Sometimes the best part of waking up is what you can look forward to for breakfast, especially on the weekends!
Unless, you hate breakfast, then you might disagree….
Growing up we are always told, breakfast is the most important meal and there were times when my mother had to chase me around until I ate mine before school!
Now as an adult, I rarely go a day without eating breakfast. I’ve found that eating a nutritious breakfast has allowed me to stay in my consistent weight and get great results at the gym. Whenever I skip breakfast, I tend to eat more throughout the day, which ends up being way more than what I would’ve had for breakfast. Honestly, this is something that I notice a lot of people doing. The first thing I always ask people when they say they are gaining weight is if they are eating a nutritious breakfast, and the answer is always no. Of course, you know your body best and you should always do what works for you!
Best Quick Oatmeal’s:
I know we are all busy, so breakfast can be a tough thing to put in our morning routine, but I think you have to prepare for it. They say most people succeed because they plan on it. If you work a 9-5 job, bring your breakfast with you to work. Overnight oatmeal’s are super easy to make and there are a billion recipes on Pinterest for them.
I’ve been enjoying the Q’ia ones for work, they’re honestly the best quick oats and they have superfoods in them! I just put a little peanut butter and sometimes blueberries and I have a quick and easy healthy breakfast! I don’t like to go for Quaker ones as I find they tend to have not so great ingredients in them.
Here are the Q’ia one’s on Amazon. They are more pricey than regular, but I promise they are worth it. I’ve also have tried Umpqua oats and they are equally amazing. You can just buy a package of them on Amazon, and you are good to go for a quick, healthy breakfast and you don’t have to eat the Quaker ones, with tons of sugar. I do find the Q’ia ones sometimes do need a little sweetener and I tend to add a little bit of honey. Great thing about that is you get to control how much you want in it and it’s not any artificial sweetener.
Recipes:
The next oatmeal recipe I have is one that is a stable for me. I tend to have it more on the weekends as it takes more time to prepare. The key ingredient that makes it extra good is adding a banana. If you don’t like bananas, another way to make it creamy is by adding MCT oil or coconut oil. But seriously, adding a banana is a game changer.
You can add whatever toppings you want or have on hand and get creative with it. This recipe is super nutritious and very filling. If you have a long day ahead, I highly recommend you try this one!
Few notes: you can add sweetener of your choice such as maple syrup, honey, liquid stevia
Creamy Banana Blueberry Oatmeal
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (mine were gluten free from Trader Joe’s)
- 1 cup water or milk of your choice
- 1 banana
- Salt
- 1/4 cup-1/2 cup frozen blueberries
- 1 tbsp. chia seeds
- Cinnamon
- Honey or sweetener of your choice
- Toppings of your choice: pictured is goji berries, raspberries and coconut flakes. Other options could be peanut butter, nuts, cinnamon, strawberries, frozen cherries, shaved almonds….
Directions:
1) Bring oatmeal and water to a boil and add a pinch of salt
2) Slice up your banana and add it to your oatmeal
3) Bring the heat down once it has come to a full boil, stirring occasionally
4) Once the oatmeal has soaked up ½ of the liquid, add in the frozen blueberries
5) Next, add in your chia seeds and cinnamon and stir everything together. At this point, everything should be very creamy and don’t worry if your banana isn’t fully incorporated. If you want it to be, just mash it in more.
6) Remove from heat and add in a bowl. Add your toppings of choice
This next one is one that I’ve been experimenting with and loving for mornings when I want something sweeter. This one involves chocolate and I don’t know about you, but I think chocolate is what makes a good morning, a great one! 🙂
This one is still healthy-ish, but it’s also good for the soul!
I love the chocolate and strawberry combo, so if you do too, then definitely give this one a try! I didn’t think to add any peanut butter to this one, but I’m sure that would be a great addition as well.
Chocolate and Strawberry Oatmeal
Ingredients:
- ½ cup rolled oats
- 1 cup water or milk of your choice
- 1 tbsp mct oil or coconut oil
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1-2 tbsp cacao powder
- Honey or maple syrup or stevia
- Dark chocolate of your choice
- Strawberries
Directions:
1) Bring oatmeal and water to a boil and add a pinch of salt
2) Add in your MCT oil or coconut oil, cinnamon and vanilla
3) Mix in cacao powder and sweetener of your choice – as much or as little as you’d like. Cacao tends to have a bitter taste to it alone, so be careful to not put too much.
4) Remove from heat, add in to a bowl and decorate with strawberries and pieces of dark chocolate.
Both recipes are my go-to’s, although, I do tend to gravitate towards the first one more. You can really make these recipes your own by putting in anything that you like. I always add peanut butter to my oatmeal, which just makes it even better – especially with the banana combo. Once you’ve tried these, I’m sure they will become your stable as well! Who said oatmeal had to be boring right! 🙂
Thanks for reading, hope you have an amazing day ahead!
All the best,
Ozzy
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“I’ll eat some breakfast, and change the world.” – Unknown
almond butter, half scoop of protein powder, 
flax oil, wheat germ, green superfood packet, frozen banana and a little bit of frozen blueberries. The superfood packet, I received as a sample and wanted to give it a try, but it’s definitely not necessary as you are already putting in kale for your greens. If you do not have kale, spinach is a great alternative. Also, if you are curious about the benefits of wheat germ and flax oil, you can check out my post 
cacao nibs on top for a little bit of crunch. I know it may not look appetizing, but it tastes amazing. Like I’ve said, you cannot taste the greens.
