Proatmeal Recipe

Note: consult your doctor before including new foods or recipes in your diet.  The below is just a meal suggestion that has worked well for me. 

½ Cup old-fashioned oats

1/3 cup (approx.) milk

Add ingredients in a bowl and microwave for 1 minute 30 seconds

Add following ingredients to the bowl and mix until homogenous:

1 Tablespoon flax seed

1 Tablespoon chia seed

1 Teaspoon pink Himalayan salt

1 Tablespoon Ceylon cinnamon powder

1 Scoop protein powder – I prefer Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder, Double Rich Chocolate for this recipe

1 Tablespoon natural peanut butter

Optional:

¼ Cup wild blueberries

1 banana

5 strawberries

Drizzle fruit toppings with all-natural honey

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I eat my “Proatmeal” bowl pretty much every day for lunch.  It is delicious, nutritious, and very filling.  I highly recommend you add all the optional ingredients above.  It takes it to a whole other level.  I also love this meal because it’s an easy, consistent way I can express gratitude for my body by giving it something healthy.  One thing you will notice right off the bat is regular, pleasant bowel movements :)

A few things to note:

·      I use regular cow’s milk (2%) but feel free to use whatever liquid you want. 

·      There are thousands of protein powders out there.  I prefer the Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey blend but there are many others.  I would just note that some have more sugar and “other ingredients” than others. 

·      With the cinnamon, I use a Ceylon cinnamon powder because Ceylon cinnamon is safer than other types of cinnamon as it contains less coumarin, a chemical compound that can cause liver damage and other effects if consumed in large quantities over a long period of time.