Dani Oats

My friend Becca taught me awhile back how to make her signature Becca Oats - oatmeal, peanut butter, cinnamon, and chopped apples. This is my variation, which I am calling Dani Oats - oatmeal, peanut butter, and berries (and sometimes even bananas).

The trick here is the peanut butter - when you add it to the oatmeal, it makes the texture super thick and creamy!

I usually like using Trader Joe's gluten free rolled oats, which I make on the stovetop, but today I was in a bit of a rush to get to class, so I used a pack of pre-measured TJ's instant oatmeal instead.

It was a great meal to start off the day, and I think that it's really important to add that something extra to oatmeal, like the fruit, to make the breakfast complete. I know that on days when I eat plain oatmeal, I get hungry sooner just because my thought process is, "I had such a small breakfast, only a little bit of oatmeal." Adding fruit and peanut butter makes the meal more complete, and will keep you satisfied for longer!