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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Chocolate Chia in the Morning

Nick and I went for a run this morning. Man, is it getting cold out. My car was completely iced over. Upon coming home, I decided I wanted something warm. I've mainly been having boring cereal for breakfast (Special K Protein Plus, to be specific), but I had a little extra time today, so I made something that took a little more effort.

Chocolate Chia Oat Bran


Honestly, this can only be described as love in a bowl. I have tried oat bran, and I have tried chia pudding, separately. This brought them together, with a nice dollop of chocolate soynut butter, and totally made my day.

For those of you who like recipes:
What You Need:
1/2 cup oat bran
2 cups water
2 tbsp chia seeds
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1-2 Tbsp maple syrup or agave
1 Tbsp chocolate nut butter (you could use regular, but you've already got so much chocolate goodness, why stop?)
pinch of salt

What You'll Do:
On a stovetop, bring 1/2 cup water to a boil and add oat bran and salt. Cook until the bottom becomes dry, then add the rest of the water, the chia, cocoa powder, and vanilla. Mix well. Let sit for 15 minutes. Stir in sweetener, top with nut butter, and enjoy.

Serves 1 Big Bowl of Oats
Nutrition Information: 443.1 Calories; 17.1g Total Fat; 7.8g Saturated Fat; o.omg Cholesterol; 67.0g Carbohydrates; 21.3g Fiber; 19.7g Protein

I know I waffle when it comes to calculating calories, but I really love doing it. Look at all that fiber!! Also, this is a lot of food, and it might be even better with 1/3 cup of oat bran, and some frozen cherries added. Experiment!

I also suggest adding some stevia, for those of you who are not allergic to it, which I think I am. I have been getting fairly bad hives for the past few months, and I couldn't pin down what it was from. I actually went to a doctor, who put me on prednisone, and it got worse. At first I thought it was just the Vitamin Water 10, but I have now also cut it out of my morning tea, and have stopped using my protein powder that has stevia in it, and the hives have practically stopped. There's a chance it may not be the cause, but I would bet on it. This makes me sad, I am a big stevia fan, and I had used it for over a year before I started drinking the Vitamin Water in September, and the allergy started.

Sorry for the lack of postage lately. Work has got me fairly busy, and I have time to blog, but not really time to cook. I doubt you want to see what I had for dinner last night (hint: Soyatoo, Chocolate Soynut Butter, and Rice Crackers. NOT together, I'm not completely crazy). I'll try and get in here as often as possible!

I hope everyone is having a great post-Thanksgiving week! Have you started decorating for Christmas yet?

Oh, and our little bug is growing, he's about 5 lbs now. He is a little monster sometimes and a little angel others. He came to work with me a few days ago, and we dressed him up in angel wings. The pictures are on my phone, I'll try and get them on here. This was him on Saturday though, with Nick.

*Sigh* He is cute. I just wish he'd stop biting my ankles!

19 comments:

  1. yes, it really does! 1/4 cup cocoa poweder?! amazing.

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  2. I'm eating chocolate chia oats right now! I hadn't even read this yet. Crazy. Mine are a bit different though. I added a little coffee and some almonds.

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  3. ive been having special k cereal with almond milk every morning and today i just was craving some oats! had some chocolate chip oatmeal and it was delish! somedays u just gotta have ur warm brekkies :D

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  4. Aw, a cute little ankle biter! And that bowl looks amazing! I've never tried chia seeds though I keep meaning to try them. Maybe I should start with this.

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  5. That looks amazing! That's for sharing the recipe! : )

    P.S. I love chia seeds!

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  6. Yum, I don't have chocolate for breakfast nearly often enough.

    Cute, cute Ivan. Nacho was an ankle-biter as a kitten, but luckily she grew out of it (except for when she's cranky)!

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  7. OH my gosh..those oats..drooool!

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  8. I haven't tasted it yet, and now I'm determined to take a bite on it. Thanks for sharing this one.

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  9. Fantastic! I've been looking for more ways to incorporate chia into my daily diet, and I've been falling back on hot cereals and such a lot... This is definitely going on tomorrow's "menu"!

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  10. those choco oats look soo fluffy and yummy! if only i had some cocoa powder on hand... perhaps a trip to the store is in order!

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  11. Your little bug is upside down! Buggy upside down cake! Aww, he looks so happy and right at home there! I hope he's getting along with Zoe just fine by now!

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  12. Thanks for the post, you have a very informative blog.

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  13. yummy I want to try this!

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  14. I have looked at many sites on this subject and not come across a site such as yours which tells everyone everything that they need to know. I have bookmarked your site. Can anyone else suggest any other related topics that I can look for to find out further information?

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  15. I've been eating lots of oat lately as I wanted to lose some weight but haven't tried a combination like this. I'll try to look for that in our supermarket and try adding to my oats, thanks!

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  16. Gauri Radha गौरी राधाMay 6, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    Looks like a delicious breakfast :-)

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