6/16 Oatmeal

I used to be the type of person that put at least a tablespoon of sugar in her coffee every morning and would eat oatmeal out of the packet or cereal with a lot of sugar and not a lot of nutrients for breakfast IF I ate breakfast at all.

Lately I've been better about breakfast, definitely, and I make sure I eat something every morning. I've been eating either eggs, yogurt and fruit, banana or high-fiber cereal with my morning coffee without sugar. But I hadn't tried going back to oatmeal because I was afraid of the carbs. However I have a new-found obsession with oats and thought I would try to make my own oatmeal rather than buying it from the box/packets.

I know this all sounds completely basic but for me it's a milestone...I've never cooked 'clean' foods before and I know how to bake really well but I've never stepped out of that comfort zone. I know people do this all the time and it's so normal for them but for me it was a big deal haha.

Basically I just warmed almond milk with the oats in the microwave and added cinnamon to the mixture. Then I cut up a banana, ate half of it, and put the other half on top and drizzled some honey. It looked actually quite pretty but it doesn't show up as well in a photo.

This breakfast was soo filling and high-energy that I didn't even worry about the calories. It was only about 300 anyway. I'm glad I decided to try it and I'll probably make this again for breakfast soon. I like the fact that I was able to flavor it how I wanted and add what I wanted to it. I'll keep experimenting.