{Foodie Week} Coconut Breakfast Pudding with Sauteed Nectarines

Happy Monday, friends! I've got a special treat for you this week: it's Foodie Week here at HWTH! I recently realized how little I've posted in the recipe arena and I'm here to remedy that! We have indeed been cooking up some new flavors lately, as well as our tried and trues, but some of them have really stood out and I'm here to share them with ya! Enjoy the five new recipes I've got this week and let me know what you think!

This first one is quite possibly the very best variation of oatmeal I've ever tasted. It's creamy and comforting and infused with some of my favorite flavors! Definitely a keeper and will likely be showing up on my next brunch menu.

Don't be fooled, while they may look fancy, these oats are simple enough to make on any given Tuesday! Just a word to the wise, as tempting as it may be to skip the overnight soaking of the oats, I promise it's worth it as the subtle coconut infusion really gives this recipe that extra something special. This dish even gets my non-breakfast eating husband on board with oatmeal, and that's saying a lot!

Coconut Breakfast Pudding with Sauteed Nectarines 
recipe from Whole Living

Ingredients

2/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of coarse salt
2 teaspoons coconut oil
2 nectarines, sliced
1 tablespoon maple syrup, plus more for drizzling
1/4 cup unsweetened large coconut flakes, toasted

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine oats and shredded coconut with 1 1/2 cups water and refrigerate overnight.
   
2. Transfer mixture to a saucepan and add milk, cinnamon, and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until creamy, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat, stir, and cover.
   
3. Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat and saute nectarines until golden, 1 to 2 minutes, before stirring in syrup.
   
4. Divide oats between two bowls and top with nectarines and coconut flakes. Drizzle with additional syrup, if desired.
   

Apple Pie Oatmeal

This week I wanted to put my homemade applesauce to use and was craving something new and different with my morning oatmeal-enter delicious apple infused oats! And now I'm a little obsessed. Though I suppose there are worse things to be obsessed with!

Apple Pie Oatmeal

1/2 cup oatmeal (steel cut oats would be great too!)
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 tsp Apple Pie Spice
A sprinkle of raw sugar

Cook oatmeal as usual. Stir in applesauce and sprinkle the top with Apple pie spice and raw sugar. Enjoy!

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Autumn Oats

Happy September! We're officially just a few weeks away from Fall and my breakfast this morning represented the many reasons I love the season. Instead of my typical oatmeal with berries, I switched it up with some fresh, seasonal pear slices and cinnamon. An exquisite combo I might add and just what I needed to get me going this Wednesday morning!

*Cooks note-this pears very nicely with a tall nonfat PUMPKIN SPICE latte! Yep, they're back!!

Oatmeal with Pears and Cinnamon

1/2 cup oats (not instant)
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup light vanilla soymillk
1/2 sliced pear
1 tbsp sliced almonds
dash cinnamon
2 tsp agave nectar (optional)

Heat water over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil. Add oatmeal and cook about 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cooked through. Add soymilk, sliced pear, almonds and sprinkle with cinnamon. For a bit of added sweetness, add 2 tsp agave nectar. Enjoy!

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All In Good Health

For today's AIGH post I've got some fantastic options for those times you are on the run and need a go-to meal in a hurry! You know those days, you forget to pack enough snacks or you are traveling and don't want to stop at the dreaded Mcd's:( Well, keep these ideas in your back pocket and save 'em for a rainy day, although, they are so good you may find yourself eating them even when you aren't in a pinch:)

Perfect Pairing from Starbucks~

No suprise that this first option would come from SB'S:) For only $3.95 you can get their perfect oatmeal and a tall latte! This is actually my go-to in a pinch! Just a few things I would recommend to make this as healthy as possible:) The oatmeal comes with a pack of nuts, dried fruit and brown sugar. The nuts and fruit are 100 calories each and the sugar is 50, so I would suggest either using the nuts OR the dried fruit or half of each, and if possible, skip the brown sugar...unless you must;) As far as the latte, go for a non-fat with a sprinkle of cinnamon...mmm! A non-fat option comes in at only 90 calories:)

Grand total:

Non-fat latte = 90
Oatmeal = 150
1/2 pack nuts = 50
1/2 pack dried fruit = 50

Which brings us to a total of 340 calories:) And an added bonus, you get a great balance of complex carbs, protein and fat! Bring on the feel-good energy!


Jamba Juice new menu items ~

It's true, Jamba has recently come out with 18 new food items! I have actually only tried the wraps and they have been quite tasty! The Chimichurri wrap was filling enough to safisfy Chris and myself, alongside a sixteen ounce Bright-eyed and Blueberry smoothie! The wraps are aroud 400 calories each, so we opted to split one since we had a smoothie as well. Each wrap comes with a dressing, which of course adds some extra calories, fyi. Jamba now also has a great variety of smoothies that have no added sugar for the dietary conscious! With my smoothie of choice and half the Chimichurri wrap, my lunch totaled 410 calories.


It just goes to show you that even when you aren't prepared with healthy snacks or meals, there are still good options out there:)

Wishing you good health always!