Oatmeal .pdf

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OATMEAL GUIDE
1: OATS
TYPE

PREP

Instant Oats
Rolled Oats
Steel-cut Oats
Groats
Oat Bran

None
Soak overnight
Toast (in pan/oven)

COOK

Microwave
Stovetop
Oven (baked)
Rice Cooker
Crock Pot

2: LIQUID
MILK

MIXED

Whole
Skim
Chocolate
Almond
Coconut
Soy

Protein Drink
Diet Drink
Smoothie Drink

OTHER

Water
Coffee
Tea (fruit, chai,
herbal, etc.)
Juice (apple, orange,
cranberry, etc.)

3: MIX-INS
FRUITY

Fresh, frozen, grilled, canned,
baked, dried varieties
Berries
(strawberries,
blueberries,
blackberries,
raspberries, etc.)
Bananas
Apples
Pears
Oranges
Stone Fruit
(plums, peaches,
nectarines,
cherries, etc.)

Applesauce
Mango
Pineapple
Papaya
Dried Fruit
(cranberries,
raisins, acai
berries, figs,
prunes, dates,
apricots, etc.)
Jams, preserves,
jellies, butters,
marmalades

Butterscotch
Caramel
Peanut butter
Other nut butters
Nutella
Boxed mix (pudding,
cake, brownie, jello)
Leftover dessert

CHOCOLATE

Cocoa powder
Chocolate pudding mix
Hot chocolate mix
Chips, Chunks, or Bars of...
White Chocolate
Milk Chocolate
Dark Chocolate
Chocolate with nuts, fruit, sea
salt, etc.

SEASONINGS
Spices (cinnnamon, nutmeg,
cloves, chili, cayanne, etc.)
Extracts (vanilla, almond, mint,
key lime, etc.)

OTHER

Raw pumpkin
Pie filling
Cookie dough
Yogurt
Greek yogurt
Cream Cheese
Cottage Cheese
Ice Cream

Salt/pepper
Egg whites
Shredded carrot
Wheat germ
Protein powder
Bacon bits
Lemon/lime juice
Cheese

4: TOPPINGS
Candy
Marshmallows
Crushed cookies
Graham crackers
Dessert sauce
(chocolate, caramel,
butterscotch,
strawberry, etc.)
Cereal

Granola
Nuts (whole, crushed,
toasted, or candied:
almonds, pecans,
walnuts, peanuts,
macadamia,
pistachios, etc.)
Coconut
Flax seeds

Sunflower kernals
Pretzles
Citrus zest
Butter
Sweetener (sugar,
brown sugar, honey,
maple syrup, artifical
sweetener, agave
nectar, etc.)

Pick oats. Prep. Pick liquid. Cook.
Mix stuff in. Put stuff on top.
Never bad-mouth oatmeal again.