For some of you, this might be a seriously l-a-m-e post, and others of you might find it to be an idea you want to try. So this is one of those 50/50 posts. Let's talk about oatmeal.
(see, we just lost a few there)
The girls really like oatmeal in the mornings and I keep it easy with quick prep oatmeal that I can make in the microwave. Camille's favorite is the apple & cinnamon flavor. Char loves every kind of food so she's cool with that too. But I just didn't feel right about giving Charlotte the full sugar instant oatmeal.
SO, I mix equal parts of unflavored, unsweetened rolled oats along with the apple & cinnamon packet, mix in water, and heat for a minute. Done! Split between two bowls.
It cuts the sugar in half, and the girls are none the wiser.
My little monkeys eat a banana every single morning ... we are keeping Chiquita rolling over here.
So, while I know the BEST case scenario would be to have them eating some sort of steel-cut oats with flax and chia mixed in, I'll take this as a win for now because a serving for them now has 50% less sugar. It's the small victories, folks.
Zero grams sugar on the left, 12 grams sugar on the right, so their bowls each contain 6g of sugar.
I promise tomorrow I'll post about skinny white jeans or mascara or something. :)
Hey! Love your blog and might be the only person to get excited about an oatmeal post :) I want to share my life hack if this is what your girls love! I take a big, glass, microwave safe bowl(or pyrex measuring bowl - it has to be big or else they'll spill :/) and do rolled oats with double the water - microwave for 5 minutes. Then I dump in one of those single serving, unsweetened applesauce cups, dash of cinnamon and a stevia sprinkle. Tastes just as good as the packet and the sweetness is natural from the applesauce! Sometimes I'll sprinkle in fresh blueberries or chopped banana too. It might be a little hot right out of the microwave but it cools quickly. Your monkeys are so cute :)
ReplyDeleteHave you tried the Quaker Oats Lower Sugar instant oatmeal? I do that a lot and then mix some flax seed in it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good idea! I'm going to try this with the boys. :)
ReplyDeleteLove!!! My girls both love oatmeal too and we often use the flavored packets because #reallife. But just to give you some ideas, we also enjoy using a packet of plain original oatmeal (quick cooking but not flavored/no sugar), throw in the microwave or just pour some hot water from the kettle over, then we add a little peanut butter (flavor, high protein, low sugar content), cinnamon, and a tiny sprinkle of brown sugar. Sometimes we add some mashed up banana too....other times they just eat a banana. I was a fan of the oatmeal post 👍🏻😊
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, girl! Brilliant!! We do this with juice... we buy the lower sugar juice already and then we mix it with 1/2 juice 1/2 water. Our kids have no idea what they're missing because they've only rarely had the full sugar juice anyway!
ReplyDeletethis is a great idea! I've never thought to do this...how smart are you!
ReplyDeleteI make my own "packets" of instant oatmeal and keep them in the pantry so they're ready to go. Premeasure oats, brown sugar, cinnamon and a dash of salt. You can control how much sugar and it's a much better deal. ;) See, you're not alone...a lot of people like oatmeal hacks. The rest can come back tomorrow for something else. :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea!! I love those Aldi oats for overnight oats :)
ReplyDeleteAhh that is such a great idea ... except I only have Andi - she needs a sibling! haha We get that same great value brand and I mix with whole milk almost every morning and I've never thought about the sugar level (Mom fail!)
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