Hot Oatmeal Cereal
Liven Up Your Breakfast With Flair
But Still Retain Diabetic Health
You already realize how hot oatmeal cereal can be a benefit to your diabetic health, but are you getting a little tired of its bland flavor? Even though you might like to do it, eating oatmeal cookies all day, every day doesn't seem to be a smart idea either. So what can you do to make that hot cereal taste just a little bit better each morning? Quick Stir-In Ideas For VarietyEvery day in and out during the cold winter months makes that bowl of oatmeal taste so warm and inviting. But after a while, you reach the point, I'm really getting kind of tired of the same old thing. So to liven up that oatmeal for the entire winter through, switch off and on with some of these ideas and watch those winter months just breeze by because you can hardly wait until breakfast time each and every day.- instead of adding sugar or another artificial sweetener to your hot oatmeal cereal, mix in any combination of fresh or frozen fruits for an instant boost of vitamins, minerals and nutrients which will boost your overall nutritional health. A popular version is try the following Banana Oatmeal but you can substitute any fruit which is your favorite.
- Banana Oatmeal
Ingredients - 3 cups water
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 1 1/3 cups old-fashioned (not quick-cooking) oatmeal
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 bananas, peeled and diced in small pieces
Bring water and sea salt to a boil over high heat. Stir in oats and cinnamon. Reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Continue heating until oatmeal becomes desired consistency. Stir in diced banana or fruit of your choice. Cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Serve.
- try a trail mix version of hot cereal. Add 2 T. roasted no salt peanuts, some dried fruit pieces, seeds or any other nuts of your choice
- are you the cinnamon and sugar soft pretzel type of personality but you realize that is now off-limits. Try this slight variation to re-capture that longed for taste. Add a sprinkling of cinnamon to your hot oatmeal and then add some stevia or agave nectar to suit your taste.
- for some delicious apple pie flavor, add a 1/4 cup chopped apple (with the skins intact), 1 T. raisins, 1 T. chopped almonds and sprinkle lightly with some apple pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg and clove). Stir thoroughly and enjoy.
- for another fall season favorite, how about some pumpkin pie? Stir in 2T. low-fat vanilla yogurt, 1 T. sugarfree pumpkin butter, 1 tsp stevia or agave nectar and a sprinkling of pumpkin pie spice.
And for the ultimate taste and flavor combination, wow yourself or any guest with the following quick-to-fix version of hot oatmeal cereal. This version is so very close to that absolute favorite, the Bacon and Tomato Sandwich or with a few quick substitutions, you can turn it into a western omelet.Bacon And Tomato Hot Oatmeal servings 1: 13 gram carbohydrates
Ingredients- 1/2 cup hot cooked cereal
- 2 T. chopped tomato
- 2T. shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
- 1 slice turkey bacon, cooked and chop (substitute diced ham for the omelet version>
- 1T. thinly sliced green onions
- 1/2 hard boiled egg, diced
Sprinkle all the ingredients on top of your hot cereal, stir and enjoy.So obviously, becoming tired of that same old bland flavor of oatmeal just became a little bit harder. Learn to add any of your favorite flavor combinations to your cooked hot oatmeal for a new breakfast time treat.
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