(So I guess the oatmeal post never made it up – NO CLUE what happened there. I’m going to be so mad if I get that error again, but I will start saving my posts as I write them for sure now!)
YUM! Baked Apple Oatmeal was delicious! (Although I guess that apples were not really baked but simmered, but baked just seemed like the right thing to call them!). When I made the steel cut oats this time around I made four portions and increased the amount of water I used. I let them simmer twice as long (about 45-50 minutes) as before to hopefully plump them up – it worked! I added a whole cup of milk when they were done by water’s absorption and then let them simmer about 20 minutes more. The result was really creamy, yet chewy, steel cut oats. See last night’s dinner post for how to make the apples. More on the oatmeal in a bit!
Breakfast #1
Had another mini oatmeal pancake pre-workout. Tasted great, but I got a little hungry during spinning. I need to make another batch of these this weekend (and a bigger one!) because I’m all out.
Workout
Hour-long spinning class was great. I love zoning out to music and just pedaling as hard as I can. It’s very refreshing. 450 kcal burned.
The Oats
Since I made the oats and topped them with the apples last night , this morning we had no dirty dishes! I added about an ounce more of milk, fluffed them up, and microwaved for 2-3 minutes. Then I added flax, brown sugar, cinnamon, and 15 grams toasted pecans.
Hot tea with milk and splenda on the side:
Breakfast kcal were about 415 (515 including pancake)
On to lunch!
Casey says
I'm a complete hot tea addict, and am curious to know your favorites!
If you're looking for a new one, Harney and Son's hot cinnamon spice is phenomenal. Perfect for the winter, because it's so hot and spicy, it seems to warm me up – inside and out!
pjena says
Hi Kath! I eat apple (or pear) oatmeal all the time. I cut up the apple and put it right in with the oats and water while they cook. It'll save you a pan to wash. =D
Twinks says
Hey Kath, I am wondering if you ever use the rowing machine. I love it, and am curious how accurate the calorie expenditure counter is. I don't have a heart rate monitor, so I wondered if you have any input…???
Kath says
Casey,
My favorites (currently) are:
Celestial Seasonings Candy Cane Lane, Almond Sunset, and Madagascar Vanilla Red (really good!) and Bigelow Egg Nog and Pumpkin Spice. I have TONS of more tea (green, black, flavored, herb) but these are my tops that I've been whittling down. The cinnamon spice sounds great! I have a cinnamon but I can't remember the company – it's a red papery packet.
Pjena,
I do that too, but I like this consistency better! It's more like apple cobbler!
Twinks,
I'm not a huge fan of the rowing machine, but just for you I will try to do 5 minutes this week at my gym and see what I get.
Kath
Twinks says
thanks kath!