Pumpkin Oatmeal Breakfast Cookie!
Hey there long time no read again… womp womp. I thought I would share with you my latest breakfast creation, which is of course Easy, Healthy, Super Fast, and Inexpensive to prepare.
It is a take on a breakfast cookie, only because I randomly microwaved the two ingredients and the result was a cookie like texture vs. the standard bowl of oats.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cups rolled oats ( the old-fashioned type)
- 1/3 cup pure pumpkin puree
- pinch of salt
Preparation:
Mix ingredients together very well. Pat down into cookie shape. Microwave ~ 2 minutes-3 minutes.
Easiest thing ever right!? The fun part comes when you add the toppings! I have tried bananas, blueberries, and peanut butter.
Cinnamon, bananas, peanut butter
and Pears up the stairs with bears in chairs
I tried soaking it overnight with mixed in Agave, Cinnamon, PB2, and such but it came out mushier like regular oats. So I stuck with the technique above, adding my toppings after on top, and it came out in chewier, chunkier pieces, much more like a big ol cookie.
As far as lunches go, it has been
Fresh Salads
Packed up quickies like a balance bar, nuts, mini Organic Oikos, and fresh apples
Yogurt messes with fruits, nuts, coconut, and apple butter
and Taco Tofu with Veggies
Dinners have been more fun so I will do a separate post for those! I hope I still have some readers out there after my lengthy hiatus! On that note..
Body:
I have been loving my new running shoes AND loving a new yoga class Yoga Fusion with Claudia! Staying on track for this half marathon coming up has been tough but my body is definitely holding together so far!
I have been running every day, if not every other day recently, and sticking to a 3-4 mile length during the week with a longer run on the weekend. My pace has been a steady 9 minute mile, even though I do speedwork at 6 minute miles. I have also kept up with cross training, biking, ellipticizing, yoga-ing everyday I am not running, and taking at least 1 rest day a week.
Mind:
I decided to do the Thesis option versus NonThesis option for graduate school, because mainly, if I go to Med School OR PhD school, a thesis could only help and not hurt. I am confident in this taking me less than the normal amount of time but you never know! I have picked out a few ideas and have been researching them… more on those later!
We have dessert lab this week for Food Service- Our team is doing CHOCOLATE! I know, Stay Tuned!
I researched on a college-run Community Supported Agriculture garden for class tomorrow! Exam on Monday went well, Exam on last thursday went well and I have a quiz tomorrow!
Soul:
I have been going through some incredibly tough times recently that I cannot even begin to write about on here, which is hard for me but best for everyone involved in general. It has been building up this whole semester, hence the lack of posting regularly. I hate to have not posted for a week because I love blogging and keeping up with all my readers. These rough times are just not part of this blog despite these things being a huge part of me.
Thank you to all my loved ones that have been so helpful and understanding and supportive right now, I really appreciate each and everyone of you more than words could ever express. I feel so close to so many of my readers as well, so I hate to distance myself like this. If you do wish to know more about what is going on, you are welcome to email me!
