I’m not much of a recipe posting kind of girl, but in the spirit of Losing It (Not Just Our Sanity) and healthy eating and remembering to fix myself breakfast and thinking of my husband’s favorite foods and ALL THAT JAZZ, I thought I’d post one of our favorite easy, healthy breakfasts. My friend Gretchen made this dish for me last year and I’ve changed it up a bit since then.
I don’t know about you, but we don’t have a hot breakfast every morning. Sometimes (most times?) cold cereal gets the job done. But I like to have something warm and hearty a few times a week, and my family can’t get enough of this breakfast. Best of all? It’s so stinkin’ easy.
Soaked Oatmeal Bake
½ cup butter
½ cup Agave nectar
2 eggs, beaten
3 cups oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup milk
1 cup berries (any variety)
Melt butter. Add Agave and eggs. Add other ingredients and mix. Soak overnight. Bake in greased 9-inch pie plate, uncovered, for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.
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Losing It Goals:
Food: I’m still eating healthy food in small portions, and doing my best to remember to eat. I’m superuberduper thrilled to have set up our raw milk delivery from a local farmer in our new tiny town this week, along with free range eggs, a host of other raw dairy products and the option to buy pastured beef, chicken, pork, lamb. Totally awesome.
Water: I’m a fish. If fish drank water instead of swam in it, of course.
Exercise: I went skiing all day today and basically worked off enough calories to last a month. Not really, but I’m pretending.
Losing It: Here’s the truth–I’ve decided to stop weighing myself for a while. I realize this is a weight loss competition and I should know what I’m losing (or gaining), but my real goal is to get my metabolism healthy again, which may take longer than the ten weeks of this competition. I feel better and know my metabolism is working once again, and I don’t want to tempt myself to lose the ground I’ve gained because the number on the scale isn’t moving as much as I’d hoped.
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Losing It (but not our sanity) is a 10 week weight loss competition hosted by Mary at Giving Up On Perfect, along with Jessie at Vanderbilt Wife and me. If you’d like to join in the fun–and the loss!–go to Giving Up On Perfect and link up to your own post about the challenge. (You can also follow along on Twitter using the #LosingIt10 hashtag.) If you link up six of the ten weeks and are the contestant with the highest weight percentage lost, you will win a gift card to Dick’s Sporting Good, a pedometer provided by Weight Watchers, and a six month subscription to The 6 o’Clock Scramble, a healthful menu planning service.
Good for you!
Keep drinking all that water…little fish!
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Ok, I promise I’m not a stalker but isn’t that a Longaberger pie plate in your picture? I think I love you! Ha!
Another question please. Is that cross country skiing or downhill skiing?
It looks like you had a good healthy week. Keep up the good work! (I promise less questions in the future.)
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I’m saving that recipe; thanks to you and Gretchen! :)
And good for you to go skiing; it definitely burns a whole lotta calories!! ;)
Water is the best thing, isn’t it?
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Oh, how I wish I loved oatmeal, because I would love that recipe if I loved oatmeal.
I need to drink more water, too. Apparently there is this formula, you take your weight, divide it in half and that is the minimum amount of water you should drink daily. If you’re pregnant you add a quart for the baby. I probably drink HALF of that amount, shame on ME. And I’m trying to eat more healthy, too. But it’s so stinkin’ hard because I don’t want to eat anything but cheetohs right now. Gosh darnit.
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That breakfast looked so yummy! mmmm! You are such an encourgment to me. I know I write that a lot but it’s true! And I just feel I can relate and totally understand what you are saying when you are saying it!
I have been meaning to come over here and mention this forever and just haven’t had time…
I am having a big time over at my blog. I am having a huge series all wrapped around my three years in this bloggie world. I am even having three give aways!
I would LOVE for to come on over! :D
Ginger~
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I’m so jealous that you can get raw milk delivered. Getting it conveniently in Denver is almost impossible. :-S
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Healthy metabolism is your goal not weight loss, so good job not weighing yourself as often. You can do it, you are doing it!
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I think you’re smart for focusing on getting your metablism to function properly again, instead of solely concentrating on the pounds. If I can offer one suggestion, it would be to incorporate some weight lifting into your schedule. I used to have a pretty wacky metabolism, but once I started to lift weights regularly, my metabolism really kicked into gear. Lean muscle is a woman’s friend for MANY reasons.
Have a great week!
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Um,the recipe looks delightful but I’m confused. The directions call to mix the brown sugar with the butter . . .but there is no brown sugar on the ingredients list. Should it say Agave?
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Ally: Haha, good point, I
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May I delete that last comment there, my hand rested for a moment on the submit-thingie..
Ally: Haha, good point, I was wondering about that too, just that I was so tired that I just assumed I HAD read brown sugar and forgotten it again =)
Ashleigh: That recipe sounds just like we used to make… just we did soak it. I want to try this over Easter!! Thank you.
I’m THRILLED that you can get raw milk, free-range eggs and pasture meat! Doesn’t that just make you feel good??
You are in my thoughts and in my prayers. So is John, so is your boys.
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Ack, crazy me… yes, Ally, you’re correct, that should say Agave. Fixing it now in the post!
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You’re right. Getting healthy isn’t always about what the scale says. Good for you! That recipe looks delicious–thanks for sharing.
Julie
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I am totally writing down your recipe there… I need some easy breakfasts I can basically prepare the night before. I wonder if replacing some of the milk with yogurt would work (for the whole phytic acid thing)?
And, good for you at not looking at the scale! You are so right that your first goal should be your health… and a number on a scale a somewhat distant second.
Love and prayers…
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That recipe looks delicious, we do make a baked oatmeal recipe but it isn’t soaked ( and I think soaking is better) and yours looks tastier too!
Way to go on the water! I seem to go through cycles of drinking enough and then not enough.
Skiing is a fun way to exercise =)
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Mmmmm, the oatmeal sounds fab! Do I have any berries? Hmmm….
I’m not weighing myself right now either. Maybe at the end. It just makes me nuts.
Jessie
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Good for you! I’m proud of you!
The oatmeal looks yummy. :) Going to try that one next week, maybe.
Love you, miss you loads. Might try to call sometime soon.
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That looks entirely yummy and you are doing a wonderful job! What would be better is if I was sitting at that counter with you have a cup of coffee and giggling. Way to go sweet friend!
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It looks so good I am making this today! Hang in there little fish.
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Ashleigh, I think it makes total sense not to weigh yourself. And I love the way you’re focusing on HEALTH – which, yes, will probably take longer than 10 weeks for most of us! :)
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Ashleigh, I’ve got mine in “soaking” now. I didn’t have agave…so….brown sugar it is! I cut the quantity in half though! Hopefully everyone will like it. That’d be a MIRACLE with my family!!
Blessings,
Cathy
ps. I’m trying to follow Weight Watchers and this isn’t quite a low point meal…but I’m gonna give it a go anyway! Healthy ingredients are what’s important!
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I know I commented before, but we’re making this tonight =) =) Praying your day is wonderful!
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I’m still trying to find breakfasts that have more protein and less carbs, but this sure looks yummy.
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Well, I guess expecting 100% approval rate was a lofty goal, but no one hated it and about 1/2 reeeeeally liked it!! It’s a hearty breakfast that really stays with you. Very satisfying! I loved it and bought the agave for next time. Thx for sharing the recipe!!
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Psst…I have that pie plate:)
Longaberger?
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