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!

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!

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

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

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

Caribbean Girl

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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?

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.

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!

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