The wonderful people at Coach’s Oats sent me a bunch of packets of their steel cut oats to sample. Â If you aren’t familiar with the difference between steel cut oats and regular rolled oats go to this page of their website to be enlightened.
Coach’s Oats are prepared differently than regular steel cut oats. Â Their website says:
COACH’S OATS are prepared in an entirely new way. The groats are toasted to bring the natural sugars to the surface of the oat, then cracked into small pieces. This patented Cracked n’ Toastedâ„¢ process means that Coach’s Oats are never mushy, always naturally delicious and cook in just five minutes on a stovetop or in the microwave.
Let me tell you, you guys. Â These are so good. Â They are chewy and a little bit crunchy and have a great natural flavor without adding anything to them! Â You know I like my oatmeal sweet but these don’t need any flavor enhancing at all. Â I love them. Â They aren’t even expensive, either. Â Go here to purchase 70 (YES 70!) servings for less than 10 bucks! Â I know! Â Awesome deal.
Let me know if you try them and love them as much as I do. Â I will be investing in these oats from now on!
I was sent these samples free of charge for the purpose of review.
admin, August 24th 2010 |
Tags: coach's oats, Oatmeal
Posted in Product Reviews
Here is a basic oatmeal recipe without all the bells and whistles of my usual oatmeals. Â (It’s not much to look at I know…) Â But, this is a great tasting recipe when you are trying to stick to clean, wholesome foods.
In a big bowl combine:
- 1/3 c. oats
- 2/3 c. water
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 scoop protein powder
- 2 T. any flavor Da Vinci or Torani sugar free syrups
Whisk with a fork really hard to beat the egg whites. Â Microwave for about 3 minutes or until cooked to your desired consistency. Â Top with milk if desired.
See, easy peasy.
admin, August 18th 2010 |
Tags: egg whites, Oatmeal, protein powder
Posted in Breakfast
Here is a new way to enjoy your oatmeal! Why not try it in cake form, right? Let me add that I made a few changes to the original recipe and they will be listed in bold next to the original.
Baked Oatmeal              Â
1 cup oil (can substitute butter or applesauce) I used 1 c. applesauce
1 ½ cups sugar (can reduce) I used Stevia, to taste
4 eggs
6 cups oats
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 cups milk
Combine all ingredients in order listed. Pour into greased 9×13-inch pan. Bake at 375° for 30-40 minutes until lightly browned. Can refrigerate overnight before baking. Serve topped with butter, brown sugar, and milk. (I did not serve topped with butter, brown sugar and milk. See my serving suggestions below.)
I should say that I don’t love this recipe plain. Sure, if you did it with butter and sugar I’m sure it’d be fab! But my healthified version definately needs some toppings.
Try if mashed up on some greek yogurt:
Or try it the way I’ve been having it for lunch the last few days. I cut it down the middle and put peanut butter and a few chocolate chips in the middle. Then I closed it up and topped it with just a tad bit of maple syrup. Then I poured some milk on top like cereal! Today I even added chopped strawberries and some stevia on top.
How will you have your oatmeal cake?
admin, October 2nd 2009 |
Tags: Oatmeal
Posted in Breakfast
This oatmeal could possible ressemble apple pie and vanilla ice cream. It is SO good!Â
Cook 1/4 cup of oats with 1/2 cup water on the stove along with half an apple chopped into chunks. Make sure this all cooks together so the apples are cooked. After cooking stir in 1 T. flax seed, 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder and cinnamon.Â
Top the oatmeal with 1 Tablespoon of peanut butter over half and 1/4 cup plain oatmeal mixed with stevia on the other half.Â
I’ve been having this oatmeal everyday this week and it is to die for! All the flavors mix together wonderfully!
admin, July 30th 2009 |
Tags: apples, Oatmeal, peanut butter, Yogurt
Posted in Breakfast
I have been so caught up with oatmeal lately that I haven’t posted any of my many protein pancake creations. This is the one I’ve been eating a lot lately. The bananas make it so good! BUT, there’s a technique to it. Read on…
The recipe for the basic protein pancake is:
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 cup oats
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese
- splash vanilla
- cinnamon
- stevia
Mix all that in the blender. Pour into a 10 inch skillet. When it is almost ready to flip (there are bubbles and it is almost firm enough to handle a flip) press some banana slices into the pancake. Then flip and finish cooking. I usually top with 1 T. natural peanut butter or almond butter and about 1 teaspoon of honey drizzled over the top. The honey makes it so good and sweet!
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Check back tomorrow for my current favorite ab exercise!
admin, July 13th 2009 |
Tags: agave nectar, banana, Oatmeal, peanut butter
Posted in Breakfast
This is not a loaded oatmeal recipe, meaning there is not banana or milk in the base. I just made regular old oatmeal with water in the micro. But it still tasted great!
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1/3 cup old fashion oats cooked in the microwave with 2/3 cup water
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While it’s warm stir in ¾ scoop vanilla protein powder, 2 T. lemon sugar free fat free Jello Pudding mix, and 1 small spoonful of poppy seeds.
 
There you have it! Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin Oatmeal!Â
admin, June 29th 2009 |
Tags: Oatmeal, protein powder, pudding mix
Posted in Breakfast
While I did put these in the “Light Dessert” category, they are still cookies. So they probobly shouldn’t really qualify as “light”. But, they had so many healthy ingredients I just had to share them with you all!
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 t. cinnamon
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 1/8 t. salt
- 1 egg
- 1 t. vanilla
- 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cup oats
- 1/4 cup flax seed meal
- 1/4 cup wheat germ
- 2 oz dark chocolate chunks
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in flour. Stir in oats, flax seed, wheat germ, chocolate, cranberries, and walnuts. The dough will be a little crumbly.
2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets. Bake for 9-11 minutes or until tops are lightly browned. Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute and then transfer to a wire rack to completely cool.Â
Yields:Â 18 cookies at 135 cals each
admin, June 24th 2009 |
Tags: cookies, Oatmeal
Posted in Light Dessert
Here’s another yummy oatmeal combo for you guys!
As always, I started with the fabulous Loaded Oatmeal Base. Then I mixed in:
- 1/2 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 1 T. chocolate sf ff pudding mix
Then I topped it all off with:
- Sliced strawberries
- 15 chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup Kashi Go Lean Crunch (for some crunch)
- 1 T. peanut butter
Ok, so I know that peanut butter is no where to be found in chocolate covered strawberries. But, c’mon, it’s peanut butter. It just HAD to be included.
admin, June 16th 2009 |
Tags: berries, Oatmeal, peanut butter
Posted in Breakfast
I’ve been thinking about this bowl of oatmeal for a few days now and I was really excited to try it! Let me just say, it was so good I wanted to have another bowl right after the first! I’ll cut to the chase and tell you what was in this bowl of yummy goodness.
I started with the loaded oatmeal base.
I mixed in:
- 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder
- 1/4 box (I’m actually not really sure if it’s 1 T. so I’ll start saying 1/4 of a box) vanilla sf ff pudding mix
I topped the mix with:
- 1/2 cup raspberries
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup strawberries
- 1 packet truvia
This is a ton of berries. When you stir it all together it tastes like a big bowl of berries with creamy bites mixed in as opposed to actual oatmeal. It is sooo good! Let me say, though, if you use frozen berries make sure you thaw them so they don’t turn your oats cold. This whole bowl has about 330 cals depending on your brands.
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The kids started their first session of swimming lessons today. They did so great! Caleb is a really good swimmer so I knew he would do awesome. Brynley on the other hand gets a little nervous about things so I was really nervous for her… But she did really well. She did everything they asked of her and was even asking to go off the diving board! What?! Where did that courage come from?! They’re excited to go back tomorrow.
It’s cold here. I mean really cold. Like I wish I had a jacket at swimming lessons this morning. We have only been to the pool once and it’s June 8th for crying out loud! I’m more than ready for this weather to warm up! But looking on the bright side, the cooler weather is keeping me inside getting ready for the garage sale next week and doing other things around the house that need getting done.Â
I hope you are all getting your Monday off to a great start! Don’t forget to enter my YouBar Giveaway! It ends Friday!
admin, June 8th 2009 |
Tags: berries, Oatmeal
Posted in Breakfast
This was a really good bowl of oats that used up some of the pumpkin puree I had in the fridge. I started with the Loaded Oatmeal Base but I replaced the banana with 1/4 cup pumpkin.Â
Stir in’s:
- Cinnamon
- Truvia (or other sweetener)
- 1 T. vanilla sf ff pudding mix
- 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder
Toppings:
- 15 chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup fiber one cereal (this is the pie crust
 )
- 1 T. peanut butter
This yummy bowl had me wanting to lick it after it was all gone. This mix had 375 calories with the brands of ingredients that I used.
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Hello bloggy friends! I don’t have long to post because I have other things I’m trying to get done. Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I will try to get on here and update you all later. If you’re lucky I’ll post a video of my daughter’s dance recital! Oh… Wait for it… What movie is that from? Here’s another clue: “Wait for it… Aliens.” Ok, it’s from Bolt. I love that movie. Talk about hilarious pigeons. “Whole wheat is not the same as whole grain!”
Ok, enough crazy talk. Have a great day everyone!
admin, June 4th 2009 |
Tags: fiber 1, Oatmeal, peanut butter, protein powder, pumpkin
Posted in Breakfast
