This past weekend Mark and I had the pleasure of having a little getaway. While we had looked forward to this getaway, I was a little worried about finding something filling and nutritious with the continental breakfast provided at the hotel. Sure, we could have gone out for breakfast, but it made financial sense to take advantage of the meal provided. Besides, having one healthy meal a day negates all the other unhealthy (but delectable) food I ate for the rest of the trip, right? Challenge: Accepted.
Anywho, getting back to my quest of finding a
hidden gem in the enriched white flour, HFCS laden breakfast options
available....
The first morning we awoke 30 minutes before
breakfast ended so we hurried down to find a very limited quantity of items
left. Mark chose a bowl of Fruit Loops and a waffle, which I nibbled on as
well (oh, nostalgia). As for me, I immediately noticed the fruit bowl filled
with oranges and apples. Given I eat approximately 1,468 apples a week, I
switched it up and went with an orange. But the important part of this fruit
bowl story is that it gave me notice to my saving breakfast grace for the next
three days: instant oatmeal.
Now normally, I am strictly a thick cut oats kind
of girl but sometimes compromises are needed. I grabbed two of the original
flavored packets and simultaneously had a stroke of genius. Remembering
that I just so happened to pack a couple gingerbread flavored tea bags
(obsession of the moment) and some stevia packets I raced up to my room and grabbed
a tea bag and a stevia packet. The stevia packet isn't necessary since they
usually have sugar packets readily available.
This trifeca of ingredients created the sweet
version of the two oatmeal recipes I am excited to share with you today.
Hotel Breakfast Style Gingerbread Oatmeal
Serves 1
Ingredients:
2 packets of unflavored instant oatmeal
1 1/4 cups hot water
1 gingerbread flavored tea bag
1/2-1 packet sweetener of choice
Directions:
Steep tea bag in hot water for 5-10 minutes (peel
and eat orange during this time).
Remove tea bag and add packets of oatmeal. Stir to
dampen oats and place in microwave for 1-1:30 minutes.
Remove from microwave and stir in sweetener packet.
Enjoy :)
