A Healthy Breakfast – Oatmeal, Milk and More

My breakfast

Some time ago I discovered the best breakfast I’ve ever had. It basically consists of the following ingredients:

oats
low-fat milk
cinnamon
1/2 banana or some other fruits
chia or other type of seeds (sometimes)

Of course I’ve eaten oats before (and other type of cereals too), but this particular recipe is the best for me.

The recipe:

I take 1/3 cup of oats, I add milk until the cup is almost full and I let the oats soak through the night (in the fridge).
In the morning, I heat a little bit the cup (just to get it to room temperature), I add 1/2 banana (sliced) or other fruits and some cinnamon. Sometimes I also add chia seeds, but when I do this, I must let the chia seeds soak for at least 10 minutes.

The recipe resembles a little bit with classic porridge, but I don’t have time to boil the milk and cook the oats in it. Porridge is probably good too, but takes way too much time. I just mix the oats with the milk (it takes me literally 2 minutes) and go to bed. No time for porridge in the morning either.

Benefits of my oatmeal breakfast

Almost ready-made in morning, easy to eat. (If you don’t feel like preparing food, you can just grab the cup with the oatmeal, take a spoon and just eat it)
Healthy, good digestion
It’s a good start if you want to be skinny. It keeps you full and doesn’t make you fat.
Accessibility: you can get the ingredients from any store and also they are rather cheap.
You could also eat a BIO version or even a vegan one with almond milk instead of classic milk.
You could mix it with tons of other ingredients (seeds, fruits, even chocolate).
Doesn’t make you feel dizzy or sleepy or whatever after eating it. A lot of people don’t feel good after eating breakfast. Well, you will probably feel good after this breakfast (but remember to use a low-fat milk).

Common questions

Will it taste funny if it sits 10 hours (overnight) in the fridge? – Nope.
Do I really need to let it overnight? – Yes. The oats are tastier if soaked and a lot healthier.
What will I eat when I get bored with it? – You can’t really get bored with it because you can always add new ingredients.
Will I get skinny if I eat oatmeal? – A little bit, yes.

P.S. Although my oatmeal cup isn’t very fancy (the one in the first photo), some girls really like to decorate and mix their oatmeal. I personally don’t like to play with food, but… if you really don’t have anything better to do in the morning, you could decorate your oatmeal 🙂 . Whatever you do, stay healthy!