Oatmeal in the Morning

There's nothing more comforting for breakfast than a nice big, hot bowl of steel-cut oats drizzled with maple syrup and topped with raisins!

 

I love oatmeal, and eat it every morning for breakfast. Steel-cut oats take about 35 minutes to make, so I usually make them ahead of time if I have to work in the morning. I usually pour some unsweetened coconut milk in with the oats and microwave them for 2 minutes, and they're good to go! There is a wonderful recipe from Tosca Reno's Eat-Clean Diet cookbook that I absolutely love! And the recipe usually lasts for about 4 breakfasts.  

Quinoa with Oats

Ingredients:

1 cup quinoa, soaked for 2 hours

1 cup steel-cut oats

1/4 tsp sea salt

3 cups water

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 cup organic raisins

Directions:

In a medium saucepan with a lid, place soaked quinoa, steel-cut oats, sea salt and water. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce heat. Cover and let simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in cinnamon, vanilla and raisins and let sit for several minutes. Serve hot. 

Nutritional value per serving: Calories: 187; Calories from fat: 24; Protein: 6g; Carbs: 37g; Dietary Fiber: 1g; Sugars: 8g; Fat: 3g; Sodium: 6mg

Note: If you need to sweeten the oatmeal, I suggest using maple syrup or honey. Those are always better than using processed sugar. Also, apples and bananas, or any other kind of fruit can be used instead of raisins in regular steel-cut oats. Whatever you feel like =)