Are you a volume eater?
I definitely am! One of my favourite snack combinations is pumpkin oatmeal. It’s a huge volume of food, for a pretty small amount of calories. Which leaves lots of room for toppings 
To make the amount of volume this snack contains even more apparent, to myself, my stomach and the blog, I decided to serve it in a measuring cup! I mixed together:
- 2/3 cup plain, non-fat yogurt
- 1/3 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 tbsp Stevia baking blend (could also use sugar)
- dash vanilla extract
- dash cinnamon
Topped with 1/2 tbsp heaven in a jar (Nutella!) and 1/3 cup Nature’s Path Crunch Maple Sunrise cereal. (I love Nature’s Path products – the ingredients are all organic, real foods, and the ingredient lists are relatively short. Plus, they package their products environmentally friendly. I was really excited when they offered to send me a few new products to try – a review is coming soon!)
Pumpkin Yogurt is such a filling snack! I like it even better if I mix it up a few hours ahead of time, giving the pumpkin, yogurt, cinnamon and vanilla time to meld together into one, resulting in a taste reminiscent of pumpkin pie. (Note: I did not say it was just like pumpkin pie – it’s still yogurt! )
Are you a volume eater? I definitely am! It’s one of the reasons I love oatmeal so much 
Do you serve anything in odd dishes for portion control? I always eat ice cream out of coffee mugs – it’s way more fun than a bowl, and I know it’s about 1/2 cup!
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I am a HUGE volume eater!! I love feeling full, so eating a lot for a little calories is a big deal for me. I am always looking for new ways to up the volume without the calories!
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I am a huge volume eater! My salad plates are bigger than my head!
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Oh definitely, I love oatmeal for the same reason
Lauren @ Eater not a runner´s last blog ..Penguins, Lemurs and Kangaroos…oh my!
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I am totally a volume eater! Pumpkin does such a great job for people like us
Cute measuring cup!
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I eat ice cream out of coffee mugs too! I’ve done it my whole life and it feels weird to eat it out of bowls haha.
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I’m definitely a volume eater! And I run into trouble with light, empty calories…. because I just can’t get enough!
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At first I thought you had Kix on top of your yogurt
I have not tried the NP Maple Sunrise yet… will have to soon though! I purposely use smaller bowls when I have cereal because I know I am more likely to have the recommended serving size that way rather than 2-3X that.
Meg @ Be Fit Be Full´s last blog ..Twist (and Shout)
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that cereal sounds like the perfect mate for pumpkin! and that reminds that I have a can in the pantry, too
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eating out of a measuring cup. fabulous. i love that combo you whipped up~ pumpkin never gets old!!
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I am definitely a volume eater, and you’re right that pumpkin does the job!!! I try to make a lot of my meals with veggies as the base instead of the side dish, because they’re great for getting more volume for fewer calories.
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I’m totally a volume eater, that’s why lara bars freak me out! they’re the size of my pinky!!!! love natures path tooo I just got some of their vanilla almond granola [can you believe it's the first granola I've ever bought o_O ]
ps. have you heard the rumors of there being greek yogurt at sobeys? could it be true!!?
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I love oatmeal too!! I have made it with pumpkin and it rocks!!!
I am a volume eaater too….yeah salad, fruit and veggies:)
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I love the first pic of the measuring cup. I want to eat everything in there.
Rosey Rebecca´s last blog ..When Food Bloggers Go Food Shopping…
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Yum! I eat cereal out of mugs.
And did you sign up for my lastest running skirt giveaway?
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