We were up and freezing this morning to a 62* house. Heat? I’d love to wait until November! Perhaps I should break out the space heater. Despite the cold, we dressed warmly and set out on a 4ish mile run. It was actually a pretty good run. I wore just the right clothes (just typed close!) to not be cold but not be too sweaty inside either: long sleeves, thin fleece, spandex pants.
Throughout the whole run I was excited about trying Krista’s Canadian Flax Oats by Windy Hill Foods.
They are a mix of oats, flax seeds, bulgur, rye, grits, corn meal, millet meal and seeds. Yum! Really they were mostly just oats with flax, but the consistency and flavor were quite different. The nutritionals are almost the same as regular oats.
They seemed to cook quicker than our normal oats and were definitely thicker – which I liked for a change!
My bowl included:
- 1/3 cup flax oat porridge, 1/3 cup milk, 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 large banana
- Salt, vanilla
- 1 tbsp wheatberries
- Walnuts
- Trail mix parts (choco chips, raspberries, a few peanuts)
- Pumpkin butter for sweetness
- AB on a spoon
Plus a serving of chandelier coffee with half and half splashed in –
I love our new placemats! Why did it take me so long to get some in my favorite color green?
Thanks to Charlie at Back to the Fridge, I now have a cool Favicon for KathEats.com in my site’s colors!! You know the little icon that shows up on the tab and when you bookmark it? If you are still seeing the navy blue squares, try clearing your computer’s cache and refreshing the page. Thanks Charlie!!!
I’m off to take this exam, then home for a relaxing day of working on long-term final projects.
And I hear one of my best friends from college (and the husband’s frat brother and my former boyfriend!) SNAKE might be in the area. I hope we get to see him!
Adios!
Alison says
Version “1026” Tee hee!!
DH’s birthday is 10/27, so yours sticks in my head!
Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) says
Haha, love the title of this post!
Have a great day!
haya says
are the raspberries in that trail mix chewy or crunchy?
porridge looks yummy! i’ve never seen windy hill foods products, but i’ll keep my eye open. maybe they are in the health food section or only in specialty stores.
VeggieGirl says
Lovin’ Oatmeal #1026 and the chandelier coffee!! 😀
Good luck with that exam!
Andrea says
yay! return of the chandelier coffee! you go girl for running 4miles in the cold!
Ali says
The oatmeal looks great, as always!!
Yay for October birthday weekends!
🙂
coco says
great breakfast and good luck for the exam!
Beadie says
No heat yet? Oh my!
Good luck on the exam!
zestycook says
Oatmeal looks great!! Good luck on the exam… very clever title… I had to turn the heat on in the house:(
Miss Tiffie says
It’s only #1026? hahaha.. ;]
Your breakfast looks so deliciously chewy 😀 That close up picture makes me so hungry, I’m gonna be day dreaming about that too, except you actually go to eat it.. haha…
Good luck on the exam!!! Stay warm!!! It’s really chilly up in Boston today too :[ It’s still in the 30s right now.. brr
Betsy says
that tj’s trail mix is soooo good. and soooo evil.
cb says
Hi Kath,
Just curious, if this is something you have learned in your nutrition studies, but I had heard that eating whole flax seeds does not offer the health benefits of the seed being ground. I think it was actually DR Oz. on Oprah.
Megan says
I love the new Favicon. I saw it on my Blogroll!
That oatmeal looks nice and thick..just how I like it.
magpie says
Those oats look so creamy and thick. Yum.
cb – I think you’re right! You actually don’t get anything from them unless they’re broken up – if you just eat them whole I think your body passes them right back out 🙂
Almost the weekend!
cindy says
hi kath-Can you help me out? I have a Hodgson Mills Gingerbread mix to use, it calls for 1/2 cup melted butter. Is there something I can use to substitute for butter? What do you think and would the measurements be the same. Thank you for your help.
Biz says
Yummy oats! Good luck on your exam!
Love Charlie at Back to the Fridge – he’s my computer go to guy!
Good luck on your test – almost officially the birthday weekend!
Rose says
Love the placemat. Where’d you get it?
Allison K says
My hub turned off our heat last night when we went to bed..it as 51! in our house this morning. gahhh!!!!
Those Canadian oats look like the perfect remedy for a chilly morning!
sirenjess says
What is the calorie count on this cereal?
Teddy says
62*?! that’s freezing… my CA blood cannot handle that in my home 🙂
Cat says
cindy – I wouldn’t take all the butter out because without fat bread can get very dense, but try substituting 1/3 or 1/2 of the melted butter for applesauce. It’s hard to gauge how it will affect it since it’s a mix, but generally my rule of thumb is never take out more than 1/2 of the fat that you are subbing the applesauce for.
Or you could really use any kind of pureed fruit – canned pumpkin might go nice in a gingerbread loaf!! Happy baking 🙂
anne says
Happy Birthday to you! I found your blog a few weeks ago – love it! Since then, I’ve been reading everyday.
Question: what is AB on a spoon?!
Chelsea says
Your title would have been more appropriate in 3 days 😉
Andrea says
my mom refuses to turn on the heat to save money so my parents light a fire every night haha. i’m glad my dorm gets super good heat 😉 ….and utilities costs are fixed!
Heather says
Yikes!!! 62 degrees?? It was 65 in our house this morning and I already cranked up the heat… I’m a total wuss.
Good luck on your exam!
Kath says
haya ,
Chewy, delicious and EXPENSIVE by themselves 🙁
cb ,
Definitely true that the seeds need to be broken or ground to be absorbed. But they are fun to eat whole 🙂
cindy ,
I’m not a baking expert, but sounds like Cat is!
Rose ,
Linens and Things – better hurry because they close!
sirenjess ,
I said in the post it’s about the same as oats – 110 kcal for 1/3 cup.
anne ,
A spoonful of almond butter (AB) or peanut butter (PB). Welcome to KERF!
Kath
KatieTX says
I turn the heat on when it gets 68…I love a warm toasty house!
Lee says
Where do you get the coffee? it looks delish.
Erin says
I’m pretty sure it’s warmer outside then it is in my house, so seeing that you ran this morning I feel the urge to go biking, sadly to warm up from my house!
Yum to the Canadian Oats. Another reason to love Canada:-)
Christie says
No heat yet for us either (although we live a little south of you in GA where it’s maybe a bit warmer).
I also noticed the little Favicon in my bookmark and I thought it was cute!
Jaclyn says
Can I just say that I love that you have an ex-bf named Snake? That’s awesome.
Alexia says
Your post title is cute! And I love the name of your coffee 🙂
Good luck on your exam!!!
Kath says
Lee ,
It’s only chandelier because you can see the reflection from the dining room. But it was Fresh Market French Vanilla.
Jaclyn ,
Hahaha. But his Snake isn’t menacing at all! It actually started as Sneaky, which was shortened to Sneak, which was accidentally typed “Snake” on AIM once and then we just called him Snake.
I have another friend who used to have a huge beard. His name is Beard. But for a long time we called him Bread after another typo incident.
Another friend is named Canada. Go figure on that one!
Kath
Jennifer says
Why is running 4 miles in the cold such an admirable event? Cold= gym. No that makes sense.
Jennifer says
sorry, I meant
“Now that makes sense.”
Snake says
Ha Noops!!
Sorry we missed you today. I’ll give you a lot more heads up next time, promise! Love ya, miss ya.
-Snake
Kath says
Snake ,
XOXO!!!
Will you be back on Sunday (the big 10.26?) from the wedding??
K
Kristin says
Like the new favicon =)
Living in CA, I wish I had a reason to turn on the heat, we still haven’t been able to turn off the air!