Power Oatmeal Breakfast Recipe

Whole grains are a big part of the diet of many who live to be centenarians. But, nowadays, everyone is telling you to cut out wheat and go gluten-free. If gluten doesn’t agree with you, you can usually safely eat oatmeal and it’s full of benefits.

The recipe below is one of my favorite ways to eat this soothing and wholesome grain and includes protein and antioxidants.

Oatmeal Breakfast of Champions

Rebecca Forstadt Olkowski

Dress up a typical bowl of oatmeal with power-packed superfoods for a championship breakfast.

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Course Oatmeal

Cuisine American

Servings 2 cups

Ingredients

  

• 1/4 cup steel cut oats
• 3/4 cup water
• a handful of berries fresh or frozen as available
• 1/2 banana sliced
• 1/4 tsp. chia seeds ground course
• 1/4 tsp flax seeds ground
• 1 tsp honey if you want it sweetened
• 1/2 tsp bee pollen
• a handful of walnut halves or pieces
• 1/4 cup Greek Yogurt plain

Instructions

 

• Make oatmeal according to package directions
• Mix in berries, banana, yogurt, walnuts, seeds, bee pollen, honey.

Eating oatmeal helps to lower your cholesterol and boost your immune system. It contains an antioxidant called avenanthramide that prevents free radicals from attacking good cholesterol, stabilizes blood sugar, and prevents diabetes as well as breast cancer. My recipe combines several other power foods making it a true breakfast of champions!  It’s filling and satisfying.  This is coming from someone who’s never been much of a cereal eater.

Make sure that the oatmeal you use is as pure as possible. I recommend steel-cut oats. Avoid instant because it’s processed and may contain sugar or other additives. Honey helps to prevent allergies, soothes sore throats, gives you more energy, and boosts your immune system.  Use local honey if possible because the bees pick up particles of allergens from the flowers in your area that they help pollinate. This gives you more immunity from allergies that are in your neighborhood.

Chia and flaxseeds are good sources of healthy Omega 3 fatty acids. Chia is an ancient Aztec/Mayan grain. Remember Chia pets?  Don’t worry, you won’t start growing hair indiscriminately. Chia strengthens your heart, regulates blood sugar, is high in antioxidants, and will even assist in weight loss.

You may also enjoy this oatmeal with pineapple, raisins, and walnuts recipe.

Other benefits of oatmeal

I remember as a kid mixing up an oatmeal mask for my face by blending oatmeal, water, and honey. I plastered it on my face and let it sit for about twenty minutes.  When I washed it off, my face was silky and smooth. I also used Yardley of London’s oatmeal soap along with a facial brush as a teen and had a perfect complexion. Oatmeal baths are wonderful if your skin is irritated and will help soothe it if you have psoriasis.

What do you like best in your oatmeal? Please leave a comment below.