{"id":13313,"date":"2011-03-23T10:34:15","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T14:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=13313"},"modified":"2011-03-23T10:34:15","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T14:34:15","slug":"andreas-basic-oats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/03\/andreas-basic-oats\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea’s Basic Oats"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I love oats in a pretty serious way.\u00a0 I eat oats almost every single morning in some shape, either a bowl of oats or in the form of granola<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When I first started eating oats, I made all kinds of crazy combinations but now I’m an oatmeal purist.<\/a> I just like straight up oats please.\u00a0 Occasionally I’ll play around with oats and do something fancy, which we can talk about later.\u00a0 But for the most part, my oats are pretty straight forward.<\/p>\n

I have two kinds of oats on hand, Quaker because that’s the easiest for me to get as most grocery stores have that brand, and also some bulk oats I get from Kroger.\u00a0 Quaker for breakfast and baking, the bulk oats for granola.\u00a0 Quaker oats don’t really make the best granola but the bulk oats making amazing granola.\u00a0 The opposite is also true, Quaker makes a great bowl of breakfast oats, while the bulk granola does not.<\/p>\n

It pays to shop around and try different brands!<\/p>\n

My pantry is packed full of oats at all times.\u00a0 I use Quaker old fashioned oats because quick oats and instant are a little ridiculous.\u00a0 Much like “minute rice” it’s unnecessary and not good for you (stop buying that stuff!).<\/p>\n

I tend to get a little cranky if I go without oats for a while.\u00a0 My body loves the fiber and protein that they provide.<\/p>\n

I get asked a lot about my oats and how I make them which caused me to realize that I never posted the recipe!\u00a0 At least I don’t think that I have so today I’m fixing that and bringing you my basic oats mix.<\/p>\n

Andrea’s Basic Oats<\/strong><\/p>\n