What are your favorite ways to make oatmeal tastier and more satisfying? Here are a few of my standard favorite recipes to get you started:. Sign up for my e-newsletter and I'll send you a meal plan packed with a week's worth of healthy meals, snacks and a shopping list. Happy eating! Please notify me of replies to my comment by e-mail.
I love love love oatmeal! I find the consistency so much nicer with milk but it's also very cloying so I'm just playing around at the moment! One addition I've discovered recently in cocoa, yum!!! I always add protein powder!! Makes it WAY more filling! This is a great post! So many people don't realize just how many options they have when it comes to oatmeal Oatmeal is one of my favorites. Lately I have been adding raw almond butter and it's so good! Love these tips!
I always add egg whites, banana, and cinnamon to the mix and top with nut butter :. I couldn't agree more! If I go skimpy on my breakfast I'm hangry around 10AM. I'm on a goat cheese kick right now and the thought of putting that in it just crossed through my mind The struggle is real. You're absolutely right about needing to make oatmeal filling with healthy, high-protein, healthy-fat add-ons.
I love your suggestions! Thanks for sharing! This colder weather we're having this week is definitely making me thing Oatmeal weather is on it's way! I think it's weird, but it works for him! I definitely need to beef up my oatmeal! Pumpkin is a fun add in when the season is right, too!
Ever since I came upon this recipe, I'm obsessed. I love it. I usually do the banana with milk and peanut butter. I'm definitely going to try the pumpkin spice and the cottage cheese! Thanks, again, Anne! That was weird. I was just writing about oatmeal and happened upon this. I like the myths you wrote about, so true! Oatmeal CAN be filling, but it can also be very fleeting! I love adding frozen blueberries to my cooked oatmeal, because the hot oatmeal thaws the berries as it becomes cool enough to eat even faster!
Love your suggestions! Something that I have discovered that I like is savory oatmeal! Oh She Glows has a recipe that I like! Sounds weird, but is strangely delicious. I made oatmeal this morning and didn't realize how much I'd missed it this Summer. I'm ready for Fall to add more variety to my morning meal. We like to add rye, quinoa, flax, barley, and chia to our morning meal, but you can spoon in whatever tastes best to you. You can even try hemp seed or protein powder if the craving hits you!
Fruit is an ideal addition to oatmeal or any hot cereal. We recommend blueberries , raspberries, apples , or cherries , but any fruit will do.
You can even experiment with fruit combinations — blueberry, raspberry, cherry is delicious! Sprinkling in spices is another great way to make oatmeal taste good. Your cabinet is probably full of spice containers, but which ones work best? Want to try some gingerbread oatmeal? Add in ginger, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, allspice, and a dash of molasses. Mmmm, delicious!
For a truly nutritious, filling, and delicious addition to your meal, try dicing in your favorite vegetables to a mug of hot oatmeal. Healthy fats are one of the three important macronutrients along with carbohydrates and protein that make up a healthy, balanced diet. The easiest source of healthy fats are nuts, and they make an appetizing addition to your morning oatmeal!
For even more kick to your morning, try flavored varieties, such as sweet chili pistachios, praline pecans, or vanilla almonds.
There is no reason you shouldn't enjoy a fast breakfast that also tastes awesome. So, spend a few extra minutes grabbing some of these items, because it's worth it. I guess you could use all of these ideas at once for one giant oatmeal bowl, but that seems a little intense. Instead, pick one or two different tricks, and experiment until you find the recipe that works for you.
Here are 11 ways to make instant oatmeal taste so good, you'll forget it's instant. However, we may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. Fresh fruit will taste much, much better than the dried up fruit or fruit flavoring you'll find in an instant oatmeal packet. You can cut up basically any kind of fruit to top your oatmeal, from apples to berries to something more tropical, like mangos. You can heat up the fruit on the stove with a little sugar and water to make it almost like a warm jam.
If you're not into plain oatmeal with no sweetener, then you can add some sugar to your oatmeal for a sweeter taste. Honey is great when you drizzle it on top, especially over fruit. Brown sugar is nice mixed in, because it dissolves easily when the oatmeal is warm and adds a lot of extra sweetness. Either one will perk up any bowl of oatmeal right away. If you've never added Justin's Almond Butter to your oatmeal, you're not living.
Just a tablespoon of it makes a bowl of oatmeal so much better. If you're not into almond butter, you can use peanut butter, sunflower seed butter, chocolate almond butter — whatever you want!
It makes oatmeal creamier and flavorful, and it's a great substitute for something more sugary. The instructions on any packet of instant oatmeal will tell you to use water when cooking. While making oatmeal with water is the healthier option, it's not always the tastiest one. Try using milk, almond milk, coconut milk, or soy milk in place of water for something that feels heartier and more comforting.
Spices can add lots of flavor to anything, and they're a great option if you don't have much time to get fancy with your bowl of oats.
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