My mornings are probably the most structured and predictable part of my day. Workout. Get ready. Coffee & Breakfast. I have never been able to skip breakfast- especially now that I'm working out in the morning. Within an hour I need that protein. Some mornings though, I literally just don't feel like making breakfast. In school when I have a gazillion other things on mind this is not a rare feeling.
Sophomore year, when I got off my school's meal plan, I ate oatmeal every single day for breakfast- plain oatmeal. Every. Single. Day. Oats microwaved in water.... and Occasionally I threw in some honey or berries. It was cheap and fast. It got old though.
I discovered overnight oats about a year ago and my life (my mornings anyway) changed forever. Not only were my oats at a whole new level, but they were ready for me as soon as I wanted them!
Banana Bread Overnight Oats:
1/2 cup. Oats
1 tbs. Almond Butter
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup. Almond Milk
1 Small, Ripe Banana
Mix and mash ingredients in a quart-sized mason jar (a fork works well to mash the banana and combine the sticky almond butter). Refrigerate overnight (or at least 3 hours). Enjoy warm (microwaved for 1-2 minutes) or cold. Top with (optional) sliced banana, sliced almonds, chia, or hemp seed.
Pumpkin Pie Overnight Chia Pudding:
4 tbs. Chia Seed
3/4 cup Almond Milk
2 tbs. Pumpkin Puree
1/2 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 tsp. Coconut Sugar (or your choice of natural sweetener)
Combine ingredients in a quart sized mason jar and shake well to combine. Refrigerate overnight (or at least 3 hours). Enjoy cold topped with (optional) shredded coconut, coconut cream, sliced almonds, or chopped walnuts.
Cinnamon-Apple Overnight Hemp Pudding:
3 tbs. Hemp Seed
1 tbs. Flax Meal
2 tbs. Apple Sauce
1/2 cup Almond Milk
1 tsp. Cinnamon
2 tsp. Coconut Sugar (or your choice of natural sweetener)
Combine ingredients in a quart sized mason jar and shake well to combine. Refrigerate overnight (or at least 3 hours). Enjoy warm (microwaved for 1-2 minutes) or cold. Top with (optional) coconut cream, chia seed, sliced apple, or chopped nuts.
Sophomore year, when I got off my school's meal plan, I ate oatmeal every single day for breakfast- plain oatmeal. Every. Single. Day. Oats microwaved in water.... and Occasionally I threw in some honey or berries. It was cheap and fast. It got old though.
I discovered overnight oats about a year ago and my life (my mornings anyway) changed forever. Not only were my oats at a whole new level, but they were ready for me as soon as I wanted them!
Banana Bread Overnight Oats:
1/2 cup. Oats
1 tbs. Almond Butter
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup. Almond Milk
1 Small, Ripe Banana
Mix and mash ingredients in a quart-sized mason jar (a fork works well to mash the banana and combine the sticky almond butter). Refrigerate overnight (or at least 3 hours). Enjoy warm (microwaved for 1-2 minutes) or cold. Top with (optional) sliced banana, sliced almonds, chia, or hemp seed.
Pumpkin Pie Overnight Chia Pudding:
4 tbs. Chia Seed
3/4 cup Almond Milk
2 tbs. Pumpkin Puree
1/2 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 tsp. Coconut Sugar (or your choice of natural sweetener)
Combine ingredients in a quart sized mason jar and shake well to combine. Refrigerate overnight (or at least 3 hours). Enjoy cold topped with (optional) shredded coconut, coconut cream, sliced almonds, or chopped walnuts.
Cinnamon-Apple Overnight Hemp Pudding:
3 tbs. Hemp Seed
1 tbs. Flax Meal
2 tbs. Apple Sauce
1/2 cup Almond Milk
1 tsp. Cinnamon
2 tsp. Coconut Sugar (or your choice of natural sweetener)
Combine ingredients in a quart sized mason jar and shake well to combine. Refrigerate overnight (or at least 3 hours). Enjoy warm (microwaved for 1-2 minutes) or cold. Top with (optional) coconut cream, chia seed, sliced apple, or chopped nuts.