It was back to oats for me this morning. Yesterday’s egg sandwich was delicious, filling, and held me over until lunch, but it didn’t have the same mental satisfaction as oats do. I made a few observations about this yesterday morning that I thought I’d share. With oats, I add all sort of toppings for a variety of tastes and textures, which keeps my tastebuds guessing and my brain interested. It also takes me much longer to eat oats compared to a breakfast sandwich. There’s just something about eating with a spoon (as opposed to my hands) that slows me down. Visually, a hearty bowl of oats seems like quite a big portion, while a breakfast sandwich is often much more calorie-dense at a smaller size. And, warm, yummy carbs fill me up and make my brain happy while protein just fills me up. It’s so interesting how foods make you feel.
This morning’s oat mix: oats, hemp protein, Peanut Butter Puffins, blueberries, and chunky peanut butter.
I also had a glass of homemade iced coffee with vanilla hemp milk and agave nectar. It’s fun to think how far I’ve come with my food choices. If you had told me a couple of years ago that I’d be drinking hemp milk and agave nectar in my coffee, I would have thought you were crazy! Now these are some of my go-to foods!
Together…
Saturday’s Agenda
- Breakfast
- Blog
- Get ready for the day
- Bake banana bread
- Meet mom and sister downtown
- Walk through the Common and enjoy the weather
- Lunch downtown (where should we go?)
- See Dirty Dancing (the musical)
- Meet friends at Harpoonfest
- Attend good friend/bridemaid’s 30th birthday party
Now that I made that list, I better get moving! Happy Saturday, blog friends! Hope you have a lovely day!
P.S. Boston might hit the 60’s today! 
It was back to oats for me this morning. Yesterday’s egg sandwich was delicious, filling, and held me over until lunch, but it didn’t have the same mental satisfaction as oats do. I made a few observations about this yesterday morning that I thought I’d share. With oats, I add all sort of toppings for a variety of tastes and textures, which keeps my tastebuds guessing and my brain interested. It also takes me much longer to eat oats compared to a breakfast sandwich. There’s just something about eating with a spoon (as opposed to my hands) that slows me down. Visually, a hearty bowl of oats seems like quite a big portion, while a breakfast sandwich is often much more calorie-dense at a smaller size. And, warm, yummy carbs fill me up and make my brain happy while protein just fills me up. It’s so interesting how foods make you feel.
This morning’s oat mix: oats, hemp protein, Peanut Butter Puffins, blueberries, and chunky peanut butter.
I also had a glass of homemade iced coffee with vanilla hemp milk and agave nectar. It’s fun to think how far I’ve come with my food choices. If you had told me a couple of years ago that I’d be drinking hemp milk and agave nectar in my coffee, I would have thought you were crazy! Now these are some of my go-to foods!
Together…
Saturday’s Agenda
Now that I made that list, I better get moving! Happy Saturday, blog friends! Hope you have a lovely day!
P.S. Boston might hit the 60’s today!