We’re back with another Breakfast Bites post. Last time I showed you how to make a quick and easy breakfast that costs was less than that Pumpkin Spice latte your girlfriend or wife buys every weekend the minute fall (or “autumn” for my Canadian/European readers) arrives.
This time around, it’s on something that I know a lot of people like but they may not exactly know how to make…more interesting, for lack of a better word. Oatmeal.
More accurately, high protein oatmeal with over 45 grams of protein and a healthy hit of carbs, fat, and fiber.
Let’s get started.
Breakfast Bites: EASY High Protein Overnight Oats.
I won’t lie, growing up I had no idea what to do with oats except chuck them in a bowl and eat them with some milk, or heat them up and turn them into warm oatmeal in the morning. Quaker Oats was a staple in the house, and the most interesting they got was by maybe adding a little honey on top.
Then as I got older, I learned that oatmeal could actually be interesting and something to look forward to during breakfast. I can honestly say it’s thanks to traveling internationally that I learned about so many different foods, and different ways to make foods, that the SUPP UP. No Bull nutrition guides were born.
Learning that you could take oatmeal and make overnight oats – in almost infinitely different ways, was one of those things that, as simple as it sounds, brings me a small sense of satisfaction and it’s one less thing to have to think too hard about when it comes to fueling my body for my workouts and whatever my career throws my way.
If there’s one thing I like it’s high protein, slow-releasing carb, balanced fiber, and healthy fat meals – that taste good. While I always say think function first then flavor, if I can have both, I always make sure I do – and this recipe is no exception.
Here’s the recipe.
SUPP UP. EASY High Protein Overnight Oats
Makes: 1 serving
Prep Time: 5 minutes.
Set Time: 6 hours (overnight).
Total Time: 5 minutes – I don’t count the 6, because I’m usually sleeping during that time – and you should be too.
Items Needed:
- A glass jar with an airtight closure – roughly a size that’ll hold the contents of a bowl of oatmeal
- A large measuring cup (for mixing)
- A spoon
- A spatula
Ingredients:
- 180 grams (g) 5% fat Greek Yogurt (Fage Total works the best)
- 65 ml whole milk
- 40 g oatmeal (or “rolled oats”)
- 20 g cream cheese (full fat or light, your choice)
- 25 g vanilla whey protein
- Salt (just a pinch)
- 3 Oreos
Directions:
- Take your measuring cup and add your milk, oats, yogurt, cream cheese, salt, and a crushed up Oreo cookie, in that order – mix well with a spoon.
- Add in your whey protein, mix again until completely blended together.
- Grab your glass jar and spoon half the mixture in it, then crush another Oreo and layer it on top.
- Grab your spatula and add the remaining mixture on top, crush another Oreo, and later again.
- Toss it in the fridge before bed to let it set overnight for breakfast in the morning.
- Wake up and enjoy.
- Tip 1: Take out at 30 minutes to an hour before eating so it’s not ice cold.
- Tip 2: If you like your Oreos crunchy, put the top layer of crushed Oreos on right before you eat your overnight oats for breakfast. I’ve done it both ways and like both.
Here’s the macros:
45+ g Protein
55+ g Carbs
15+ g Fat
5+ g Fiber
Yeah – this is meant to be easy and nutrition packed with a little bit of guilty pleasure. If you remember a blog post I did a while back, you’ll know that oats (and even oat milk) play an important part in boosting your polyphenols – what are polyphenols? Learn here.
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