Five New Ways to Eat Oats

We all know oatmeal makes for a really healthy breakfast, but let’s face it — sometimes the thought of having the same meal every morning gets
dull and uninspiring. If you’ve got a big bag of oats in your pantry and are looking for new ways to eat it, we’ve got four new ideas for you.

Cookies

Oatmeal raisin cookies are an absolute classic, combining chewy oats and sweet raisins in a buttery batter. Switch up your recipe by adding your favourite nuts and substituting other types of dried fruit.

Bread and muffins

Why eat regular white bread when you can make it tastier and with more fibre, just by adding oats into the batter? Try this hearty banana oatmeal bread and these delectable chocolate chip oatmeal mini muffins. You won’t be sorry you did.

Smoothies

Oats — in a smoothie? It's not as crazy as it may sound. See, oatmeal gives smoothies a thicker, more filling consistency, a boost of fiber, and a kick of protein. Why not drink your protein and fiber instead of eating it? If you’re game, try this strawberry oat smoothie and this decadent chocolate peanut butter one.

Pancakes

You may be surprised at how well the chewiness of the oats complements the fluffy batter in these whole wheat oatmeal pancakes. Oats make this recipe hearty and healthy, and give the pancakes a whole new depth of flavour. They taste so good, you may not even miss the maple syrup!