My husband is rocking the oatmeal lately. He started making it every
morning last month, when I realized we could retire early on what we
were investing in the Kashi cereals empire. It was easy for me to lay
down the law on buying cereal by the industrial pallet, since I don't eat it often. For him, though, it
was a serious lifestyle change. (But well worth not having me refer to
his breakfast as edible gemstones in milk).
He started out by
making the oatmeal according to the instructions and it was fine but
nothing great. Our daughters had just come from spending three weeks at
their grandparents, where that super high-sugar, apple 'n' cinnamon,
maple 'n' brown sugar, crack 'n' meth flavored instant oatmeal ran
plentiful like water. They couldn't go back to bland.
So he added a few extras and made some adjustments and damn if the real thing doesn't taste just like the fake. The bonus is it's way cheaper and much less crappy.
Here's our favorite:
Prepare oatmeal according to directions. Add three to five scoops of applesauce just after adding oats to the boilig water and stir. Then stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Cover and let it sit for a few minutes.
Breakfast time!
