Week 1 Recipes: Oatmeal

Week 1: Oatmeal

The first thing I did was make Oatmeal packets. They make breakfast quick and easy, and I'll be referring back to this post later.

Ingredients and Materials

• Instant Oatmeal
• Sugar
• Brown Sugar
• salt
• Sandwich Bags
• A storage container
• 2/3c measuring cup
• teaspoon (a regular spoon will work)

Recipe

1. 1 Sandwich bag should contain 1 serving of oatmeal mix. So pull out as many bags as you want servings. Make sure the bags are open
2. Into each bag, combine:
1. 1/3 cup Oatmeal
2. 1tsp Sugar
3. 1tsp brown sugar
4. a pinch of salt
3. Squeeze out as much air as you can from each bag and store in a container in a dry place. 
4. Note: if you add fruit or frozen fruit, make sure to store the oatmeal a fridge or freezer respectively.

To Make Oatmeal:

1. Place 1 bag of oatmeal into bowl
2. Mix with 2/3c Milk. This is important: Milk adds protein as well as a creamy texture
3. Microwave for a few minutes. Until milk boils.
4. Add fresh fruit at this stage. I usually add a little butter at this stage too
5.  Either microwave again or cover and wait until oatmeal has absorbed the milk. oatmeal should be thick and creamy.
6. You can add more sugar if it's not sweet enough, but this is usually enough for me.