Try The Best Protein-Packed Flavor Booster For Oatmeal

Turn bland oatmeal into a protein-packed flavor explosion.

I love oatmeal. It fills me up and makes me feel good. I even order it at restaurants for breakfast. What I don’t like is all the added sugar that is needed to sweeten it. Just read the label on a store-bought package to see how quickly a healthy choice can turn into a bad one. Conversely, pick up a healthy box of all-natural organic oatmeal and see how a healthy choice can be ruined and turned into a flavorless bowl of mush.

This delicious recipe is so versatile you can eat it every day for a month and not have the same thing twice. Feel like strawberries today, no problem. Want walnuts? Go ahead and use them. It’s all about what you like.

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I found a version of this recipe on The Whole Smiths site. What bothered me about their recipe is there was no nutritional information given. So I put the ingredients into my EZ Calorie Counter app. It turns out, that if you were to eat a whole bowl of this, it would be well over 800 calories. No wonder they didn’t include it. That’s half my calories for the entire day.

While it is delicious on its own, I just can’t have such a calorie-dense meal. But I really liked it. Solution. I added it to my bland oatmeal and discovered I had a winner.

I follow my recipe for one serving and instead of eating it as one serving, I add about two tablespoons at a time to my oatmeal. I find it’s a quick, low-sugar, high-protein fix for bland oatmeal. It also stores very well in the refrigerator. Just cover it and you can keep it for around 1 week. You just may need to stir it.

I’m not going to include nutritional information because there are so many ways to make this recipe. Just be aware that because of the ground nuts, you get the benefit of high protein but you also get a high calorie count.

I added honey when I wanted a sweeter oatmeal. I used Cinnamon Sugar for the same reason. I added Chia Seeds when I felt like it. I have ground walnut when I prefer. I’ve even used Trader Joe’s Mixed Nut Butter. No matter how you mix it up it’s delicious.

I like this Hemp when I can get it and this Pecan /Walnut meal.

I like the Ninja better than a traditional blender. It is so much easier to get the food out of it. It also makes smoothies so convenient because of the sippy lid, or whatever they call it. If you don’t have one, you should definitely think about getting one. Next time the kids ask what you want for your birthday. Ninja.

I hope you enjoy this tasty, protein-packed addition to your oatmeal as much as I do.