simple overnight oats

Hi, kids!

I have discovered something amazing!  And when I discover amazing things, I feel the need to share them…with you!  I found a recipe for overnight oats a while ago and tried it and was not at all impressed with how it turned out.  It was sufficiently tasty, but I found that the milk that I used didn’t absorb all the way and I had to heat the oats in the morning anyway.  Annoying.  Especially since the whole point of overnight oats is to skip all morning prep and just pull that bowl out of the fridge and chow down.

Anyway…focus.  I am sharing this recipe with you NOW because I found out that using unsweetened almond milk works a million kajillion times better than skim milk!  Whhhaaaat?!  I’m not sure why, but it seems to absorb better and although there is still a portion that is not absorbed, it is thicker than skim milk, so it doesn’t bother me as much.  It’s the ultimate lazy girl healthy breakfast!  Right up there with the Lazy Morning Girl’s Breakfast Muffins.  Yeah.  And they are SUPER FILLING…none of that “hungry an hour later” nonsense.

So here’s the scoop.  I’m going to give you the recipe and then you are going to try it and love it.  Got it?

Simple Overnight Oats
½ cup old fashioned oats
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
½-1 cup fresh berries/fruit (I prefer blueberries, strawberries, or raspberries)
½ tablespoon honey

Add oats, almond milk, and fruit to a bowl.  Refrigerate overnight.  In the morning drizzle with honey.  Eat and be merry.  :]

See?  Super simple.  It’s become my go-to breakfast recently.  It’s too easy.

Anyway, in other news…I have the best boyfriend ever who got me these for Valentine’s Day:

Isn’t he just the best?  AND he helped me shop for supps and pick out a couple flavors of protein to try and as a second Valentine’s gift, bought me NO-Xplode preworkout.  I have to admit, I am a little nervous about the preworkout though.  I guess we will see what happens!  So they are on the way and I can tell you more about them when I try them!

Stay fit!

xoxo

blueberry banana bread

Hi all!

I don't about where you are, but here, it was a cloudy, crappy, rainy day.  Great day for sitting around, drinking coffee and listening to the rain....

I seriously sat on the computer for an hour sipping my coffee, looking out the window before I finally got off my butt and began altering my Blueberry Banana Bread Recipe!  I am still working on the brown sugar issue, but now it is egg-free!  I absolutely LOVE this recipe!  I am usually a banana bread purist, as my mom says, but I just adore the flavor that the blueberries add!  Slap a little bit of butter on it and it makes a great snack or dessert!  It's great to have a small piece warmed up while sitting in front of the (gas) fireplace, updating your blog!  :]

Anyway, here it is!  Enjoy!!

Blueberry Banana Bread

Ingredients:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup uncooked old-fashioned oats
1 tbsp milled flax seed
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
3 bananas, very ripe
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
3 tbsp water
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large egg whites
1 tbsp applesauce
3/4 cup blueberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a loaf pan and set aside. In medium bowl, stir together flour, oats, flax seed, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. In separate medium bowl, mash bananas with fork. Add brown sugar, water, vanilla, and applesauce. Mix until smooth. Combine wet and dry ingredients together for a somewhat smooth consistency. Gently fold in blueberries. Pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 40-50 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.  Cut yourself a piece and curl with a hot cup of coffee and enjoy!

On another note, today I went for about a 2.5 mile run and the hill that I run up at the beginning felt like NOTHING!  It was so great!  And I felt pretty good after the run too.  It reminded me of why I used to really enjoy running!  Tomorrow I work early (for once), so I will hopefully have a circuit workout to do and post for you all!

In addition, stay tuned next week for my homemade lasagna recipe to use the rest of your spaghetti sauce!

Stay fit!

xoxo