I wasreally looking forward to this Monday morning breakfast! However, I did grossly underestimate the amount of time it would take me to make. Especially in my groggy, pre-coffee Monday morning state.
Especially with all the banana mashing. I despise bananas. So I must moosh them into oblivion before consumption.
PB Banana Power Oats (via my new fave Pinch of Yum)
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 3/4 cup water
- pinch salt
- 1 egg white
- 1 banana (I used a frozen one)
- 1 tbs. flaxmeal
- 1 tsp. packed brown sugar
- pinch cinnamon
- 1/2 tbs. peanut butter
- Combine oats, water, and salt in a bowl. Beat the egg white, then whisk it in with the uncooked oats.
- Microwave for 2 minutes (or boil on stovetop). Check consistency and continue to heat as necessary until the oats are fluffy and thick.
- Thaw banana, mash, and add to oats. Heat another 30 seconds in microwave.
- Stir in flax, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Top with peanut butter!
I definitely felt very skeptical about sugar and peanut butter for breakfast, but the nutrition facts won me over. Not too bad, right?
Protein? Fiber! Although if I had PB2, I would definitely use it. I just looked up the closest place to buy it… 21 miles away!! And it’s shockingly expensive to buy online. The internet rarely disappoints me! But in this case, it’s just way more expensive! I would also sub Truvia for brown sugar, but I ran out this week!
I saw the cutest thing on my way in to work this morning, but I was just one second too late with my trusty baby iPhone.
One second earlier, and you would’ve gotten to see that guy’s trunk FULL of beautiful flowers. That must be such a nice job, right? Delivering flowers? Everybody loves that kind of surprise!! I can only assume he’s still wandering the building since no flowers have appeared on MY desk yet…
I had a genius idea how to incorporate last night’s Creamy White Chicken Chili leftovers into our lunch! Can I just say how much I love the perk of being able to go home for lunch with my husband. It’s a little rushed, but we love it!!
May I present… the Chicken Chili Green Chilie Omelet! This specialty was inspired by (a very unhealthy) omelet I had back in December at The Original Pancake House. I actually liked our version a lot better because all the cheese in the restaurant dish made me feel so sick. I had Kevin do the eggs, because he’s the omelet maker in the house, and then I just reheated the leftovers. I added cheese and jalapeño to Kevin’s because I’m a super nice wife.
I wanted to get some vegetables in so I shared the chili love with some green beans. I love putting vegetables in some sort of sauce to make them less… noticeable. Lol. Marinara is always a good one for that trick!
I can NOT make it through the afternoon without a snack so I convinced Kevin to drop by Sooper’s on the way back to work.
Apples were 3/$1! :)
Corrie: Why would you buy candy when you get 3 apples for a dollar?
Kevin: Because you can get like 50 M&Ms!!!
Ha. Ha. Ha.
I actually double snacked it! I had already done the complicated packing of an English muffin w/PB&J before I talked Kevin into the grocery store trip. So I just brought it anyways. Why waste? Plus YAY!! I get a super long gym session tonight because Kevin is going to get his hair cut. Usually he’s loafing around waiting for me to leave so I feel pressured to hurry up!! Haha.
Have you ever gotten flowers at work? I think it’s sweet, but I’d definitely be extremely embarrassed!!! Kevin bought me frozen berries & Fage Greek yogurt the other day as a surprise. Loved that! (This is not a guilt trip – he does read my blog.) Haha.
Or, what would you choose over flowers? Ballons? Chocolates. Tony Burch flats? A Vizsla!!!
What was your afternoon snack? You saw it. It’s usually Greek yogurt, but this was nice.
P.S. Those PB Power Oats really are awesome. What with the flax and the banana and the egg white!! :) Try it!! Just remember to super moosh the banana!!
