Healthy Beginnings

So I’ve started to take steps to be healthier. I got a membership at a local center and have been running/swimming/loosely hitting the weight room. I’ve also been eating oatmeal in the mornings – I’ve remedied that stale steel oat issue and bought a few pounds of oats from Honest Weight. I also picked this up, since it was on sale. I’m not really a cereal person, and hot cereal… well, doesn’t sound all that appealing. But it’s healthy, so why not, give it a go.

Cooking is a snap. There are directions, but I don’t really follow them. Mix enough water with the oats to your liking and cook in the microwave. I usually set cook time for two minutes, but there’s a lot of pausing to stir the oatmeal and prevent it for spilling out of the bowl. Sprinkle some brown sugar and allow it to cool down enough so it doesn’t burn your mouth.

It’s not bad, and surprisingly very filling. I’ve been eating this in the early afternoons, when work slows down a bit. And since it is winter, warm food is always a good thing.

Steel Cut Oats

Here's my attempt at eating better in ohnine. I'm not really a big oatmeal fan, but I'm willing to give it another shot. Instead of the quick cooking oats, I bought some steel cut oats. As I've read in various blogs, steel cut oats store well making it something to cook in big batches on Sunday and dole out in containers for the week.

The most well known of the steel cut oats is the McCann's Irish Oatmeal. You might not know it by name, but I'm sure you'll recognize their metal tin. Other brands such as Bob's Red Mill, Arrowhead Mill, Hodgson's Mill, and Quaker sell steel cut oats as well.