Busy Saturday and Oat-gurt
Happy Saturday, blog friends! 
I’ve got a busy day ahead of me!
Saturday Agenda:
- Clean apartment/organize my life/blog stuff
- Wedding hair trial with my sister
- Much-needed haircut downtown
- Special event!
- Out on the town for a friend’s birthday
Breakfast
Breakfast was a “kitchen experiment” of sorts. I combined oats and yogurt to make a very, very filling bowl of “oat-gurt.” At first, I thought the yogurt would give the oats a weird consistency, but once I mixed it around for a little while, my “oat-gurt” ended up nice and creamy. I used vanilla-flavored yogurt in my oats this morning, which gave them a subtle sweet flavor. I’m curious to try this “oat-gurt” mixture with fruit-flavored yogurt!
How to:
- Combine 1/2 cup dry oats with 1/4 cup water in a large bowl; cook in microwave for 60 seconds; remove from microwave and stir well.
- Combine 6 ounces of yogurt to cooked oats; stir well and cook for another 60 seconds in the microwave.
- Remove bowl from microwave, stir, and enjoy!
To my “oat-gurt,” I added a delicious scoop of Barney Butter. Tragically, I am all out of BB now! 
I really wanted a nice, big cup of coffee with my oats this morning, but since we are completely out of food, including milk, I opted for a mug of Earl Grey tea with a little agave nectar. Surprisingly, I like Earl Grey tea quite a lot!
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In the News
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I’m off to do a million and one things today! Enjoy your Saturday!
31 Day Yoga Challenge starts tomorrow! Get your yoga mats ready!
Meg — February 28, 2009 @ 7:27 am
Yogurt in oats makes it so creamy! Hope you have a fabulous day!
Mara @ What's For Dinner? — February 28, 2009 @ 7:38 am
In the summer, I’ll do “overnight oats” in yogurt and season them with vanilla and cinnamon…they taste like rice pudding!!!
VeggieGirl — February 28, 2009 @ 7:44 am
Good luck with your super-busy day!!
Emily — February 28, 2009 @ 7:52 am
Oooh, oat-gurt sounds fun!
Sometimes I like lazy Saturdays, but it’s also nice to have things to do.
Have a good one!
Courtney (The Hungry Yogini) — February 28, 2009 @ 7:58 am
Have a great Saturday!!!
Lee (seelivelee) — February 28, 2009 @ 8:02 am
cant wait for the yoga challenge to start!
Hey tina, i’ve made yo-oats before, or oatgurt (love that one!), and i found that if i cooked the yogurt in the microwave, it got a little sour and off! May i suggest adding the yogurt to the oats AFTER they are done finishing?
FoodsThatFit — February 28, 2009 @ 8:31 am
Have a good day! My husband is doing research at NIH and it is amazing the cool studies they come out with!
joyful — February 28, 2009 @ 8:56 am
Interesting article about the pasta!
Leah — February 28, 2009 @ 9:00 am
Have a great weekend! The oats look great!
Shelby — February 28, 2009 @ 9:02 am
I’m so ready for yoga!
I love yogurt in my oatmeal, it makes it taste like cheesecake!
Rose — February 28, 2009 @ 9:05 am
I’ve tried yogurt in oatmeal (chobani) and it didn’t turn out so well – was yours greek or non-greek?
Amelia — February 28, 2009 @ 9:21 am
Interesting oat combo! Have a great morning!
Hallie — February 28, 2009 @ 9:23 am
Trader Joe’s makes really good Earl Grey tea. It’s so stong it wakes you up like coffee but for me, I don’t get as jittery.
Did anyone else think, “um…duh?” when they heard about the NIH study? I thought we knew this already? I guess this is yet another study to quiet those who do fad diets or say you can’t eat certain things if you’re trying to lose weight (peanut butter!), but still.
Jen — February 28, 2009 @ 9:25 am
I LOVE putting yogurt in my oatmeal. its a daily thing for me
Kath — February 28, 2009 @ 10:01 am
Glad to hear the yogurt didn’t curdle. Maybe I”ll try this soon!
Are those mystery countertops? I’ve never seen them before!
ellie — February 28, 2009 @ 10:37 am
oats are great cooked then topped with flavoured yoghurt- the fage 2% twinpots are my favourite!
Red Head, Yellow Dog — February 28, 2009 @ 10:39 am
I tried yogurt and oats for the first time this week. I just used some plain greek yogurt. It was pretty good! definitely gave it a creamy consistency.
Enjoy your day of fun errands!
Erin — February 28, 2009 @ 11:09 am
I love oats and yogurt better than milk!
Kara — February 28, 2009 @ 11:25 am
I totally felt the same way about my oats when I experimented with lemon curd. The oats can surprise you
Brandi — February 28, 2009 @ 11:28 am
have a fun day!
i love earl grey, too.
can’t wait for yoga!
Jennifer — February 28, 2009 @ 11:33 am
I mix oats and yogurt everyday. It’s delish w/ banana and PB.
zestycook — February 28, 2009 @ 12:15 pm
WOW you do have a busy day! Good luck with that – I am liking the OAT-GURT!
Kelly — February 28, 2009 @ 12:52 pm
I love yogurt in oats. However, usually when I do it it’s more like a cold swiss oatmeal. I’ll soak my oats in the fridge overnight in a little milk and then combine with vanilla yogurt, fruit, and nuts in the morning. I first tried it at a Corner Bakery restaurant in Chicago and now am addicted.
Amanda — February 28, 2009 @ 1:05 pm
Ok I think I am going to offically try the yoga challenge.. I do a lot of stretching, but not structured yoga and this could really help with my meditation as well
Beadie @ What I Ate Yesterday — February 28, 2009 @ 1:08 pm
Good luck with your to do list!!
I am so excited about the 31 day yoga challenge! My mat is ready!!
rebecca (unintuitiveeating) — February 28, 2009 @ 1:17 pm
hallie, i totally agree with you.
it’s been proven many times over that calories are all that matter when it comes to weight. it only gets complicated when we consider a) if people cut out certain foods/food groups, they will only crave them more, which goes along with b) if people try to eat too little by unhealthy dieting, they will almost inevitably fail, c) living on a lot of processed foods vs. whole grains/fruits will have the same effect on wt. if the same number of calories are consumed, but the whole grain/fruit diet will be much more filling and thus, easier to stick to, d) people have to get over the idea of programs that seem successful (ex. atkins), and realize that this only works (short-term) because how much meat and cheese can you eat before getting totally sick of it (see a!).
i’ll get off my soapbox here
bobbi — February 28, 2009 @ 2:14 pm
can’t wait to hit the mat!
Spiceaholic — February 28, 2009 @ 3:12 pm
Earl Grey tea is one of my favorites! Sounds like you have quite the to-do list!
I’m excited about the yoga challenge, just need to round up some 20-minute workouts to ease into.
Sarah (Tales of Expansion) — February 28, 2009 @ 4:07 pm
i have oatgurt every morning!!
early grey tea is my fave, yum!
sue — February 28, 2009 @ 4:42 pm
i really need to check clean apartment/organize my life off my to-do list!
Tina — February 28, 2009 @ 5:02 pm
@Rose: Regular yogurt.
The Clean Veggie — February 28, 2009 @ 5:36 pm
thanks for the articles
love reading them
sorry all your BB is out :\
erinbee. — February 28, 2009 @ 8:52 pm
i added you to my blogroll. hope you dont mind.
ill be thinking of you tomorrow morning when im doing my camel pose. ;]
erinbee. — February 28, 2009 @ 8:53 pm
wait..that seems creepy.
apologies.
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Lauren — February 28, 2009 @ 10:03 pm
I’ve also been experimenting with yogurt-oats (“yoatmeal” on my blog) – I like “oat-gurt”!
Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) — February 28, 2009 @ 10:38 pm
I’ll have to try adding yogurt to oatmeal!
Sarah (lovINmytummy) — March 1, 2009 @ 1:03 am
I think its just fun to say “oat-gurt” though it kind of sounds like a bodily ailment. I always underestimate Earl too, and then I think, “Aw, Earl, I’m sorry. I should invite you over more often.”
Caroline — March 1, 2009 @ 1:49 am
Ooh! The possibilities are endless with different flavored yogurts!
Tina — March 1, 2009 @ 7:50 am
@Kath: It’s the counter top of our kitchen cart. We just moved it into our kitchen, and it’s been getting a ton of use!
Tina — March 1, 2009 @ 7:51 am
@erinbee.: Haha!
Tina — March 1, 2009 @ 7:53 am
@Hallie: It was TJ’s Earl Grey– I agree, it’s very good!
Sarah — March 2, 2009 @ 12:37 pm
I have always thought about doing this with yogurt and oats… but didn’t want to ruin a breakfast in case it wasn’t good!! Glad to see I can try it without fear now
susan — March 5, 2009 @ 4:43 pm
Have you tried cold oats and yogurt? In the summer, I stir up a cup of yogurt (greek, regular, plain, flavored — whatever) with 1/2 cup dry old fashioned oats and 1 cup or so of frozen fruit. Let it sit overnight and in the morning it is FANTASTIC!