There's currently a cute picture of Overnight, No-Cook Refrigerator Oatmeal making the rounds on the interwebs. Here it is. Doesn't it look SO yummy?
It does. So I decided to make some. It's simple enough--mix oats, yogurt, chia seeds, milk and sweetener in a jar, add fruit, and stick it in the fridge.
My first problem is that I didn't have precious little mason jars. So, I used some old tupperware. (Damn, it feels good to be a gangster.) It literally took 3 minutes to make the blueberry version. I was very excited to take it to work this morning. "Look at me and my fancy, healthy Oatmeal!" I thought, as I looked down on my instant oatmeal coworkers with condescension. "Mine is full of protein and fiber and antioxidants!"
Then I ate some of it.
What's the opposite of delicious? Because that's what this was. I am pretty unbothered by texture, but this was kind of like eating wet Kleenex. With blueberries. But I kept eating it, because It Is Good for Me. And I have to say, it kept me full for many, many hours. But don't think you've gotten the best of me, Chia Gruel! I have one more ghetto container of you left, and I am going to make you be delicious!
Lunch was a salad, which normally is nothing to write home about. But I was so excited to not be eating Chia Gruel, that it was pretty tasty. So that included a few cups of spinach and butter lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, and of course, lemon olive oil, which I have decided to name Athena, because it is the olive oil of the gods. And also because I really like that name. So I had some Athena salad, some whole grain crackers, and some water (bringing the total for the day up to six glasses). Dessert was some watermelon, which we all know is the most delicious fruit known to man. And if you disagree, I'm sorry, but you might be a communist.
After work it was off to 90 minutes of yoga, which involved pigeon pose. Doesn't this look comfortable? Well, it isn't. What you can't see is that this woman is sobbing in to her mat.
Dinner was seriously good. We had some sausage (Andrew--protein!) made by Lothar, our local butcher, and some hot healthy-ish German potato salad, the recipe for which I came up with BY MYSELF, people! And some Abita beer. :)
In case you want to play along at home, the recipe is below. Otherwise, I promise to have a vitamin, some more water, and some cheese, and I thank you for reading. Stay tuned tomorrow for The Revenge of the Chia Gruel!
Hot Healthy-ish German Potato Salad
-One bag/net of those cute little potatoes, skins on, each cut in to fourths.
-One tablespoon olive oil
-One cup of diced celery
-One half cup of diced onion (I cheat by using the stuff from the freezer section)
-1/4 cup white vinegar
-2 tablespoons of water
-1/4 cup parsley, chopped
-2 slices of reduced fat bacon, cooked crisp
-Salt and pepper.
Boil the potatoes for 10 minutes and set aside. Heat the olive oil, then add the celery, and saute until translucent (this takes a while). Add the onions when the celery is starting to look clear, and saute until the onions are translucent. Add the water and vinegar, and bring to a boil. Add the potatoes and parsley, and let them get warm. Transfer to a bowl and season with salt and pepper, and crumble the bacon into the potato salad.
It does. So I decided to make some. It's simple enough--mix oats, yogurt, chia seeds, milk and sweetener in a jar, add fruit, and stick it in the fridge.
My first problem is that I didn't have precious little mason jars. So, I used some old tupperware. (Damn, it feels good to be a gangster.) It literally took 3 minutes to make the blueberry version. I was very excited to take it to work this morning. "Look at me and my fancy, healthy Oatmeal!" I thought, as I looked down on my instant oatmeal coworkers with condescension. "Mine is full of protein and fiber and antioxidants!"
Then I ate some of it.
What's the opposite of delicious? Because that's what this was. I am pretty unbothered by texture, but this was kind of like eating wet Kleenex. With blueberries. But I kept eating it, because It Is Good for Me. And I have to say, it kept me full for many, many hours. But don't think you've gotten the best of me, Chia Gruel! I have one more ghetto container of you left, and I am going to make you be delicious!
Lunch was a salad, which normally is nothing to write home about. But I was so excited to not be eating Chia Gruel, that it was pretty tasty. So that included a few cups of spinach and butter lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, and of course, lemon olive oil, which I have decided to name Athena, because it is the olive oil of the gods. And also because I really like that name. So I had some Athena salad, some whole grain crackers, and some water (bringing the total for the day up to six glasses). Dessert was some watermelon, which we all know is the most delicious fruit known to man. And if you disagree, I'm sorry, but you might be a communist.
After work it was off to 90 minutes of yoga, which involved pigeon pose. Doesn't this look comfortable? Well, it isn't. What you can't see is that this woman is sobbing in to her mat.
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| Why, pigeon pose? WHHHHHHHYYYYYYY?!?!? |
Dinner was seriously good. We had some sausage (Andrew--protein!) made by Lothar, our local butcher, and some hot healthy-ish German potato salad, the recipe for which I came up with BY MYSELF, people! And some Abita beer. :)
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| Potatoes. Sausage. Beer. |
Hot Healthy-ish German Potato Salad
-One bag/net of those cute little potatoes, skins on, each cut in to fourths.
-One tablespoon olive oil
-One cup of diced celery
-One half cup of diced onion (I cheat by using the stuff from the freezer section)
-1/4 cup white vinegar
-2 tablespoons of water
-1/4 cup parsley, chopped
-2 slices of reduced fat bacon, cooked crisp
-Salt and pepper.
Boil the potatoes for 10 minutes and set aside. Heat the olive oil, then add the celery, and saute until translucent (this takes a while). Add the onions when the celery is starting to look clear, and saute until the onions are translucent. Add the water and vinegar, and bring to a boil. Add the potatoes and parsley, and let them get warm. Transfer to a bowl and season with salt and pepper, and crumble the bacon into the potato salad.