Comments on: Morning Cheap Eats: Blueberry Walnut Oatmeal

By: Logan Sachon

Logan Sachon — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 17:28:00 +0000

the only solution i’ve come up with is to never buy produce. or anything. and to eat out all the time. (or not eat.)

By: stuffisthings

stuffisthings — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:08:13 +0000

Dear Cheap Eats: I demand, DEMAND, that you instruct us single/living alone folks on how to buy, use, and store produce in such a way that we don’t end up throwing half of it away. (I’m looking at you, lettuce.)

By: RocketSurgeon

RocketSurgeon — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:49:20 +0000

@Saralyn@twitter This sounds like a version of Bircher Muesli, otherwise known as world’s most awesome make-ahead breakfast. For mine, I make a big batch with a couple cups of old-fashioned oats, cover them with apple cider, stir in a 6oz tub of plain/greek yogurt and some lemon juice, add in some nuts/chopped dried fruits/raisins/flax seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg and a grated granny smith apple. Stir it all up, leave in the fridge overnight and taste the breakfast joy the next morning.

By: Saralyn@twitter

Saralyn@twitter — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:54:29 +0000

@thejacqueline Regular rolled oats – not quick oats! The recipe was very specific about that, probably because they’d get too soggy soaking overnight?

By: Bill Fostex

Bill Fostex — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:52:09 +0000

Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet or under a broiler. It’s 60 seconds more work but 10x more tasty.

By: thejacqueline

thejacqueline — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:26:43 +0000

@Saralyn@twitter This sounds great! But I must know, what kind of oats do you use??

By: madrassoup

madrassoup — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:16:37 +0000

I have tried so, so hard to like oatmeal. I know it’s cheap and easy and filling and good for me, but still it makes me want to vomit. Even the smell of it triggers my gag reflex. I did once try and love baked oatmeal (Amish style), which I managed to recreate at home, but that’s not all that cheap or easy or good for me, so.

By: Saralyn@twitter

Saralyn@twitter — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:57:45 +0000

I used to eat oatmeal for breakfast all the time! But now I am always rushing out the door and won’t eat breakfast if I can’t just grab and go. I found a weird but great recipe for “Overnight Oats” that works perfectly for me: mix 1/2C oats, 1/2C greek or plain yogurt, 1/3C milk (more if your yogurt is really thick), cover, and put in the fridge overnight. In the morning, mix in some jam or chunky peanut butter or what-have-you! It’s best and most sustaining if you mix a tablespoon of chia seeds in with the yogurt and so on, but the peanut butter is a decent protein substitute.