Ive been eating a bowl of oatmeal everyday this week, and im already feeling the difference in my body. January is generally a blah month for me. Post holiday blues,and a bit of holiday weight gain. The form of exercise I enjoy(well, not really enjoy, but tollerate) is running, and I cant run outside in cold freezing Chicago weather. When I was younger, I could tollerate it, but now over 40, my body wont bend on the topic. I generally find myself waiting to get to spring to get "in shape", and that makes for a long winter...so Im not going that route this year. I have a pilates tape I do atleast 3 or 4 times a week and I ride a kinda crappy exercise bike atleast 30 minutes a day. Oh, and the oatmeal has helped a lot. I used to skip breakfast, and now I dont. I eat my bowl of oatmeal(usually with some dried fruit like cranberries and or raisins) and a cup of greentea(I love antioxidents) and my day starts out brighter. Try it!!
Ive been playing around with some granola recipes trying to lighten the sugar and fat, and came up with a recipe I can live with, and enjoy. Ive gotten good feedback, so here it is(lots of same nutrients as my breakfast)
8 1/2 servings
4 cups or 1 lb oats $1.50(oats on sale at Walgreens for 2 1b containers $3.00)
1/2 cup canola oil .30
1/2 cup green tea(1 cup water boiled with 2 tea green tea bags).08
1/4 cup honey .40
1/4 cup raisins .40
1/4 cranberries .40
1/4 cup almonds, walnuts, or pecans (all optional)
in a bowl combine oil, tea and honey and mix well
in a baking pan, pour in oats
pour in liquid and toss until all the oats are covered with liquid mixture
bake in oven at 350 for 1 hour
toss with large spoon every 15 minutes so no oat mixture is sticking to sides or bottom of pan
remove from oven transfer to another pan to completely cool
when cool, toss in fruit and nuts
store in an airtight container
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