Fit, Filling, and Fun Oatmeal - 9 of my Favorite Breakfast Bowls

Oatmeal is filling, healthy, and easy to make. As we lean towards a plant based diet, it has protein, iron, and fiber. You can add almost any fruit, nut, seed, or superfood to increase health benefits and enjoyment of this warm and wonderful breakfast bowl.


I make my oatmeal with Bob's Red Mill Rolled Oats, but you can use whichever type you like as your base. You simply boil water or a type of non-dairy milk to make a hot and hearty oatmeal bowl.

I like to add maple syrup, cinnamon, and salt to my cooked oatmeal to taste. Then, I serve a portion to my husband just like that (he likes it plain!)

Next, I add Chia seeds and some water for my son and I. Chia has more Omega-3, by weight than salmon! It is also high in protein, iron, fiber, and calcium.

My son's oatmeal is done with any type of nut butter and a dab of jelly.

The rest of the oatmeal on this page is MY oatmeal. 

I go crazy with cooking food into my hot, maple-syrupy oatmeal. Everything from bananas, to cocao and and frozen berries get cooked in. You can cook your fruit or other add-ins into the oatmeal or place them on top after it's done. The more items you cook into your oatmeal, the more water you will need to add.

I like my oatmeal on the thick side, but if you want it creamy, add more liquid. When I add different foods to cook in my oatmeal, I always add more water as well.

Foods I cook into my oatmeal:

Salt

Chia seeds

Cinnamon

Maple Syrup

Frozen berries

Fresh berries

Sliced banana

Cocao powder

Apple

Nut butter

or anything else you can think of...

Foods to top my oatmeal:

Strawberries

Raspberries

Blackberries

Blueberries

Berries - ANY berries

Banana

Apple

Pecans

Walnuts

Almonds

Peanut Butter

Almond Butter

Jam, jelly, or fruit preserves

Chocolate Chips

Sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds

etc.

Here are some of my favorite Oatmeal bowls:

1. Oatmeal topped with peanut butter, chocolate chips, raspberries, and pumpkin seeds.



2. Oatmeal with Chia seeds and bananas, cooked in, and topped with nut butter, lingonberry jelly, blueberries, pecans, and pumpkin seeds.

3. Oatmeal, with cocao powder, cinnamon, maple syrup, and salt cookied in and topped with almond butter, banana, chocolate chips, and strawberry jelly.

4. Oatmeal, with frozen mixed berries, maple syrup and bananaas cooked in and topped with almond butter, strawberry jelly and blackberries.

5. Oatmeal with Chia seeds, salt, maple syrup, banana, and frozen mixed berries cooked in.

6. Chocolate and peanut butter lovers bowl... 

See the recipe for my Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal I topped with fresh strawberries and chocolate chips.

7. Oatmeal with apples, cinnamon, and maple syrup cooked in. It's kinda like apple pie.

8. Oatmeal, Chia seeds, blueberries, maple syrup, cinnamon salt. on top: Almond butter,  MORE blueberries, pecans, Organic Lingonberry Preserves

9. Oatmeal, with Chia seeds, banana, frozen strawberries, salt, maple syrup cooked in and topped with almond butter, pecans, raspberries and a strawberry heart.

Where to buy all the food:

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Amazon - these items also happen to be on Subscribe and Save so you can get a 15% discount for purchasing 5 items in an order:

Bob's Red Mill Organic Oats Rolled Thick,
organic Cocoa
organic cinnamon

Organic Peanut Butter - Costco
Organic Berries and Preserves - Coscto

Organic Maple Syrup - Trader Joes

Organic Nuts - Braga Organic Farms

Organic Almond Butter and misc fruit/berries - www.farmfreshtoyou.com (only delivers in California)

Vegan Organic Bittersweet Chocolate Chips (70% Cacao)

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