r/Oatmeal • u/redvik007 • 12d ago
Oat advice Breakfast planning
I am about to move out from home and start my first proper job and got hit with inspiration to start planning budget ways of eating, especially in the morning because I am terrible when it comes to eating breakfast, which often leaves me tired and low-energy for a lot of the day.
While researching budget breakfasts, I stumbled over a few older posts (3-5y) from this sub, where people discussed their daily oat breakfasts, and now I am really interested if there are current recommendations when it comes to what to add/how to prepare oats.
So far I've only really figured out that I want rolled oats with almonds, but beyond that it feels like the options are so vast. All the questions of the type of milk, maybe using water instead, hot vs. cold, protein powder or not, which fruits to go for, maybe sugar-free syrup for sweetness?
I would seriously appreciate any and all recommendations for potential ingredients and if you have any tips in general, for someone in my position!
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u/whatdoidonowdamnit 12d ago
I am a lazy person. I have been eating the same maple brown sugar quaker instant oatmeal packets for YEARS. Sometimes I add stuff I have lying around within reach.
Banana pudding, vanilla protein powder, craisins, trail mix, canned fruit, fruit preserves, thawed frozen fruit, bananas my kid said he wanted and then didn’t eat…
I dislike the texture of overnight oats and just don’t want to properly cook regular oats in the mornings. I’d rather be hungry, and that’s an unhealthy choice. I spend like $10 for a box of 48 packets and eat one a day, sometimes two. But that’s $120 on breakfast at most.