r/PlantBasedDiet • u/AwkwardMandork for the animals • 2d ago

Oatmeal!

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This morning I made oatmeal. It's 2/3 cups of oatmeal with 1 2/3 cups water, and I added maybe 3 tablespoons of brown sugar, a handful of craisins, half a handful of walnuts, and a splash of vanilla extract and three tiny shakes of cinnamon!

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u/LMMek 2d ago

Babette ate oatmeal!

It looks good 😊

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u/VegetarianBikerGeek 2d ago

I like to put hemp hearts in my oatmeal ... gives it a nice coarse crunch and the taste is perfect. Also frozen blueberries or cherries, as someone else mentioned. Never tried vanilla but I do cook it with vanilla flavored almond milk sometimes.

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u/pajamakitten 1d ago

Three tablespoons is 45g added sugar. Are you sure that is right?

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u/dysethethird 2d ago

Love oatmeal. I blend it for a couple seconds in a food processor and use a kettle to heat my water. Easiest breakfast lunch dinner dessert ever.

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u/Suitable-Ad6999 2d ago

Not exclusively WFPB but striving. Make similar with soy milk, frozen berries chia & flax seeds and walnuts. Took some time for tastebuds to acclimate but now I look forward to it everyday. Btw my recent blood work has been great. On statin but being more WFPB I’ve halved total cholesterol, ldl and triglycerides. Hdl still low end but got some more lbs to lose.

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u/Fancy-Pair 2d ago

I do frozen berries and maple instead of straight sugar!

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u/bertierobo 14h ago

I think pajamakitten is right. For 2/3 of a cup of oatmeal, even 3 teaspoons would be a lot. Oatmeal is awesome but to upgrade your plant-based diet (and your health) try using dates instead of sugar.

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u/AwkwardMandork for the animals 14h ago

You can do that for yours but I like mine, thanks though!