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Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Porridge Oats

Hello loves!

Here is another recipe for the week, Porridge Oats!

I absolutely love having porridge oats as it keeps me full throughout the day without snacking which is great if you're trying to watch your weight.

This recipe is relatively simple so it won't take long.

Ingredients:
- A handful of organic oats (If you prefer using steel cut oats, then go ahead and do so, but my local supermarket ran out of their organic steel cut so I went for the rolled oats)

- Almond Milk (If you're allergic to nuts, you can sub this with rice or soy milk)
-A dash of cinnamon
-Just a bit of honey (optional)
-A tsp of Chia Seeds

Fruits:
-A handful of berries (Strawberries are my absolute fav)
-1 Banana

Again, if you prefer other fruits go ahead and add them in!

Step by Step:

Firstly what you're going to do is soak a teaspoon of chia seeds into 1 teaspoon of water in a mug, This activates the chia seeds and you are able to consume it's full benefits. They will turn into a paste almost like jelly.

* Chia seeds are filled with omega 3, fiber, magnesium, calcium and iron!

Next, find a pot and place a handful of oatmeal into the pot (If you prefer to have more than a handful again, it is totally up to you).

Add almond milk and just water into the pot, to be honest I just eyeball-ed it, I didn't really measure. I personally add water and almond milk together because it really cuts down the calories.

Also just a tip is that if you can still see your oatmeals then it's usually the correct measurement of liquid :)

Once its done, it will look something like porridge. It usually takes about 3-4 minutes for it to fully cook, I added a few banana chunks into the oatmeal and mashed them up to sweeten the oatmeal abit. Oatmeal can be a little bit bland on it's own.