: ground flax seed, chia seed or hempseed

• nuts/seeds (raw is best): 6 almonds, 6 cashews, 4 walnut halves, 16 pistachios, 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds, 1 tablespoon of pepitas, OR 4 pecan halves

• 1 tablespoon dried cherries, raisins, cranberries, OR chopped dates

• sprinkling of cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, or chia spice

• 1 teaspoon unsweetened finely shredded coconut (optional)

Add In’s

• 1/2 cup – 1 cup of berries of choice, 1 half apple, chopped, 1/2 peach chopped, 1/2 sliced banana…any other fruit

• liquid 2:1 ratio (1 cup liquid to 1/2 cup oats): boiling water, almond milk or other milk of choice. Feel free to add more water or milk here if you like your oatmeal soupier

• 1-2 teaspoons of natural sweetener: honey, brown rice syrup or maple syrup (optional)

Instructions

1. Place all dry ingredients into a jar with a lid or a bowl. Pour boiling water over top and place lid on jar or a plate over the bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes. Stir in any fresh fruit and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts (per serving*): 251 calories, 8 g fat (1 g saturated), 8 g protein, 38 g carbs, 9 g fiber, 5 mg sodium, 5 g sugar
*based on 1/2 cup oats, 1 tablespoon chia seeds, 6 almonds, 1 tablespoon dried cherries

Notes: You can easily adjust the amount of oats, just make sure you adjust the amount of liquid accordingly.

Not enough protein for you? There are 8 grams of protein in this mixture as is, but if you are looking for more there are a couple of options:

• Stir protein powder into your oatmeal before you eat it. Make sure you add some extra liquid if you decide to do this so your oatmeal doesn’t end up too dry and gummy.

• Instead of adding liquid, dump your oatmeal over some greek yogurt or pour some kefir (fermented milk drink – tastes better than that description sounds) over top the top of your oatmeal.

• Hard-boil some eggs or scramble some egg whites and enjoy them along side of your oatmeal.