Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Microwave oatmeal
Ok, no grand thoughts lately, and I don't want to bore anyone with the old running details. So today I present a weight-management tip. It is a recipe, or method, for one of breakfast-dom's best-kept secrets: microwave oatmeal!
You can create a nice warm bowl of old-fashioned oats in about 2 minutes. I don't understand why people keep buying those little packets of instant oats, which to me are little better than wallpaper paste.
Here's what I do almost every morning:
* Take a deep soup bowl, and my 1 cup measure, and dump about half a cup of old-fashioned oats into the bowl.
* Now add a cup of tap water (use the same measure-- now it's rinsed and can go back on the dish drainer)
* Optionally, add raisins or chop up an apple or ...
* Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Let it rest a minute then nuke for another minute if desired, for texture.
* Add cinnamon, wheat germ, or whatever you like and enjoy.
This is so easy. There is one wrinkle, though. There is a risk that the oatmeal will boil over the edge of the bowl. You may have to experiment with what works with your oven and your bowl shape. You can try a deeper bowl, or lower power setting and see if that helps.
It's worth the effort, though, because once you find the method that works for you, you have access to a hearty, low fat, low sugar, high fiber and complex carbo breakfast that is pennies per serving, and will keep you going all morning.
You can create a nice warm bowl of old-fashioned oats in about 2 minutes. I don't understand why people keep buying those little packets of instant oats, which to me are little better than wallpaper paste.
Here's what I do almost every morning:
* Take a deep soup bowl, and my 1 cup measure, and dump about half a cup of old-fashioned oats into the bowl.
* Now add a cup of tap water (use the same measure-- now it's rinsed and can go back on the dish drainer)
* Optionally, add raisins or chop up an apple or ...
* Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Let it rest a minute then nuke for another minute if desired, for texture.
* Add cinnamon, wheat germ, or whatever you like and enjoy.
This is so easy. There is one wrinkle, though. There is a risk that the oatmeal will boil over the edge of the bowl. You may have to experiment with what works with your oven and your bowl shape. You can try a deeper bowl, or lower power setting and see if that helps.
It's worth the effort, though, because once you find the method that works for you, you have access to a hearty, low fat, low sugar, high fiber and complex carbo breakfast that is pennies per serving, and will keep you going all morning.
