Somehow I managed to sleep till 8:15!!
Call it continuing jet lag..
Call it compensating for 7 hours the night before..
Call it Thursday laziness..
Whoops! I woke up dreaming about mean girls from college – and I was the victim. It was sad!!
Oats make a comeback!
Scottish oats (= blended steel cut) with nectarine and blueberries, chia seeds and cinnamon, milk and …yogurt!?!?
Is this the same girl who proclaimed just a few weeks ago that she hated cold yogurt on hot oats? I changed my mind.
I’m using almond milk this week because I haven’t been to the grocery store and couldn’t buy regular milk – so I broke into my “emergency I need milk” shelf-stable almond milk. Almond milk has next-to-zero protein so I wanted to get it from something – yogurt to the rescue. I mixed plain yogurt with raspberry jam and put it on top. It was not cold! It actually heated up to the temp of the oats and was pretty darn delicious. It’s not my favorite way to eat oats or yogurt (I find they compete a little) but it was good!
Warrior Crunch on top! Love the puffs : )
Leftover coffee from yesterday. On ice. Mixing the hot and cold this AM!
I’m sort of taking today off, but I might head in to the bakery this afternoon. Dinner date tonight!!
Katie @ Nourishing Flourishing says
I can’t have dairy milk, but it’s true that almond milk is lacking in the protein department! I always try to pair mine with a decent portion of protein, but it would be easier if I just had a protein powder I could add to it to perpetuate my laziness 😉 Hehe.
Baking N Books says
I was thinking the same about Almond with protein. I never really realized just how low it was. I add yogurt too.
Holy nut butter though! I LOVE that spread.
You changed your header – it’s awesome.
Khushboo says
The post of the title got the Outkast song “So Fresh & So Clean” song stuck in my head!
Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles says
When dreams start your day off on the wrong foot, eat comfort food and you’re good to go! My heart is with ya!….. Yay! Date night!!!!! 🙂 This will turn your day into a winning day!
Heather @ Get Healthy With Heather says
Mmmm iced coffee sounds good this morning! Way to sleep in 🙂
Angela (Oh She Glows) says
I hate dreams like that…I always have them. Mostly that someone is trying to kill me though, LOL. It gives me a pit in my stomach when I wake up. That breakfast would do the trick!
Sara @ real fun food says
8:15 – I wish that had been me this morning. I had to work until 2:30 am last night and didn’t get out of bed until NOON. I hate days like this!!! I feel like my whole day is wasted. (imagine telling this to my high school self!)
Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance says
This made me think of “So Fresh & So Clean” by Outcast too! haha
Cait's Plate says
Haha yay! I’m so glad you changed your mind! The cold yogurt + hot oats combo is one of my absolute favorites! 🙂 I can’t wait to have some warrior crunch to add to the mix!
Jennifer says
I’m so sad that OpenSky wont ship to Canada! I really wanted some Warrior Crunch!
Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says
Still need to try Scottish oats…
Balancing Sylvia says
That is certainly an interesting combo on top of your oats today. The raspberry jam/yogurt does sound way delicious though. Pretty bowl today too! I’m excited to hear about your dinner date 🙂
Reading (and chickens) says
WUT? Mean girls in college? Mean to YOU? That’s crazy talk.
Lynda @ healthy hoboken girl says
Enjoy your day off and date night! 8:15!!Way to go bed-head! Sleep does the body good!
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says
Have fun on the dinner date!! I love sleeping in 🙂
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
I hate dreams like that 🙁 Before a new semester, I always have dreams that my students are being really mean to me and making me cry!!!
But I do love sleeping in 🙂
Heather says
Ordered the warrior crunch and can not wait to get it!!!!!
I love cold yogurt on hot oats!!!!!
Mine this morning was out of my naturally nutty jar, nothing better than scraping the pb off the sides and it melding with the oats overnight!!!
Angie @ Musings of a Violet Monkey says
I have never put cold yogurt on hot oats… I don’t think I’d like it, but I guess you never know. I’m ready for hot oats to make a comeback in my life… but the temps have GOT to cool down here first. I am beyond ready for autumn. 🙂
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Amanda- The Nutritionist Reviews says
I love that bowl!
Sweet and Savvy says
I lovee mixing hot and cold for breakfast! If I eat a smoothie, I drink hot coffee. If I eat hot oats, I drink iced coffee!
Lee Ann says
Just found your blog and read up on why you chose Cville. Just to let you know, some of us conservatives enjoy reading your blog and going to places like Cvill as well!!!
Keep up the good work!
BTW-what do you recommend to someone who is just starting out on their journey to better eating and fitness. Where to begin? there is so much info out there it can be confusing.
KathEats says
I’d start with the book Superfoods HealthStyle. It’s a great overview on why eating healthy is so important.
Rachel says
I’m shocked that there’s so little protein in almond milk. I just assumed that since it was made out of nuts, it would be packed with protein. Thanks for setting me straight!
KathEats says
Yeah, since I rely on milk for a good source of my daily protein, it’s quite a disappointment.
AJ says
But for people like me who have to eat very low protein diets (PKU), almond milk is a godsend. I love it!
kim says
is that sunflower seed butter? if so, do you heat it up at all to make it more runny? even my smoothest — from trader joes!! — seems a bit thicker and i’d love for it to be smoother!
KathEats says
It is TJ’s SB. When I glop it on it’s not too runny, but it melts onto the hot oats for the photos
CJ @ http://healthy-happy-whole.com/ says
I really need to get some of these chia seeds! They were an ingredient on CHopped the other night. I really think they are the key to thickness.
Michelle says
thought you might want to know that your friends at the Kirkwood GH are as evil as ya’ll down there….got an email today that they will have a pan of cinnamon chip bread pudding available today! I’m fighting every fiber of my body to not leave work RIGHT.NOW and head over there. It sounds sooooooooo good!
KathEats says
🙂
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
I always use almond milk and add protein powder. It seems to agree with me a little better in the morning. Congrats on the sleep-in! I sooooo wish I could sleep past 7 am – work ruined me. 🙁
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
Your bowl is making me SO hungry right now! Can’t wait to see where you go for your dinner date!
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says
Mmmm.. That oats looks so delish with all the toppings! Gosh, I didn’t know about the lack of protein in almond milk. Sigh!
Ash @ Good Taste Healthy Me says
Enjoy the time off!
Lee Ann says
Just found your blog and I really like it. Read your blurb re: Cville and even us conservatives like towns like Cville!! LOL
KathEats says
🙂 Is there a mention somewhere?
Katy says
I think I must have missed it, but what is the brown liquidy stuff under the yogurt? This looks so good!!
KathEats says
Sunflower butter
Lauren says
Hi Kath,
Did you put a lot more nut butter on your oats today? its looks like 4 table spoons. Not trying to sound silly or anything but itreally looks like more than you would usually eat, and you usually mention that kind of thing. Just wondering 🙂
I use that much too!!
KathEats says
It’s just around the edges! I think the circle of yogurt is deceiving. It’s about the same as normal.
Suburban Snow White says
Wow. Love that orange mug!
Cathy says
Love the mugs and bowl. Searched Ross for them. No luck. Where do you buy yours Kath?
kaila @ healthy helper! says
I love yogurt and oats together! it makes the oats so creamy! And if ya throw some frozen berries in there its like a hot and cold explosion! LOVE IT!
Hillary says
Jam in oats is, well, my jam. Love it!
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
That peanut butter looks amazing over those oats. How do you get it like that? Is it that runny right out of the jar or do you warm it up? I can never get it that runny even with ultra- smooth PB!
Katie @ Peace Love and Oats says
Your oats always look so good! I can’t ever get mine to come out like that! I guess it takes lots and lots of practice!
Rosa - Fitness, Food, Fulfilled says
Your oatmeal always looks so fantastic! I just recently put granola on top of oatmeal and fell in love. I love the crunch in contrast to the softness of the oatmeal.
I seldom add yogurt to my oatmeal, but do like the extra creaminess it adds. Yum!
lynn @ the actor's diet says
i slept past 8 today too with crazy ass dreams. it was kinda nice, actually!
Aine @ Something to Chew Over says
I love cold yoghurt on hot oats! Reminds me of cream on a hot pie 🙂
Katie says
have to say I love the title of this post, I can see you saying that, and it makes me laugh! Your too funny!
I have not had oats with yogurt in a long time, looks good !
Have a fun date night tonight and enjoy the day off! Get a mani -pedi or something!
Jessica says
Aside from your dream, what a nice morning so far! Lazy thursdays is right. Almond milk on oatmeal is a wonderful idea! Looks so tasty.
Andrea @ The Skinny Chronicles says
Enjoy your morning off. I am always impressed at how you take life by the horns. It really seems to being paying off for you. It must be true about what they say: Manifest your own destiny. Cheers to you!
KathEats says
Thanks <3
Mel says
I love all the different place mats, mugs, and bowls you use! I’ve been looking for cute linens and funky kitchen stuff at estate sales and thrift stores!
Johanna B says
KERF style oats are alive and well and being eaten in Topeka Kansas.
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
I’m not a big fan of oatmeal with yogurt either. They’re much better when they’re separate!
Dee says
My husband was just commenting on how it’s been a VERY long time since we’ve eaten hot oats and I come across your post. I’ll take it as a sign! 😉
Have fun on your semi-day off!
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
Perhaps the cooler temps provoked extended sleep. I slept through the night like a baby. Love when fall chills come through. 🙂
Jackie @ That Deep Breath says
I had no idea almond milk had low protein. I guess I always just assumed it did. Good to know!
Kori says
I’m not exactly sure how I feel about cold yogurt on hot oatmeal, but I’ll definitely give it a try soon. 🙂 Your new heading looks great!! Did you switch it after you had published this post?
Annette @ EnjoyYourHealthyLife says
I love sleeping in, it feels SO great!
And I love the new header, looks good 🙂
Johanna B says
I just noticed the header change. Love the photos.
Christine (The Raw Project) says
The oats look awesome. True on almond milk and protein, I’m a huge fan of homemade hemp milk which has way more.
Amanda at the red table says
You know, I like the idea of oatmeal, but every time I go to eat it, I just don’t like it. But maybe that’s because I’m doing it wrong and don’t add all that good stuff! Your blog is making me want to try again 🙂
Amy* says
I must have a case of Thursday laziness too because I hit snooze 5 times before rolling out of bed this morning!*
Emma (Namaste Everyday) says
do you ever add protein powder to your oats?
KathEats says
I don’t. I don’t believe in protein powders. They are not real food to me.
Jillian says
That is a funny topic to me. I’ve neverrr eaten protein powders, even though I work in the supplements/health food industry and have sold them in years past, especially when soy was just getting exploited. But I don’t like protein powders in the way that I don’t like smoothies- it doesn’t seem like food, I would never be satisfied by it in any way, and they always have too much sugar for me (I don’t care if it’s real fruit in smoothies, they are still too sweet and I don’t feel good when I consume them, with or without protein) At times, I’ve thought about it in the respect that protein powders are processed, and maybe that’s why..but then I think about how processed things like tofu and beer are, and it starts to seem like a funny argument. Beer is worse for me than hemp protein powder! Still, I just don’t think of it as food.
Mary Catherine says
No wonder almond milk is only 35 calories a cup!
Krissy @ Shiawase Life says
New header threw me off! Looks nice 🙂
Kelsey says
Hey Kath, I just saw a commercial on TV this morning for Bob Harper Weight Loss Pills. I think I yelled ” nooooo bobbbb!” at my TV. You’ll have to youtube the commercial. I’m sure after doing a workout with him recently it will make you cringe. Thoughts?!
KathEats says
Boooooo.
Nikki says
Did you just change your banner?? I swear I was reading your post this morning and admiring the oats on the board… love the new one… great photos!
KathEats says
Yep!
Kathryn @ Flopoodle says
I don’t know how you get the nut butter to melt like that! Mine just globs on top and won’t spread out. Looks delish!
Jessie -- TheMessieKitchen says
I had such a hard time getting mine to glob too but I’ve taken things to a stubborn level by measuring out some onto a microwave safe spoon (in this case it was our tablespoon) and I put it in the micro on a defrost setting for about 1 minute. Turns out all melty and delicious! And that way it spreads all over the oats. A bit more time consuming but it’s worth the extra 2 minutes!
Sami says
another way i like to add protein to oats is to whip in some egg whites at the end of cooking! (:
Meredith says
That looks soo yummy! I just bought some soy yogurt yesterday (I’m vegan and I totally understand the almond milk lacking protein conundrum) so I think I will put some on top of my oats tomorrow morning, along with some almond butter!
By the way, I really like the new header!
Jessie -- TheMessieKitchen says
I thought I was at the wrong blog with the new header… til I recognized SIAB. You’ve completetly KERF-ized me! HI FROM BOSTON by the way. No longer in Virginia… so no more Dancing Mind Yoga 🙁
KathEats says
Congrats on the move!
Kate (What Kate is Cooking) says
I love almond milk, but it definitely lacks protein! I prefer soy 🙂
Angel7 says
Our daughter loves almond milk. I did not know that it does not have much protein in it, though. Do you know if Rice Milk has protein in it?
http://faithfulsolutions.blogspot.com/
KathEats says
It doesn’t…only cows and soy have significant amounts
Emily@SavoryandSavage says
Great looking bowl.
New header looks wonderful 🙂
Jennifer says
gorgeous new header! 🙂
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
I loveeeee that yellowish/green bowl. It’s so pretty! And it’s so “you”! I’d love to raid your cupboards one day 🙂
Sarah@The Flying ONION says
LOVE the new header. It fits you and your blog perfectly. 😀
Sarah @ Sarah's Modern Bites says
Love the new header Kath!
I don’t know if I could ever find any love for cold yogurt with hot oats…. I’ve done it a few times to amp up the protein content but was definitely not a fan of the different temp and texture combo.
Though, I love the idea of mixing raspberry jam with plain yogurt! I have had this container of plain Chobani sitting in the fridge here at work forever and I have to eat it like TOMORROW. And I randomally was craving raspberry jam yesterday so I bought a jar haha. I’m thinking I’m gonna do overnight oats with that yogurt and jam.
Do chia seeds really make a difference in the texture in overnight oats? (Seems like they thicken it up?) Or do you add them mostly for nutritional value? My overnight oats are thick but not as thick as what your overnight oats look to be!
KathEats says
They really do add a huge texture change – give them a try!
Cait's Plate says
Loooooooooooooooving the new header!
erica says
LOVING the new look of the site!!!
KathEats says
Thankksssssssssssss
Hannah says
Look at that pool of nut butter! Phwoar!
Shayla @ The Good Life says
I hate how almond milk has no protein…it makes it annoying for when I make smoothies since I always like to have a good amount of protein in my meals.
Your oatmeal looks delish though…I always want to jump through the screen and eat your food! 🙂
And I’ve had dreams before from mean girls in high school…not a fun way to start the morning!
Lexi @ A Spoonful of Sunshine says
Dare I say that your combination of bowl + plate + spoon + napkin is my favorite EVER?
Why, yes–it’s true!
Those colors + textures are absolutely gorgeous together 🙂
Only in the food blogosphere…
Rae says
I’m not a huge fan of dairy or yogurt. To be honest the word yo is what brought me in. The idea of oats with a spread is intriguing though. I’m thinking bananas and cream!