Thursday, July 22, 2010

Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia

Okay so I did not realize just how much longer steel cut oats take compared to rolled oats. I ended up being late for work this morning.....

Breakfast: 1/4 cup steel cut oats, 1 1/2 cups skim milk (next time I've got to split this with water), cinnamon, 1 tbsp almond butter, a sprinkle of chia seeds, and a sprinkle of raisins.


Lunch: a big ol salad with arugula, spinach, carrots, black bean and corn salsa and leftover salmon with yogurt sauce.




Snack: a big ol' Fuji apple


After work I came home and made Lemon Chia Seed Muffins! I looked at several recipes and made some tweaks. Recipes make 12 small muffins.
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup plain applesauce
  • 1 egg + 2 whites
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • juice and zest of 1 lemon
  • 1/2 cup chia seeds 
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl. Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry and then fold in chia seeds. Pour batter into sprayed muffin pan. Bake 12-15 minutes at 375 degrees.


 I ate one of course. I had to test it, ya know?

After baking I made dinner too. I was dreaming of this meal last night. Whole wheat penne with mushrooms, grape tomatoes, and spinach, topped with feta. Yum yum.



I also packed us food for our road trip tomorrow. 4 hour drive to Lake George! I'm also dropping my computer off at the Sony store to get the fan fixed. So I'll be MIA til Sunday. Have a great weekend everybody!

5 comments:

  1. Yep! Steel cut oats take awhile! Try making over night oats with steel cut...then you just have to zap them in the morning :)

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  2. I love whole wheat penne pasta and yours look fantastic! And I've never tried steel cut oats--that's a good thing to keep in mind!

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  3. Haha that's hilarious that your breakfast made you late for work! I've never made steel cut oats for exactly that reason. I like speedy morning meals. :P

    Your dinner looks amazing! I'm going to have to remember to make that soon.

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  4. Mmm, your eats look so good and healthy! But how do you bake BEFORE dinner? That would be totally dangerous for me!

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  5. i never knew steel cut oats took longer either!! good to know if I make them in the future :)
    mm so your pasta for dinner looks crazy good!

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