A most unusual breakfast…Oat Bran Almond Butter Waffles
So I read on a blog last week, I can’t remember which one…I apologize, about someone who made oatmeal or oat bran then broke a waffle up into their bowl of oats. Well…that inspired me this morning. I wanted waffles, but I didn’t have any bananas to slice on top. My creation was toasted waffles, spread with almond butter, and then oat bran on top. I put about 1/6 cup of oat bran and 1/3 cup of water in the microwave. That’s all the oat bran I had left!! When it came out done, I mixed in cinnamon and nutmeg. After I placed the oat bran on top of the waffles, I drizzled them with warm agave nectar. YUM!!! This was such a satisfying and delicious breakfast!
And to keep things funky today…I had an interesting, and new, afternoon snack! I needed a substantial snack, as Eric and I are going to a Bikram yoga class this evening and dinner will be later than usual. Apple slices, dunked in almond butter, and then rolled in Nutlettes cereal (which is 100% soy protein). I’m good to go now!! 
Repeated Breakfasts
Breakfast has been a lot of the same. This doesn’t mean it hasn’t been delicious though. The morning food will be more varied after today though. I went to Whole Foods after work and picked up oat bran hot cereal (which is a first for me….thanks CCV for the recommendation) and some yummy granola cereal. I also got some Silk Light Vanilla Soymilk because I was a teansy bit bored with the Vitasoy Lite Plus. Don’t get me wrong, I love it, but everyone needs a little change now and again. You can look forward to pretty pictures of the new breakfast stuff! But for now…. I was inspired this week by Lauren to make good old frozen, wheat-free, flax waffles with earth balance margarine and maple syrup. I woke up one morning and had already poured some cereal into a bowl. I got side tracked and was reading her blog. The yummy waffles she had posted about made me quickly change my plan. Cereal went back in the box and waffles into the toaster. After the first bite smothered in hot syrup hit my mouth, I knew I had made the correct switch. Sooooo good and absolutely hit the spot. It was a proper Sunday morning breakfast!! You see the agave syrup in the picture as well because I only had a little bit of maple syrup left. When I ran out, I ate the rest with agave.
I ate a lot of Uncle Sam’s toasted wheat flakes this week with raspberries. I’ve been craving blueberries so badly, but the prices have gone up again. Today they were $5.99 for this wee little thing (I think it was a 1/2 pint). Of course, I have to have a spoonful of almond butter, my favorite all time food right now.
Getting out the door
This being the first week of school (with students), my mornings were quite rushed. This meant quick, easy morning food. When I went shopping at Whole Foods this week, I picked up some Bakemmm Whole Wheat bagels in the freezer section. You take a bagel and microwave it for 30 seconds, slice it, and then place it in the toaster for a wee bit. Oh my goodness…they taste like homemade bread straight out of the oven. I lather mine up with almond butter and jelly. This makes for the PERFECT start to the day!
I ate a lot of cereal with fresh fruit this week. I’m a little cerealed out at the moment.
