Most of you know by now that I hate oatmeal. You know that
hot, I taste like paste, good for you breakfast. Now I’m not saying that I
wouldn’t eat it if there was nothing else to eat but I would have to be pretty
hungry. I have cooked different types of oatmeal and prepared it different ways
but the only way that seemed to work was when it was baked into cookies or
breakfast bars. The problem is that oatmeal is so good for you that I keep
trying to find a love for it in my heart and stomach.
Now my daughter thinks oatmeal is the best breakfast around and
generally it will be her choice even if we go out for breakfast. Who knows how
she found such a love for oatmeal because she didn’t get it at home growing up
because it was never on the breakfast menu. She eats oatmeal all kinds of ways
and with all kinds of different things in it. My daughter even subscribes to a
food blog that only writes about oatmeal.
A few weeks ago I
stayed at my daughter’s house and she was making one of her oatmeal concoctions
for the next morning called Overnight Oatmeal or
Refrigerator Oatmeal. The idea is to take
dry oatmeal, mix it with yogurt and fruit, put it into the refrigerator for the
night and eat it in the morning for breakfast. I know, it sound pretty discussing
and it doesn’t look particularly appetizing either but it is yummy and I mean
really yummy! In fact it is so yummy that I have fallen in love with oatmeal. I now eat this most mornngs as it is quick,
easy and portable.
Sometimes one must keep trying and working at something to
achieve success. Is there something in your life that you need to take another
try at? Even if it is the fourth try or the twentieth try please try again. I
know that it gets harder to convince yourself to keep trying when you do not succeed
early on but keep going. Sometimes the sweetest success is the one that has
been the most elusive to achieve. Remember if everything were easy the success
and pride you gain from it would be greatly diminished. Let’s re-embrace
the old adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try try again!” by making trying again
one of your positively healthy choices every day!
Susan’s Overnight
Oatmeal
1/3 cup Quick Oats
1 single serving container of flavored yogurt (6 to 8 oz) or 3/4 to 1 cup yogurt
½ banana
½ - 1 cup assorted sliced fruit
Mix quick oats and yogurt together. Add sliced banana and fruit
then mix again. Store covered in the refrigerator overnight. Eat and enjoy in
the morning. You can also add toppings like nuts or granola in the morning when
you are ready to eat.
