Oats, Oats, and MORE OATS!

If you have been following me - I eat oats almost every single morning.  I love oats.  The reason I love oats and I eat them first thing in the morning is because they give lasting energy for my body that will continue through the morning.

I know a lot of people who go straight for the instant pre-packaged oats.  These are ok in a pinch,but I do not suggest eating these daily.  Here are my reasons:

1) They are processed - they have been milled to be able to cook quickly which in turn means they will digest quickly, not giving you the ultimate energy you are looking for.

2) Added ingredients - all those sweet great tasting flavors, come with a cost of added sugars and chemicals.  

With all that said, these are the oats I buy:

Organic Steel Cut Oats are ideal.  You can buy them from most grocery stores.  They take about half an hour to cook on the stove top.  I know many people don't have that kind of time to waste in the morning making breakfast.  I personally start my oats on medium heat and walk away to do my make-up and hair and come back and they are almost fully cooked.  I know, that's not safe.  That's how I get it done though.  

Also, you can make your oats ahead of time and they will stay good for about 3 days.  So feel free to prep some up however you like and have them ready when you are.

Many people can't get their oats to taste good because of the missing "added ingredients".  I simply add fruits, cinnamon, nuts and sometimes a drizzle of honey.  

Here is a collaboration of oat recipes that I have put together.  (I will add on to these as I find more good recipes to try)  I haven't tried all of these but they are recipes that are clean eating or can be simply modified for clean eating:

Banana Nut Oats

Strawberry & PB Oats

Carrot Cake Steel Cut Oatmeal

Strawberry Banana Steel Cut Oats With Chia Seeds

Steel Cut Oats with Blueberries and Walnuts

Overnight Oat Recipes

Though I haven't tried any Overnight Oats - these can be a real time saver.  

Here is a basic recipe/ratio:

Make Ahead Steel Cut Oats

This is the basic overnight oat recipe - when you are ready to eat you heat them up and add your fresh fixings to them.  You can make this on a Sunday and have oats all week with minimal effort.