Vegan day 3: Steel cut oats
VEGAN day 3
People ask me kinda funny questions sometimes.. like:
“What do you eat for breakfast?”
It’s being VEGAN— not an alien! lol Anyway, that’s much more fun then the slightly argumentative: “How do you get your protein?? (As if people in this country suffer from a protein deficiency lol)– sooooo breakfast it is!!!! Yummy– I love breakfast– so much that I generally eat one 2 or 3 times a day!
Have I mentioned that I eat small meals.. and frequent? You have heard that many times– reason being… It WORKS!! The more simple you eat, the easier it is for your body to digest and assimilate the nutrients. I generally eat 7 or 8 times a day. A habit I picked up while losing weight and observing my nutrient breakdown was to enter it ONLINE. There are many sites- I use LIVESTRONG.
My meal of the day that I want to share with you today is OATS! Generally I do rolled oats– which you can buy anywhere, although I get mine in a heath food store/ bulk isle. Rolled oats don’t take long to prepare- I basically steep them with boiling water for 5-10 minutes. I also use them from time to time in my shakes. Today though, I had the healthier “steel cut oats”- the less processed- the better. 
These require cooking for about 15 minutes. I use 1/4 cup oats to a cup of water- keep an eye on it because it boils over. Portion size is critical. This is 150 calories here. Next I add to my breakfast oats– today I added a banana, walnuts and less than one tablespoon of organic grade B maple syrup. Walnuts are an excellent source of the essential omega 3 fatty acids. Generally I would add wheatgerm as well but I forgot!
