It is no secret that I love pancakes. Blueberry, strawberry, banana, chocolate chip - all pancakes are good in my book. While pancakes are a frequent menu item on weekend mornings around our house, it's hard to justify filling up with flour, butter and sugar on a weekday. Not exactly a breakfast of champions to give you energy. Yesterday I had a major craving for blueberry pancakes, and came up with this oatmeal bowl as a slightly healthier alternative. If you read any of the "healthy living blogs," oatmeal is no new thing to you, but I feel like it's sometimes forgotten and considered an unglamorous breakfast (I'm not sure what a glamorous breakfast is). Old fashioned oats have many great benefits. They come in that old school canister, they are full of fiber, and have a low glycemic index, which means you digest them slowly and your blood sugar remains steady. Instant oats, while convenient, taste like glue, so if you have the time, go o...
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