Easy Oatmeal Bake

I like to eat oatmeal as part of my breakfast on a semi regular basis. But if you are like me and sometimes get bored of the same old oatmeal give this Easy Oatmeal Bake a try. 

I originally got this recipe from So Hows It Taste but I made a few minor modifications to how I like it.

Ingredients:
1 tsp coconut oil
1 1/2 cups of oats
1/3 cup of nuts (I like pecans)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 1/4 cup milk of choice
1 large egg
2 tbsp melted butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 ripe bananas sliced evenly
1 1/2 cup frozen berries

Preheat your oven to 375'

1. grease your baking dish with the coconut oil
2. spread the sliced bananas on the bottom of the oiled up dish
3. put half the frozen berries over the bananas
4. mix together the oats, half of the nuts, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt
5. sprinkle the dry ingredient mix over the berries and bananas
6. mix together the maple syrup, milk, egg, melted butter, and vanilla
7. gently pour the wet mixture over the oats
8. put the remaining berries and nuts on top

Bake for roughly 35 minutes and then let cool slightly. I like to serve it up with some whipped coconut cream on top. DELISH!

This is a great recipe for when you have to rush in the mornings. Simply bake it up the night before and the heat up your portion in the morning.

How To Eat Healthier (and lose weight in the process)

There are many ways that you can go about eating healthier. The information is out there on many sites, including this one. The steps on how to eat healthier are really simple and very easy to apply to your life, however they are also very easy not to do.

I found in my weight loss journey though that when I applied these simple basics to my life I had great results and ended up losing a total of 101 lbs.

-First off, make sure you EAT BREAKFAST! Don't try to cut the calories of your day by skipping this very important meal.

-Take a good look at your cupboards. Be sure to read the labels, not just the nutritional info but the ingredients, the ingredients is where the real story is.

-Focus on single ingredient foods. By creating a diet full of single ingredient foods you are ensuring you aren't getting all those nasties that were on the labels of the things you cleared out of your cupboard.

-Eat. The. Rainbow. Consume lots of fresh fruit and veggies. When you eliminate the processed foods you will realize how good this stuff really tastes and how bad the processed really was.

-Fat does not make you fat. Further more the fats you consume are important. No vegetable oils or margarine. Pick oils such as olive oil, coconut oil, and butter, mmmmmm butter.

-Not all carbs are created equal. By ditching those processed foods you are already on your way to eating better cleaner carbs. Choose carbs such as sweet potato, oats, rice, parsnips. Limit grains, and if you must look for breads with sprouted grains.

-It is VERY important that when you try to eat healthier that you are minding your sleep and stress. Not only does stress play a role in fat storage but you are also more prone to poorer food choices and poor portion control. The less sleep you have the more your body craves other sources of energy during the day and also your judgement is lowered.

If you start applying even a few of these simple acts now and adding more in over the following weeks I am SURE that you will find yourself feeling better, sleeping better, having better energy, and even losing weight.

Keep on Rockin'