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Overnight Oats

May 16, 2013 By: project30in20126 Comments

I’ve been trying to eliminate more processed food from my diet and figured one easy way I could do that was to stop eating the packs of instant oatmeal I have for breakfast at my desk each day. While they are certainly a better choice for breakfast than a bagel or heavy sandwich, there is still a lot of added sugar. In fact, sugar is the second ingredient listed on the package – NOT good! I figured I would be much better off making my own breakfast. While I love cooking oatmeal in my crockpot, it can get messy and I don’t love having to clean a crockpot every day. I have been seeing a lot of people on Twitter do overnight oats and I thought I’d give it a shot.

My (very simple) process:

1/2 c Steel Cut Oats (I got mine from Trader Joes and you should too!)

1/2 c 1% milk

a VERY generous serving of cinnamon (I love the stuff)

1 ts brown sugar

I stir all the ingredients together in a tupperware container and then stuck it in the fridge. When I got back from my morning run, I had a delicious and nutritious oatmeal-like breakfast that kept me full until lunchtime. If you are often short on time, but tired of eating packaged oatmeal, I highly recommend overnight oats!

What is your go to breakfast choice? 

Seriously -- invest in these oats. Delicious and VERY affordable!

Seriously — invest in these oats. Delicious and VERY affordable!


Comments

  1. Megan says

    May 16, 2013 at 9:45 am

    I usually don’t buy into products for convenience, but I will swear by the crockpot liners you can buy. They’re certainly not necessary but save SO much time!

    How was the texture for you? The couple times I tried overnight oats, I failed.

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      May 16, 2013 at 9:51 am

      I really like the texture — it tastes pretty similar to oatmeal, but a little less thick. Try experimenting with more/less milk depending on the texture you are aiming for!

      Reply
  2. amrtt says

    May 16, 2013 at 10:27 am

    Yay for less processed foods! You’ll notice a huge difference in energy levels. Have you ever seen ohsheglows.com? She does a lot of overnight oat ideas!
    emma @ amomrunsthistown.com

    Reply
    • Eat Pray Run, DC says

      May 16, 2013 at 11:20 am

      I had NOT seen that site yet — thanks for introducing me! 🙂

      Reply
  3. RLR says

    July 21, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    Oops – I just noticed your pic has the quick cook oats. I got the regular ones. Darn! Adding a little more liquid – might as well give it a shot anyway!

    Reply
    • cdredden@gmail.com says

      July 21, 2014 at 11:42 pm

      oh it’s totally fine — i actually prefer it with the regular oats!

      Reply

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