Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It breaks the fast (get it breakfast?) our bodies go through while we are sleeping. Typically, that's the longest amount of consecutive time our bodies must fast. We should eat breakfast within one hour of waking. Most families have crazy hectic mornings. Getting ourselves up, getting ready for work, waking our kids, making sure they get ready (if they aren't old enough to do so themselves then that also means we will be getting them ready as well), feeding kids, gathering things for work/school/after school and work activities. On those hectic mornings I can understand (and relate as a mom, wife, and employee) why skipping breakfast or grabbing a fast food one would seem like the thing to do. My words to you: Just say no! Put down that doughnut, throw away that sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit, drive on by that coffee hut with muffins the size of a chihuahua puppy.
Here I have for you a easy access breakfast that includes little to no preparation and what little it requires is done the night before! Aaaat last! Overnight oats are the solution to your crazy mornings that make it seem like having a healthy and nutritious breakfast unattainable. This specific recipe is my favorite. What can I say except that I am a lover of anything pumpkin. Overnight Pumpkin Walnut Oats are my go to breakfast with school kicking into gear and Carsen running circles around me.
Overnight Pumpkin Walnut Oats
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup milk of your choice (I've been using coconut milk recently and love it)
2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon walnuts
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Just combine all these ingredients into a Tupperware container, cover, and place in your refrigerator overnight. You can eat them either warm or cold.
SO easy and nutritious. I like to warm mine up during the winter months and add a little more coconut milk. And voila! Breakfast to break the fast.
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