Oatmeal—gotta love it. Mom always said it was the “stick to your ribs” breakfast. I didn’t love it. In fact, you could say I hated it. Cornflakes, Raisin Bran, Frosted Flakes—that was my kind of breakfast.
Somewhere along the way, I stopped eating breakfast entirely. It definitely wasn’t the most important meal of the day for me. Occasionally I would stop at Winchells or Krispy Kreme for my morning sugar and caffeine fix which evoked memories of the sugar high from my childhood.
Then, like so many of us, I decided to get healthy. Here comes oatmeal—again. Didn’t like it any better this time. But did you know that you can turn a healthy bowl of oatmeal into a delightfully, sinful concoction? Add some butter, brown sugar and milk. This is way better than Frosted Flakes. Wow! I loved this healthy breakfast.
Eventually, I saw the delusion I had created with my so-called healthy oatmeal. Out it went. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t avoid the oatmeal hype.
Suddenly, like an epiphany, I saw that oatmeal really was the perfect start to my morning. It’s bursting with fiber and heart protective nutrients. And because of the hype, it was available in individual packets, microwavable and, sadly, loaded with sugar. I loved it! Then I read the label and realized that inadvertently I had once again created a sugary oatmeal monster.
This had to stop. I was on a mission. Oatmeal for breakfast or bust! In comes steel cut oats. Why I was willing to spend 30 minutes cooking them, I don’t know, but I was. Maybe I was growing up. I added a small amount of brown sugar while cooking and found that the creamy texture and slight sweetness was eminently satisfying.
Finally, after many years, I am an oatmeal junkie. Part of my weekly meal prep is cooking a week or two’s supply of steel cut oats, dividing into muffin tins, freezing and packaging individually for my own version of instant, slightly sweetened breakfast of champions.
I don’t want to bore you with all the healthy, nutritious details but the final analysis of the steel cut oats and regular oats debate is that nutritionally they are the same with one minor difference. Steel cut oats have a slightly lower glycemic index which makes them a better choice by a smal lmargin. Make your own decision—just eat the oats.
Thought for the day: August 27, 2016
As much as I loved Saturdays when I was growing up, I hated that Mom made us do chores and housework before we could go out. Now, I love Saturdays because I can spend as much time as I want doing chores and never go out.
Life in the desert is amazing—except for the sand. If I don’t dust almost every day, I can write my name on my car, my desk, my bookcases. And tonight, before tucking my adorable Bobbi Cat into bed with me, I had to dust her off too.
A client gave me this adorable bag today! I love it when my clients think about me because it means they might be thinking about exercising.
How do people get those pictures of themselves to post on their blogs, FB and Instagram that aren’t selfies? Do they go around and ask friends and strangers, “hey, will you take a picture of me?” Do they have their own photographer?
I had a new masseuse today, and she didn’t do my toes. What’s with that!
This is my first “thought for the day.” My goal is to post a thought from my day, not necessarily profound but something that stands out and makes me think. Ideally I can condense this down to 25 words or less. Good luck with that!
The final assignment for the Fundamentals of Blogging course is to create a “feature” or recurring post. I hope I’m not biting off more than I can chew by committing to a daily thought. I should have at least one a day.
As usual, the technical aspect of this assignment has been quite challenging. We’ll see how that goes.
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