The first time Kim saw Marc make this Cinnamon Oatmeal she said,”Wow, that’s a lot of cinnamon!” That was in December of 2012, and since then Marc has eaten this for breakfast just about every morning. Sometimes he even enjoys a bowl again as an evening snack! Because this oatmeal stands as an important daily staple in his life change, we need to include it. Marc adds 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of cinnamon, but that is not palatable to most people, so we lowered the amount to 2 teaspoons.
Cinnamon tastes good and contains healthy benefits!
As Dr. Neal Barnard explains in The Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook (2010), “1/2 teaspoon of ordinary cinnamon each day can reduce blood sugar levels by 18 to 29 percent” (p. 37). So if Marc’s full amount of cinnamon is too much for your taste, even a 1/2 teaspoon will do a lot of good. Plus, it tastes great! And this bowl is a nutritious package of goodness for its other ingredients too- oats, almonds, chia or flax seeds, and nondairy milk.
3/4cupold fashioned oatmealuse gluten free oats if desired
1 cupwater
1tbspcane sugar
2tspcinnamon
1/2tbspchia or flax seeds
6almonds
3/4cupnondairy milk
Servings: person
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Instructions
Put oatmeal in microwave safe bowl.
Add 1 cup water to bowl and stir.
Microwave on high for about 2 and 1/2 minutes. (Adjust as necessary). Keep an eye on it so it won't overflow.
Add sugar, cinnamon, chia or flax seeds, and almonds. Mix well.
Pour on nondairy milk and stir. Add more or less milk to desired consistency.
Recipe Notes
Recipe from ChickpeaandBean.com
Reference
Barnard, N., & Webb, R. (2010). The get healthy go vegan cookbook: 125 easy and delicious recipes to jump-start weight loss and help you feel great (p. 37). Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Lifelong.
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