Ingredients
- Quakers Old Fashioned Dry Oatmeal (1 ounce or handful)
- Bananas (1 medium)
- Blueberries (1 ounce or handful)
- Boiling Water (1 cup or fist)
Extra Additives:
-Chia Seeds (1 tsp. or thumb tip)
- Protein Powder (1 ounce or handful)
- Quakers Old Fashioned Dry Oatmeal (1 ounce or handful)
- Bananas (1 medium)
- Blueberries (1 ounce or handful)
- Boiling Water (1 cup or fist)
Extra Additives:
-Chia Seeds (1 tsp. or thumb tip)
- Protein Powder (1 ounce or handful)
Cooking Instructions
This meal is the perfect thing to get your morning started off right and jumpstart your metabolism for a healthy day. To get this meal started, first begin to boil some water. I simply place some water in a teakettle and cook it on the stove. As the water is boiling, we can start to prepare the bulk of the meal. Follow the numbered instructions below:
1) Place an ounce or handful of dry oatmeal at the base of a bowl.
2) Slice a medium size banana into little half-dollar coins and disperse them over the oatmeal, completely covering it.
3) Dump an ounce or handful of blueberries on top.
4) Pour a cup of boiling water on top and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
The banana layer on top serves to insulate the cooking oatmeal and helps speed up the cooking process. Also, bananas contain so much sugar in them that they will sweeten the meal to perfection. Once the appropriate time has elapsed, use your spoon to chop and mix all of the ingredients up and enjoy your healthy breakfast.
Cooking Tips & Additives
- Chia Seeds or Protein Powder can be added in the first step to add more nutrition to the meal. Both supply little flavor, but can greatly supplement this hardy meal. Chia seeds will also turn somewhat gelatinous after soaking in the hot water.
- This is a meal you can look forward to and enjoy each day of the week. I, myself, eat this meal Monday through Friday. And because I eat it so often, I make sure to freeze my blueberries to make sure they last all week. In this case, I would put the frozen blueberries in warm water to defrost before starting any part of the meal.
- Because this meal has to sit for a few minutes to cook, it is best to begin this process immediately when you wake up. Then, while the food is sitting you can shower, get dressed, or do whatever you need to do to get ready for your day.
Nutritional Summary
1) Oatmeal: High in Dietary Fiber, Potassium, and Manganese. Low in Saturated Fat, Sodium, and Cholesterol.
GI Index = 48
2) Bananas: High in Vitamin C, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin B6, Potassium, and Manganese. Low in Saturated Fats, Sodium, and Cholesterol
GI Index = 38
3) Blueberries: High in Antioxidants, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, and Manganese. Low in Saturated Fats, Sodium, and Cholesterol.
GI Index = 40
4) Chia Seeds: High in Calcium, Phosphorus, and Manganese. Huge amount of Dietary Fiber and contains Omega-3 & Omega-6 Fatty Acids (healthy fats). Low in Sodium and Cholesterol.
GI Index = 1
Estimated Calories per Meal = 200-250 calories
This meal is the perfect thing to get your morning started off right and jumpstart your metabolism for a healthy day. To get this meal started, first begin to boil some water. I simply place some water in a teakettle and cook it on the stove. As the water is boiling, we can start to prepare the bulk of the meal. Follow the numbered instructions below:
1) Place an ounce or handful of dry oatmeal at the base of a bowl.
2) Slice a medium size banana into little half-dollar coins and disperse them over the oatmeal, completely covering it.
3) Dump an ounce or handful of blueberries on top.
4) Pour a cup of boiling water on top and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
The banana layer on top serves to insulate the cooking oatmeal and helps speed up the cooking process. Also, bananas contain so much sugar in them that they will sweeten the meal to perfection. Once the appropriate time has elapsed, use your spoon to chop and mix all of the ingredients up and enjoy your healthy breakfast.
Cooking Tips & Additives
- Chia Seeds or Protein Powder can be added in the first step to add more nutrition to the meal. Both supply little flavor, but can greatly supplement this hardy meal. Chia seeds will also turn somewhat gelatinous after soaking in the hot water.
- This is a meal you can look forward to and enjoy each day of the week. I, myself, eat this meal Monday through Friday. And because I eat it so often, I make sure to freeze my blueberries to make sure they last all week. In this case, I would put the frozen blueberries in warm water to defrost before starting any part of the meal.
- Because this meal has to sit for a few minutes to cook, it is best to begin this process immediately when you wake up. Then, while the food is sitting you can shower, get dressed, or do whatever you need to do to get ready for your day.
Nutritional Summary
1) Oatmeal: High in Dietary Fiber, Potassium, and Manganese. Low in Saturated Fat, Sodium, and Cholesterol.
GI Index = 48
2) Bananas: High in Vitamin C, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin B6, Potassium, and Manganese. Low in Saturated Fats, Sodium, and Cholesterol
GI Index = 38
3) Blueberries: High in Antioxidants, Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, and Manganese. Low in Saturated Fats, Sodium, and Cholesterol.
GI Index = 40
4) Chia Seeds: High in Calcium, Phosphorus, and Manganese. Huge amount of Dietary Fiber and contains Omega-3 & Omega-6 Fatty Acids (healthy fats). Low in Sodium and Cholesterol.
GI Index = 1
Estimated Calories per Meal = 200-250 calories