Dessert for Breakfast

This morning, I woke up and ate this…

Oatmeal Custard

You’re intrigued, aren’t you?  I have a love/hate relationship with oats.  Love my oatmeal, but it never seems to keep me going until lunch…until this morning.  I’ve tried several different mix-ins in the past, but this combo was a winner!  I’ve been eyeing Sarah’s morning oats with egg whites over at LovIn My Tummy for a while now.  (Sarah is hilarious – please stop by her blog if you have not done so already!) I wanted an oatmeal recipe higher in protein as the addition of protein powder alone wasn’t enough for me.  Then Sarah from Tales of Expansion sent me her recipe for oatmeal custard with eggs, and I knew the time had come….I declared today Oatmeal Saturday…not to take away from National Yoga Day, but more about that later.

I basically followed Sarah’s instructions using 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1/2 cup vanilla hemp milk, 1/2 cup water, and 2 egg whites.  I whisked the liquids over medium-low heat until they began to thicken and then added my oats, cooking them for about 7-8 minutes while stirring often.  I then removed them from the stove-top and covered the pot allowing the oats to cool and thicken a bit more.  After about 2 minutes, I added 1/2 scoop vanilla Jay Robb protein powder, a sprinkle of carob chips, and a spoonful of Naturally Nutty Vanilla Almond Butter. Then I thought, who eats custard without whipped cream?  I don’t!  The stats: 485 calories, 18 grams of fat (33%), 53 grams of carbs (43%), and 30 grams of protein (24%).  I think the carob chip/whipped cream combo was a bit much at 8 AM, but my decadent breakfast kept me satiated for about 4 hours.  I loved the addition of egg whites as they made my oats much creamier.  I will be making this again.  

After breakfast, I wanted to bake.  So, I made this…

Cinnamon Oat Bread

I was anxious to use the Hershey’s Cinnamon Chips that the lovely Tri to Cook sent me this week.  My boss has been requesting some baked goods, and so this one is for him.  However, Chris did manage to taste-test a few scraps as I was wrapping up the loaf and gave the bread two thumbs up.  The recipe is as follows:

2 cups oat flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup sour milk (I used vanilla hemp milk + 1 TBSP vinegar)

1/2 cup maple syrup

1/2 cup chopped pecans

5 oz. Hershey’s Cinnamon Chips.

Sift dry ingredients together.  Stir in remaining ingredients.  Bake in a greased loaf pan 45-50 minutes at 350 degrees.  Let cool 10 minutes before slicing.  Easy & delicious!  Thanks again Tri to Cook!

In honor of National Yoga Day, I tried out a yoga studio I’d never been to called Kali Yuga Yoga.  I took the Vata + Pitta (Wind & Fire) class: The Vata + Pitta session takes the active Vinyasa/flow practice of the Vata class into a very warm room (85+ degrees), embodying the concept of Power Yoga.

Loved it!  It was very similar to the Power Yoga class at Hot Yoga Nashville, but more challenging.  The instructor was great, although she had a bit of a foul mouth.  I was a little surprised when she said, “OK, lets get into some balancing shit” prior to our Half Moon and Warrior 3 poses, but she didn’t sound derogatory or anything…she was just being herself, and we all laughed.  I enjoyed her teaching style, and the class kicked my booty.  The exciting news is that I noticed even more improvements in my postures!  I’d like to attend more classes at this studio.  It’s a bit of a drive, but their rates are much cheaper than other studios in town...and there was good music which always makes me happy. (Thanks again Jill for the recommendation!)

The only bad thing about today’s yoga was that my left hamstring felt really tight.  I wonder if I overdid the stretching yesterday?  I got home and loved on my hammies with our Foam Roller.

Everyone should own one of these...especially all you runners out there!

If you’re still unsure about yoga, check out Polly’s yoga video at Yoga is Yummy.  It’s only 9 minutes long.  Come on, we can all spare 9 minutes, and Polly is the cutest!  Love her. 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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