I like to keep my breakfast healthy and simple. This banana nut oatmeal is a breakfast that is serving me well in those areas and is also really quick to make. Quick is good when making breakfast for a husband who wakes up 30 minutes before he has to be at work, which is 15 minutes away 🙂

What do oats offer? Carbohydrates, fiber, fat, protein, calcium, magnesium. Thank you, God!

What do bananas offer? Carbohydrates, fiber, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and manganese. Thank you, Jesus!

I use pecans in my oatmeal and they offer protein, carbohydrates, fat, fiber, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, vitamins C, B-6, A, K and folate. Thank you, Holy Spirit!!

These are not exhaustive lists and if you’d like to know more about the composition of these foods, check out the USDA’s Food Composition Database.

Here’s how I make it!

Yield:

• Enough for one person, haha!

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup organic rolled oats
• 1 banana
• 1/4 cup pecans
• 3 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 tbsp maple syrup

Tools:

• A small pot to cook oats
• A small bowl to mix all other ingredients
• Glass measuring cup
• Measuring spoons
• A spoon for mixing

Recipe:

1. Bring the water to a boil in a small pot.

2. Once boiling, add the oats to the water and reduce to low heat.

3. Stir occasionally so that the oats don’t stick to the bottom of the pot. Cook for about 10 minutes or until the oats have absorbed all of the water.

4. While the oats are cooking, mash the banana in a bowl. Add the heavy cream, maple syrup and broken pecans and stir until mixed.

5. Once the oats are finished cooking, remove them from the heat, add the banana nut mixture, and stir. (If my oats seem dry, I stir in a little bit of whole milk!)

That’s it! Mmm 🙂