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One of my favourite clean foods is oatmeal. It’s amazingly good for you: it’s a whole grain containing lots of insoluble and soluble fiber. Cooked oats are incredibly filling – keeping you feeling satisfied for a long time!
But oatmeal seems to be a food people love or hate. And honestly, I think some people who hate oatmeal are sadly misinformed – I wouldn’t be impressed by sugary mushy instant oats from a package either.
But there are so many things you can add to oatmeal to make the change from boring and bland to amazing, while still keeping it a clean and healthy breakfast!
First, start with rolled oats, not instant! Instant turns to mush once cooked 
Combine 1 part oats with 2 parts liquid (I usually use 1/3 C oats, 1/3 C water, 1/3 C milk). I also add 1 tbsp flax meal.
Add a dash of salt, and bring to a boil. Don’t leave out the salt! Unless you’ve been told from a doctor to watch your sodium intake, a little salt will do wonders for your cooking – especially for grains. Don’t be scared of a little salt!
The secret to creamy and sweet oats? Banana! Add 1/2 a banana, chopped, to your bubbling oats. The browner the banana, the sweeter your oats will be.
Continue to boil for a few minutes, stirring often. Voila! Tasty, creamy, healthy oatmeal.
But you’re not done yet; you still have boring oats! Add some toppings to your oatmeal! Suggestions:
- Nut butters
- Nuts
- Fruit
- Granola
Who could hate a bowl of PB&J oats?
Or my tasty combination of this morning: Thanksgiving Oatmeal!
Along with the banana, I added 1/3 C unsweetened applesauce, and pinches of nutmeg + cinnamon + ginger. Topped with pumpkin butter.
It tasted like a mixture of pumpkin + apple pies. Delicious!
Are you an oatmeal lover or hater? If you love oatmeal, what’s your favourite oatmeal topping?
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE OATMEAL!
Such a versatile food. Porridge, fruit crisps, cereal, granola bars, cakes, cookies, muffins. We go through the stuff like you wouldn’t believe!
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i love oatmeal, but you know sadly enough i don’t eat it all that much! what are you favorite combos?
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Allison Reply:
October 11th, 2009 at 8:33 am
Lizzy – my favorite is blueberries + almonds!
Michelle – I’m going to look for rice flakes and try your savory oats! yum!
Meg – sometimes they are called quick oats. If they’re not instant, they’re probably rolled
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I am so excited to try this stuff!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway girl
On another note, I am in love with all things oatmeal… I can’t believe I had missed out on all the possible deelish flavor combos before getting into the blog world. What else can you put peanut butter and chocolate in and call brekkie
I made some savory oats w/ eggs this morning – first time with these – soooo goooood!! 
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I love oatmeal! I used to eat it all the time for breakfast but now I just do fruit but I still love oatmeal. I always loved a little maple syrup, raisins, and cinnamon. Yum!
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Oh yummm. I love oatmeal! I think regular almond butter might be my favorite. And congrats on your guest post!!
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I love overnight oats with dried strawberries, pumpkin, and almond butter. Great guest post on CNC! I love doing guest posts!
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I looooove oatmeal! I incorporate it into breakfast about 5 days a week. I love pumpkin stirred into my oatmeal with some brown sugar, cinnamon and topped with cranberry sauce. Yum!
Other favorite combo is to cook the oatmeal with a ripe banana and some cocoa powder and then top with nut butter.
Now I want breakfast!
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I agree with the salt. It makes such a difference!
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I have just started eating oatmeal a few times a week. I LOVE it! I like to top mine with pb or add pumpkin to it!
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I love oats! I usually mix in vanilla and cinnamon, banana to sweeten and yogurt for creaminess! I have been adding some Kashi for crunch too!
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I love oatmeal..however as a Celiac I can’t eat it..even if it’s the gluten free kind. however, I have rice flakes and let me tell you my fav way to eat is with fried onion/zuch w/ 1 egg cracked into it. Fry veggies, add water/milk, oats..cook..add egg, s/p AMAZING!!! Savoury Oats I call them. They stay with me for HOURS.
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great tutorial! I’m definitely oatmeal lover! favorite toppins? mmmm….so many…. almond butter, blueberries, raspberries, coconut…. etc.
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I can’t find rolled oats! Where do you get yours?
As for oats toppings, I added frozen berries to mine this morning and it was delicious!
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Great tribute to oatmeal! Love those two creations…complete deliciousness!
Have a great day Allison!
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PBJ oats are SO good. i love the taste fusion going on there. hooray for oats!
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Oatmeal lover, most definitely! I eat it every single day, but lately it’s been in the form of the breakfast cookie.
http://healthnut-em.blogspot.com/2009/06/and-winner-isplus-breakfast-cookie.html
I love peanut butter and dark chocolate as toppings.
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I like to add frozen blueberries while it is cooking so it all turns bright purple
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