Lazy Healthy Oatmeal

It's been years since I published my last Lazy Healthy Breakfast, and I've changed a lot since then. I go through phases of breakfast cravings. Sometimes I want savory where the old LH Breakfast will do, and sometimes I'm just not hungry at all. But sometimes, I just want a sweeter breakfast that won't leave me crashing 2 hours later in a shaky sugar coma...So I invented the Lazy Healthy Oatmeal!After a few trials of other people's overnight oats (like the one from this post) and other options, I brought together what I liked–from both a taste and nutrition standpoint–and made it into one delicious bowl of goodness that'll give you energy 'til lunch!It only takes 15 minutes to prepare and the bulk of that is just waiting for the oatmeal to cook! Score one for the lazy healthies!I hope you enjoy my little concoction. If you do, please share it with the world!

Lazy Healthy Oatmeal

I usually get hungry around 9 or 10 am (I work from home in the mornings), so I'll make my way into the kitchen to get all my tools ready then. I'll grab a pot and 2 measuring cups (because I'm lazy and drying out the one I'll use for water seems like too much fuss).I place my pot on the stove and fill it with 1 cup of water and a dash of salt, then bring that to a boil. My stove doesn't take too long, but I'll usually take that time to measure out the amount of oats I'll need.I use Bob's Red Mill Old Fashioned Gluten-Free Rolled Oats because they're chunky and I like a bite to my oatmeal. I measure out half a cup of these babies and set it aside until the water in my pot is boiling.When it's all rough and tumble in said pot, I'll add the oats, shaking a little to make sure all of them go underwater (because why dirty a spoon, my Lazy Healthy friends?), then set the burner on low, cover and set my timer for 10 minutes. Voila! Makeup/get dressed/check Pinterest time!If you're a neat freak, you'll want to stay close to your pot as it boils; it WILL boil over and with it, oat-y water will get on your stove. I'm not a neat freak (I just clean up after I'm done), but if I were, I'd just remove the lid of the pot when it starts getting close to boiling over.10 minutes later, we have beautiful, plain cooked oats to play with! So let's get them tasty already!Here's the fun part: the toppings! I empty my oats into a bowl and get my almond butter, maple syrup (I use the real stuff), 1/2 a banana, cacao nibs and cinnamon out... and I start to drool.I stir in 1/2 a tablespoon of almond butter (stir well, friends!) with the spoon I'll eat with (saving dish-washing time!).Then, use the same spoon to cut up the 1/2 banana into the oatmeal.After that, I'll top that bad boy off with a dash of cinnamon, a sprinkle of cacoa nibs and a drizzle a teaspoon or 2 of maple syrup.Stir it all up and you've got yourself a beautiful, hearty, sweet breakfast that will give you energy for your whole morning!

Lazy Healthy Oatmeal

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup Bob's Red Mill Old Fashioned Gluten-Free Rolled Oats
• 1/2 Tablespoon Almond Butter (or other nut or seed butter)
• 1/2 banana chopped
• 1-2 teaspoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon caco nibs
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Cooking Instructions

1. Fill a pot with 1 cup of water and the pinch of salt, and bring to a boil.
2. Lower heat to low and add 1/2 cup oats. Shake around to ensure all oats are underwater. Set a timer for 10 minutes
3. After 10 minutes, turn the burner off and spoon cooked oats into a bowl.
4. Stir all toppings into oatmeal and eat right away!

I hope you enjoy, Strongie! I'd love to hear your take on it, or if you have any other toppings that you would add.

Let me know how it goes with your Lazy Healthy Oatmeal, or if you think of any creative toppings to add to my list!

'Til after breakfast...Stay strong,Amy