[westernsoutherngirl]

Okay somebody posted this breakfast idea before and I can't remember who or where but OMG is it good! Oatmeal with peanut butter and banana! Good filing breakfast for 265 calories:

1/3 cup dry oatmeal
2/3 cup skim milk
dash of salt
1/2 banana
1 tsp peanut butter
1 tsp brown sugar

Microwave the oatmeal and skim milk (with the salt) on high for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in peanut butter and brown sugar while it is still piping hot. Then put diced banana pieces on top.

Heavenly and I don't even really like oatmeal!

[charmtime]

Thanks so much for sharing.I absolutely love oatmeal and can't wait to try this recipe. I have some instant steel cut oats in the cupboard. I will try the recipe with them. Thanks again. I am loving calorie counting!

[peace4me]

I love adding walnuts and honey to my oatmeal. So yummy!

[glenlorie]

Sounds really yummy! I never thought of adding peanut butter into oatmeal!

[caribbeangirl02]

westernsoutherngirl, thx 4 sharing this!!
I am trying it tomorrow, sounds very good...

Caribbean Girl

[Xuzi]

Mmm! I think I'll be trying that out tomorrow morning!

[Handbags66]

It is delish right? I'm not an oatmeal fan,so I use Cream of Wheat instead. Still yummy!

[charmtime]

During the work week, I usually eat instant oatmeal to which I have added blackberries or blueberries and walnuts. It is like dessert

[lisa130]

yum! that sounds like a glammed up version of what i eat most mornings. i do .25C of old fashioned oats and .25C of oat bran to sneak in a bit more protein/fiber (from the oat bran), and use splenda or agave. ground flax is good to add as well.

[westernsoutherngirl]

Um peaceforme, I think I will try the honey (or agave) with walnuts that sounds delish! Guess I have been missing out all this time because I was avoiding oatmeal because I thought it was soo bland! Truth is it only takes a tiny bit of something (hence the 1 tsp of peanut butter) to greatly improve its appeal!

[westernsoutherngirl]

ETA: My apologies to whoever originally posted this idea! You deserve the credit but I just couldn't find the original thread!

[NiteNicole]

I think oatmeal might be my favorite food. I just can't do it in the micro, for some reason the texture is just too mushy. I like it on the stove top - it seems more chewy or something?

[Wildflower]

Great recipe!

Just a tip, I always cook my oatmeal with a banana/half of banana (this recipe adds it on top later). I find that when I cook it with banana, it kind of cooks in a sweetens it and I don't need any sugar/honey/maple syrup, etc. AT ALL! Just cut up the banana, and add it with the water and oats and cook.

I usually do this, and add cinnamon, and sometimes a few dried cranberries and walnuts with vanilla soymilk on top.

Also, great idea Lisa about adding oat bran - I do this sometimes too! It ups the ammount of soluable fiber in one serving of oatmeal to be at the level that is supposed to reduce cholesterol (3 grams I think? I can't remember right now). But I was soooo disappointed when I saw that one serving doesn't have the amount recommended to lower cholesterol so I was trying to eat 2 servings to get the amount. Then I found oat bran and that ups it with a lot less calories.

[LockItUp]

Usually oatmeal makes me gag, lol, I tried this with a little bit of a twist and I really liked it!

Did 1/4 cup oatmeal (cooked as directed) but with water instead of milk (we only have whole milk because of that's what my dr wants my daughter to have and I just didn't want all those fat cals) and I used a whole tablespoon of natural peanut butter with a packet of splenda (don't have any brown sugar) and then half the banana. I actually ate the whole thing, it was really good. Mine ended up at 233 calories.

Thanks for posting this! I've always wanted to be able to eat oatmeal!

[Xuzi]

I've had this almost every morning this week! YUM!!!