Everyone knows how important it is to eat oatmeal. I actually really enjoy it. It is one of my favorite breakfast foods. I also like all the fun flavorings that you can buy in the little packets of Quaker Instant Oatmeal. However - I do not like how much those little packets cost. They are really quite expensive ounce per ounce compared to plain oats.
I figured out how to make my own instant oatmeal, without spending all that money. And - those little packets are full of sugar. Way too much for my liking.
How to make your own instant oatmeal:
In a microwave safe bowl, mix together 1/4 cup quick oats, with 1/2 cup water. (If you eat more than that, just use twice as much water as oats....1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water, etc....). Add a little sugar (to taste). I usually only add about 2 tsp of brown sugar. Then to make it "maple and brown sugar" I stir in about 2 tsp of maple syrup (I make homemade syrup from scratch, but any syrup will do). Cook in microwave for about 1 minute (or longer if you use more oatmeal). Then I add milk to make it the consistancy I want. All done. And for probably no more than about 10 cents...if that much.
To make other flavorings, before microwaving, add dried fruit like Craisins (dried cranberries), apples or blueberries. You can even add fresh fruit like peaches, strawberries, etc... Use what you like. You can use any type of sugar - brown, white, splenda, etc... Ta dah! Homemade instant oatmeal, that is so much heathlier than store bought and cheap!
I love Sheri Dew. I love how she teaches with such true doctrinal statements, yet the way she says it is just so pure and easy for anyone to understand and apply to themselves. One quote that I recently came across that I just love:
