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I have oatmeal for breakfast almost every day. As such, I've been curious about what McDonalds has been advertising lately. I don't shop there and didn't want to sample it, but I was skeptical given how much I hate the flavored/instant "oatmeal" that you can find at the supermarket.
Apparently I wasn't the only one http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/how-to-make-oatmeal-wrong/?hp . I loved this commentary!
My breakfast is usually 1 of 2 options, unless Brian and I go out somewhere on the weekend (breakfast is his favorite meal):
-I cook 1 cup of steel cut oats on the stove in 4 cups of water over a 20 or so minute period. I do this at night after work, while I'm doing other things around the kitchen or on the first floor. I throw in cinnamon and some craisins, that's it. Then before work I scoop some out of the container and microwave it for a minute (while I'm feeding the bunnies), done!
-If I haven't had the time or forethought to cook a batch of steel oats ahead of time, I cook some old fashioned oats (not instant) on the stove. a 1/2 cup of oats to a cup of water. Get the water boiling while I'm feeding the cats, throw in the oats, cinnnamon and craisins once boiling and cook for 5 minutes (while I'm feeding the bunnies). Done!
Both could be more exciting, but I'm happy with the routine. Both are filling, are food, and have limited sugar (just from the craisins, which probably amount to a tablespoon or less in one breakfast's worth of oatmeal). Nothing beats the smell, taste or texture of it (compared to the alternatives). Since I've been in this routine I just can't eat the instant stuff - flavored or non. The sugars are too fake and too sweet, and the consistency is kind of like glue.
What is your favorite healthy/shortcut food?
Apparently I wasn't the only one http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/how-to-make-oatmeal-wrong/?hp . I loved this commentary!
My breakfast is usually 1 of 2 options, unless Brian and I go out somewhere on the weekend (breakfast is his favorite meal):
-I cook 1 cup of steel cut oats on the stove in 4 cups of water over a 20 or so minute period. I do this at night after work, while I'm doing other things around the kitchen or on the first floor. I throw in cinnamon and some craisins, that's it. Then before work I scoop some out of the container and microwave it for a minute (while I'm feeding the bunnies), done!
-If I haven't had the time or forethought to cook a batch of steel oats ahead of time, I cook some old fashioned oats (not instant) on the stove. a 1/2 cup of oats to a cup of water. Get the water boiling while I'm feeding the cats, throw in the oats, cinnnamon and craisins once boiling and cook for 5 minutes (while I'm feeding the bunnies). Done!
Both could be more exciting, but I'm happy with the routine. Both are filling, are food, and have limited sugar (just from the craisins, which probably amount to a tablespoon or less in one breakfast's worth of oatmeal). Nothing beats the smell, taste or texture of it (compared to the alternatives). Since I've been in this routine I just can't eat the instant stuff - flavored or non. The sugars are too fake and too sweet, and the consistency is kind of like glue.
What is your favorite healthy/shortcut food?
