It was one of those mornings that only happens a few times a year.
Coconut OIAJ. Unlike nut butters, I only go through 2-3 jars of this stuff a year, so it’s extra specially delicious! [Luckily I have another jar that I bought to get the Restaurant.com coupon deal I had ready to open tomorrow!]
Today’s mix was out of this world too.
A blizzard of:
- Oats, milk, water, chia seeds, raisins, banana, vanilla, salt oatmeal
- Steamed butternut squash (I really need some canned versions – fresh is too difficult to manage and was a bit chunky)
- Pear Fig Jam
- Maple Granola Plank sent by Earnest Foods
- A tsp of Nutty’s Peanut Butter Cup
Plus, cool coffee
With a touch of crisp fall morning. Here here!
Left me stuffed and satisfied.
Now, onto the day
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Ohyes, that oats does sound incredible! I must must get hold of some coconut butter..I’ll have to flyto the US again!
Have a lovely day
You can make it. There is a recipe on oh she glows and several other health bloggers
I have never tried Coconut Butter before but have seen it everywhere. It looks DELICIOUS! Crisp morning here in DC, too. Love it!
Kath, do you heat the jar first so the coconut butter melts a little? Or let the hot oats melt it? I
I let the hot oats melt it, but by the time you get to the end of a jar, it’s pretty hard (because the oils usually float to the top and get eaten first)
Cheers to Coconut OIAJ! I guess one day I’ll actually have to try OIAJ…
Have a wonderful day!
I still need to try coconut butter, but I think I have some in the mail coming my way!
Cool coffee sounds delicious on these perfect “Fall’ mornings.
Kath, what would you suggest for breakfast for someone who doesn’t like oatmeal, yogurt or even most nut butters for that matter. I know, i’m weird! I’ve tried to eat all of them and just gave up. I can’t force myself to eat something I don’t care for.
I have no suggestions.
Eggs?
Haha! Funny person to ask that question….
Have you tried oats in other forms, like the oatmeal pancake maybe?
Liz – I feel your pain. I’ve only just recently found a form of oats that I can like. I cannot do the rolled oats, I think it is a texture thing (they always seem too gummy.) Overnight Steel Cut Oats, however, works for me. I like mine with TJ’s AB with flax and peach jam, but I’ve also done it with dried fruit and cinnamon. Maybe give it a try that way?
I like cottage cheese with fruit in the morning. Its a nice change from the hot oats during the summer. I mix about a tsp of chia seeds into my cottage cheese and slice some strawberries over the top. Fresh peaches or segmented oranges are great too.
You don’t have to eat breakfast food for breakfast! Just eat something healthy that you do like (sandwich, pasta, rice, leftovers, etc.).
Try healthy frozen waffles or toast with lowfat ricotta and jam and fruit, or eggs.
I just finally found coconut butter last week… I’m SO hooked!! I’ll have to try some squash with my oatmeal..
Mmmmm…coconut butter is such a luscious way to start the day! Yum!
I bet that was an awesome breakfast.
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I make my own coconut butter, or sth like that, I hope it’s like the “real” stuff
interesting, I have never tried that before!looks yummy!
Have you tried frozen squash? It’s already cubed, and I bet it would soften if you cooked it up a bit, or left some to sit out for a little while.
I dont want to have to cook or mash it at all at 7 in the morning. Nor do I want to have to do this the night before or in bulk. I just need to purchase some cans!
You can find the frozen also in a block of already cooked. Just thaw and add to your oats. If you took it out the night before and let it thaw on the counter – in a bowl of course – it would be ready to eat in the morning.
The weather is great here – I hate that I have to be stuck inside all day working =(
That OIAJ does look extra delicious!
I’m loving the touch of fall in Virginia this morning! Have a great day Kath!!
I love Artisana Coconut BUtter. I just noticed my jar is starting to get very low so it might be time for OIAJ to finish it off
I also love Artisana Cacao Bliss, but I always seem to have not trouble finishing it off with a spoon and tiny spatula 
How do you manage to only go through 2-3 jars of coconut butter a year? I go through maybe a jar a month! Gotta try making my own, since it’s quite pricey… says the girl who just spent $40 ordering nut butters from Naturally Nutty. Whoops.
Wow that’s quite the breakfast, you’re so creative.
I wish I liked coconut because I’d be all over that breakfast!
I second that! I brought some to work to try with our staff of dietitians and my fellow blogger and we just can’t bring ourselves to like it. I think I expected the hint of sweetness that you get from a nut butter but our Artisana Coconut Butter tasted very bitter (even on top of zucchini cupcakes!). We did try a few versions of the coconut water. Our favorite was the Vita Coco w/ mango. Guess I will just have to stick with that to get my coconut fix
Hi Kath,
I am so glad to have you in C-ville!!! I have been reading your site since last spring…and LOVE it! Heading out to Bikram now, but would love to get together in town/c-ville, and hear all about any tips you have on my quest to lose 16 pounds…to be at my fighting weight again, pre-baby!!!
Have a wonderful day…
Fondly,
Kathy Davies in C-ville
Hey kathy! Would love to get together for a walk sometime. Send me an email
A very special jar indeed! I love the coconut butter/sweet potato combo–so I am sure that it’s pretty awesome with squash too!
That’s a LOT of ingredients for a breakfast, haha! I bet it was delicious. I just got a kick out of your response to that girl who asked for breakfast suggestions.
When I read it I laughed. After I posted I thought oh, she probably wasn’t the best person to ask considering that’s what she eats everyday!!
I’m suddenly craving some coffee. I don’t know why OIA(coconut butter)J did that to me.
Mmm. Do you add salt to your oatmeal? I tried doing that once when I made my very FIRST OIAJ (mmmmm. It was Skippy, sadly… D:) but it just tasted a little weird. And my oats only filled up half the jar?! Any OIAJ tips?
I always add a pinch of salt. Makes ALL the difference
I have yet to make OIAJ successfully, but I am still hopeful! I may just prefer warm steel cut oats prepared morning-of. I’m still determined to make the perfect OIAJ though!
Those oats sound epic– yum. I should really try coconut butter, everybody raves!
OK, weird idea I know, but what about trying the toddler baby food in jars mixed into your oatmeal? I sneak butternut squash into mac & cheese, pumpkin into pancakes this way when I don’t have frozen puree on hand.
BTW, I’m finally going to give in and order coconut butter TODAY!
Maybe they have pumpkin baby food!?!
Gerber has squash and sweet potatoes, but alas, they don’t have pumpkin.
Beech-Nut also has squash and SP, but they also have Sweet Potatoes with Apple!
http://www.beechnut.com/Our%20Baby%20Food/product.asp?P=38438&Category=1&SearchValue=3
Kath, if you go that route, next time you are at Earth Fare, check the baby food aisle– I forget the name of the baby food, it’s like “Earth” something– but they make a yummy sweet potato one. My one year old nephew fed me some this weekend.
Am about to have my morning oats, but would love to have some of your jam there.
Dang that looks good! Happy Tuesday to you too!
I’m not a coconut fan but this somehow looks good. It has been so windy and chilly in MN that I needed hot oats and hot coffee this morning
Enjoy your day!
What an epic breakfast blend!
I must try this coconut butter!
I don’t go through coconut butter as quickly either. Its hard to find topping that pair well with it.
Looks delicious! I have yet to try actual coconut nut butter but I sometimes add coconut flavoring whenever I make PBU. Even that’s pretty awesome so I can only imagine how the real stuff must taste.
Kath, you never cease to amaze me with your oats
whhhooooa! that looks amazing!
That looks lovely! I think you’re right about the canned butternut squash – it’s a lot of work to chop up a full-sized one! Not sure if they even sell it here but I’m definitely going to have a look. Have a great day!
Portion size? Looks huge.
I am insanely jealous of all this *Fall * talk, lately! It still feels like summer here on the West Coast with no end in sight..
I think I need to try coconut butter… That looks delish!
I think I might just have to buy some of that Coconut Butter, STAT. Need some variety in my oats right now!
That makes me want to buy a jar of Coconut Butter JUST to have OIAJ in it!
i get overly excited for OIAJ every time i near the bottom of a nut butter jar
How did you get coconut butter with a Restaurant.com coupon? Isn’t that for restaurants?
No, it was when I had a promo with OpenSky if you bought something you got a R.com coupon. So I got the coconut butter so I could get the coupon!
I need to try coconut butter! Although I fear I will eat the whole jar just to have OIAJ!!!
So far I’m not going through my jar of coconut butter very quickly either! It’s not as versatile as other nut butters.
I must must must bite the bullet and buy this coconut butter on of these days! Or make my own, Ashley at Edible Perspective has made it and it looks almost identical
Hi Kath, I’m not sure where to turn. I ordered some PB from your open sky shop 2 weeks ago and it still hasn’t shipped. I’ve contacted Open Sky several times by phone and email with no response. Can you help? They’ve already charged my credit card!
I am on it!
Thanks so much Kath, order shipped today! You rock!
Have you tried canned pumpkin from Whole Foods? When I priced them out their price point was best and it tasted the same to me. I believe Trader Joe’s specificially has canned butter nut squash though and the others don’t have theirs labeled as such.
I haven’t yet…I think they only had organic? But I will look!
we had a couple fallish days last week and they were glorious! Now we’re back to summer for a bit though!
um, yum! i wish i had one of those waiting for me too!
That is a tall glass of coffee
it looks so pretty in the jar! i mean, a little messy, but messy pretty if that makes sense. Jar full of wonderful and a belly full of smiles…great way to start the day
xo
I tried the coconut butter and I love it. It just makes the oatmeal. I have been looking for pumkin in a can for over a month now. Can’t find it. I was told that they now only have it in the fall for the holidays. Crazy. Can’t wait to try it in my oatmeal.
That would be tasty. That’s a lot to stuff in that jar.
I always love your blog because I find out about all sorts of foods I never knew existed! Coconut Butter, I will be buying that ASAP!
Just think of us poor Australians who don’t have access to ANY canned squash or even canned pumpkin! I always envy the ease of your fall oatmeals…
Mmm… I have yet to try OIAJ but this recipe may just have done it for me =D. I’m addicted to steel cut oats but I do have some quick oats around so maybe I’ll try some this week. There’s so much coconut here and I have a friend who makes coconut butter all the time… thanks for the recipe!
coconut butter sounds yum