Where do good days come from? Good mornings, naturally. 
And, isn’t oatmeal the perfect way to start the day?
This morning, I started my day with a warm bowl of Quaker Instant Oatmeal to which I added vanilla soy milk, raisins, agave nectar, and ground flaxseed meal. So delish!
To help inspire everyone to discover the perfect oatmeal creation for their day, Quaker has developed a “CrEATe Your Day” digital application on Quakeroats.com and Facebook. Simply input information on the day ahead– whether it’s your day or a friend’s– and the application will create a custom virtual oatmeal creation and inspirational message known as an “Oatmail.” You can send the Oatmail to yourself or a friend or even share it via social networking sites.
To help encourage participation, for each Quaker oatmeal creation, Quaker will donate $1 to Share Our Strength , up to $25,000, until March 31, 2010. Go to QuakerOats.com/CreateYourDay for more info.
To participate in the Quaker Oatmeal Create Your Day program, I was compensated for writing this post regarding my Quaker experience. Quaker did not tell me what type of creations I should make nor did they require me to use any specific ingredients. My statements reflect my honest and truthful opinions and actual experience. And, I love oatmeal, so I was happy to participate!
With my oatmeal, I also ate half of a pink grapefruit and drank a glass of iced coffee with vanilla soy milk.
While I practically bounded out of bed ready to eat breakfast, Murphy took a much more relaxed approach to the morning.
He’s definitely not a morning dog. Mondays are especially tough for him.
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Question of the Day
What are your favorite oatmeal toppings? What’s the “strangest” ingredient you’ve added to your oats?
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my favorite toppings are coconut and pumpkin…YUM! and how could you not make it onto that list? congrats
Peanut butter hands down!!
your grapefruit looks amazing this morning!! murphy has so much character it cracks me up he’s not a morning dog!!! lol
My favorite topping is definitely brown sugar, but since that’s not the healthiest I try to use just a little, combined with nuts and dried fruit.
Murphy looks soooo cute!
Congrats on making the top 100! What a great accomplishment
My favorite topping is Almond Butter, the strangest thing I have included in my oats in spinach.
I just finished my oats-I usually stick to lots of cinnamon, a few raisins, and a splash of soy milk.
Oatmail! That’s the cutest thing ever.
yay for being in the top 100, very cool!
I like to add cream cheese to my oats, very creamy and tasty!
Murphy is so adorable!
I love oatmeal. I bounded out of bed this morning because I was excited to eat breakfast!
Congrats! I found some other great new blogs from the list too. Thanks for sharing:)
Nothing says “cozy morning” like a big bowl of oatmeal. Especially during the winter months.
I like to put canned pumpkin in mine. Does anyone else do this?
Congrats on making the top 100 culinary blogs! Murphy always brings a smile to my face – he’s so frickin’ adorable!
Congrats Tina!!! That is SO AWESOME that your blog made top 100!!! woohoo!
That oatmeal looks delicious!
I add a whole carrot to my oatmeal (finely shredded). It tastes great, and is a great way to sneak in one of your daily servings of veggies.
Congrats on making the top 100!
I like savory oats with mushrooms and spinach! YUM!! And congrats on making the list of top culinary blogs…don’t sell yourself short I can TOTALLY see how you made it!
You rock Tina!
Melted cheese (sharp cheedar my fav) The sharp cheese flavor brings out the heartiness of oats…try it before you knock it.
pumpkin, milk, flaxseed, cinnamon, vanilla!!! yummy on the oats…but thinking I need to spice it up from everyone else’s ideas
Macadamia nut butter, Greek yogurt, agave nectar, raw cacao nibs, chia seeds and ground flax…yummmmyyy!
My favorite way lately is a diced apple, a tbsp pumpkin butter (I stockpiled from TJ’s) and a tbsp of raw crunchy almond butter. All melty and gooey.
The weirdest thing I’ve ever put on it was hot sauce and eggs trying to make it savory since it is a blank palate. Not bad.
Your breakfast looks fab, I just started eating grapefruits again! My favorite topping has to be yogurt and tahini and strangest thing I’ve added is probably spinach! x x
Congrats!!! Your blog is totally awesome, you deserve it!
And the oats look so good…
Nut butter naturally! You just can’t go wrong, a little fruit and it’s oatmeal bliss. Recently I over baked a few of my molasses cookies so I tried adding them to my oats. Complete success!
I’ve just found your blog and am already hooked! Your photos are great! As far as oatmeal goes, it depends on my mood but I can guarantee there is almond butter involved!
I don’t like oatmeal so I can’t answer this question.
I actually wish I did but the texture of it weirds me out. 
I like a lot of different combinations but my favorite topping is definitely butterscotch chips. Just adding a few makes for a sweet treat in the morning!
My favorite oatmeal combo of the moment is banana, vanilla, cinnamon, raisins, and PB! Mmmmm!
i love oatmeal and this is so great what quaker is doing!!
congrats on the award!
congrats on being on that list – awesome!
Every morning, I have oatmeal. And every morning I’m soooo excited about it! Raisins is a must (cook it with the oatmeal so it plumps up!) and these days I add currants. Sunflower seeds and almonds make it most days, and half a banana!
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I love that you put your grapefruit in a bowl. That’s such a smart plan!
I love pie apples in my oats. I chop them up, coat them in cinnamon and sugar and bake them. They are delicious.
You know, I’m not surprised you made the list. You’re quite an inspiration.
Awww, Murphy reminds me of my dog, Lux. If our bedroom door is open, she’s probably in our bed, haha.
wow congrats for making it onto the list. Reason why = your blog is great!! I’m definitely going to check out that CrEATe Your day thing, it looks brilliant. I’ve only just discovered the joys of oatmeal but I must say, honey and almonds are my favourite topping. Maybe with a bit of peanut butter!!
My favorite topping is pecans, especially when combined with cinnamon! I eat oatmeal for breakfast, and first thing in the morning is too early for weird toppings.
My dog Joe is sleepy and cuddly like Murphy in the mornings too. It’s soo adorable
I think the strangest thing I’ve added to my oats is zucchini… it wasn’t bad just might be weird to some people.
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