It was back to oats for me this morning. Yesterday’s egg sandwich was delicious, filling, and held me over until lunch, but it didn’t have the same mental satisfaction as oats do. I made a few observations about this yesterday morning that I thought I’d share. With oats, I add all sort of toppings for a variety of tastes and textures, which keeps my tastebuds guessing and my brain interested. It also takes me much longer to eat oats compared to a breakfast sandwich. There’s just something about eating with a spoon (as opposed to my hands) that slows me down. Visually, a hearty bowl of oats seems like quite a big portion, while a breakfast sandwich is often much more calorie-dense at a smaller size. And, warm, yummy carbs fill me up and make my brain happy while protein just fills me up. It’s so interesting how foods make you feel.
This morning’s oat mix: oats, hemp protein, Peanut Butter Puffins, blueberries, and chunky peanut butter.
I also had a glass of homemade iced coffee with vanilla hemp milk and agave nectar. It’s fun to think how far I’ve come with my food choices. If you had told me a couple of years ago that I’d be drinking hemp milk and agave nectar in my coffee, I would have thought you were crazy! Now these are some of my go-to foods!
Together…
Saturday’s Agenda
- Breakfast
- Blog
- Get ready for the day
- Bake banana bread
- Meet mom and sister downtown
- Walk through the Common and enjoy the weather
- Lunch downtown (where should we go?)
- See Dirty Dancing (the musical)
- Meet friends at Harpoonfest
- Attend good friend/bridemaid’s 30th birthday party
Now that I made that list, I better get moving! Happy Saturday, blog friends! Hope you have a lovely day!
P.S. Boston might hit the 60′s today! 
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PB PUFFINS!!!! HEMP PROTEIN!!!! Two foods that make a daily appearance in my meals/snacks
Enjoy your super-fun Saturday!!
agree with you that oat satisfies us better both in term of belly and mind!
have a great day!
I’m happy to see that you brought up mental satisfaction because that’s an important factor in eating. Have a fabulous Saturday!!
Dirty Dancing…the musical!? That sounds so much fun!! I hope you enjoy it and have a great day Tina! Seems like you have a lot of fun stuff packed into today!
I’m the same way with oats or oat bran. It’s just makes me so much more visually happy to see a big bowl of oats with PB than something else like an English muffin with yogurt or something. Oats and oat bran are definitely my go-to and favorite breakfasts too!
Happy Saturday!
Michelle
Enjoy the action packed day Tina! It is almost normal to see the oats back for your breakfast:)
Dirty dancing!!! Lucky!!! Have fun
Definitely agree about eating a “bowl of something” as opposed to a sandwich. Can be soo much more satisfying sometimes!
Have so much fun today!!
Yay for PB Puffins and PB itself! I just myself a bowl with both included =) My tummy is very happy.
sounds like a fun day..especially harpoonfest. My favorite place downtown is Max & Dylans on West St. it’s a really fun laid back place with yummy food. Have Fun!http://www.maxanddylans.com/downtown.html
I feel the same about my oats. Nothing else keeps me full throughout the morning!
I love oats too! Unfortunately, I’m on the road right now and enjoyin other kitchens, which means I usually get cereal. Thank goodness for the orange tree:)
Ah! I’m jealous! I would love to see Dirty Dancing. Have fun!!!!
Dirty Dancing – The Musical….that sounds so fun!! Let us know how it is.
One of my friends is in Dirty Dancing the Musical in Boston right now! Have fun and enjoy the show!
Sounds like you’re going to have a fantastic day!!! Enjoy!
Sounds like a fantastic Saturday! Can’t wait for photos of the banana bread!!
Have a great days, sounds like you have alot planned!!
I can’t wait to hear about the musical!
I definitely agree with everything in that first paragraph!
Enjoy your day
Have fun today!
I hope you get some warm weather! I’m the same way with eating sandwiches. I end up just cutting them into little pieces and eating with a fork so they last longer. Nowhere near as satisfying as eating with a spoon!
Enjoy your day Teen!
Sounds like an awesome day planned – can’t wait to hear about Dirty Dancing. It is GORGEOUS outside in Beantown today! Have fun
Just wanted to tell you that after 7 days of continuous yoga practice, I am now in love with it. This came for me during a running injury and has given me a great mental relief to know there are other non-impact things that can make me feel wonderful…it’s a much better workout than I ever realized.
For Yoga challenge day 7, I did 70min of Sadie Nardini’s hardcore Yoga. It was very challenging but I enjoyed it very much!
fun day ahead!
the oats look great
busy day ahead of you! have a fun one! I can’t wait to hear how dirty dancing the musical is! That’s one of my fave movies!
also – I love your placemat!
have fun at the muscial!!!
Ahh Dirty Dancing muscial how fun!!! Hope you will be able to squeeze in your day 7 yoga! I went to the “Y” and had a hour 15 min yoga. The teacher that teaches on Saturday is really good had to get there early as almost 50 people were in her class!!
ugh I keep making mistakes i meant 1 hr 15 min.
Yoga day 7: Gentle Hatha #1 again! I had another hard cardio seesion and lifted weights again, this one just does it for me!
Today’s yoga-I drank a tad too much Friday night so i did the 20 minute Detox class tonight.
Now that the soreness is gone-i am noticing the weaker spots in my body. My poor core-i didn’t realize how weak it was and how lousy my balance is. I am looking forward to working on these problem areas for the rest of the month.
I agree with you on ALL FRONTS on the reasons for linking oatmeal breakfast. I like other options too, but they just aren’t as satisfying
Hey Tina! I just discovered your blog and it’s great! ..btw i love puffins & pb, too!
Entering into this blogging world has really opened my eyes on the whole bowl of oats thing! It is funny how are brain works, how our body feels, once you start to focus on good, nutritious food. Great stuff! Hope you got on well with your list!
it sounds like you had a fun saturday planned! how was dirty dancing?!
@sue: It was great! I loved the dancing!