Good Mornings: Overnight Oatmeal

Have you ever done a Jillian Michaels workout? They kick your trash. But also I love them because a lot of what she says during the video is exactly how we talk to each other. Like when one of her models is doing a move wrong, Jillian is like... "That's not hot." Amen, sister.

One of the moves she does in her workout is called "Good Mornings". Let's be real. You don't feel like you are having a good morning when you do the move. BUT the concept of the phrase "Good Mornings" is what I want to focus on today.

I can't emphasize how important it is to start your day with a good meal. Too often I've eaten a bowl of cereal and then cookie dough for breakfast. Not ideal. Also I just feel a lot more focused on my health when I consciously make a decision to eat something healthy and sustaining. Here's the "recipe" for my latest favorite breakfast: Overnight Oatmeal.

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Overnight Oatmeal

Chocolate-Peanut Butter

1/2 cup Instant Oats

1 tbsp Powdered Peanut Butter

1/2 scoop Chocolate Protein Powder

1/2 cup skim milk

Mix all ingredients together the night before and let sit in refrigerator overnight.

Nutrition Info:

263 Calories

21.1 g Protein

4.6 g Fat

38.8 g Carbohydrates

6.3 g Fiber

8.3 g Sugar

104.1 mg Sodium

A few notes: basically the ratio is 1:1 of oats and liquid. The recipe I found online suggested 1/2 cup oats to 1/2 cup liquid. Any liquid should work. Water might be nasty crap, but I've tried Almond Milk and it works great. Of course, adjust calories for different ingredients. 

Also you can basically add anything you want to these oats. Bananas, chocolate chips, real peanut butter, etc. Make it delicious! I like this simple recipe because the craziest thing is just the powdered peanut butter.

Speaking of Powdered Peanut Butter. I was a skeptic. Peanut Butter taste with only 45 calories per 2 tablespoons? Too good to be true. Nope. It's awesome. I have never tried to make actual peanut butter by adding water, but it is awesome in shakes and overnight oats. I bought it at Target for about $6. Not Crazy considering it's lasted me several weeks using it every morning. 

Also Protein Powder. I started eating this meal because I felt like I wasn't getting any nutrition in the morning, especially protein. I use EXOS chocolate whey protein powder because it is only 100 calories per scoop (some protein powders can get up to 160 calories per scoop- yikes!) and the sugar content is low. Also I get EXOS nutrition products at a discount, so that always helps.

Try out this Overnight Oats recipe and see if it can help you have a "Good Morning"!