Recipe: Overnight oats

Ingredients:

• ½ cup dry old-fashioned oats (1 serving size)
• ½ cup milk of choice (skim, almond, etc.)

Directions:

1. Combine oats and milk. If you like a thinner texture, add more milk, up to 1 cup total
2. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Prepping for a family? Add desired servings, just keep the same ratio of oats to milk
3. In the morning, add color and crunch with your desired toppings like fruit and nuts
4. Got more time on a weekend? Set up an “oatmeal bar” and see which family member comes up with the best combo

Suggested toppings:

• Fresh or dried fruits
• Coconut
• Nuts
• Seeds
• Nut butters
• Maple syrup
• Cinnamon
• Pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice

Topping suggestions:

• Elvis: peanut butter and banana
• Holiday: dried cranberries and shelled pistachios
• Candy bar: almonds, coconut and mini chocolate chips
• Hawaiian: pineapple and coconut
• Apple pie: apple, cinnamon and walnuts
• Pumpkin pie: pumpkin pie spice, vanilla, pecans and brown sugar
• Banana bread: sliced bananas, walnuts, cinnamon and maple syrup
• Carrot cake: raisins, shredded carrots and brown sugar

Nutrition: Basic recipe (½ cup skim milk, ½ cup old-fashioned oats): 190 kcals, 3 grams fat, .5 grams saturated fat, 53 mg sodium, 33 grams total carbohydrate, 4 grams dietary fiber, 2 grams soluble fiber, 7 grams sugars, 0 grams added sugar, 9 grams protein.