One of my most favourite
things to have for breakfast is a nice warm bowl of oatmeal. However, recently I have started mixing up
other grains with my oats to change up my mornings!
So why did I add lemon peels into my oatmeal? Well, my mom knows that I like to place lemon slices into my water but she tells me to not do it often since there is actually a lot of pesticide and what not on the lemon peels. However, recently we have started to buy organic lemons. So now, she tells me to not waste the lemon peels because we can actually eat them now without eating other nasty unwanted chemicals and get all their nutritional benefits! Anyways, so I am not hardcore like my mom who eats the lemon peels plain lol. So, one morning I decided to chop up the lemon peels and tossed them into my oatmeal and it turned out delicious!
So why did I add lemon peels into my oatmeal? Well, my mom knows that I like to place lemon slices into my water but she tells me to not do it often since there is actually a lot of pesticide and what not on the lemon peels. However, recently we have started to buy organic lemons. So now, she tells me to not waste the lemon peels because we can actually eat them now without eating other nasty unwanted chemicals and get all their nutritional benefits! Anyways, so I am not hardcore like my mom who eats the lemon peels plain lol. So, one morning I decided to chop up the lemon peels and tossed them into my oatmeal and it turned out delicious!
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makes 1 serving
¾ cup water or coconut water
2 tbsp. rolled oats
2 tbsp. buckwheat groats
1 to 2 tbsp. lemon peel (depending on how strong you want
the taste to be), grated or finely chopped
Your milk of choice (I used almond milk)
½ banana, mashed
1 tsp unsweetened coconut shreds
2 drops pure vanilla extract
1 eggwhite
1 tsp. flaxseeds (optional)
Place the rolled oats and buckwheat groats in a pot. Pour in the water and bring to a boil. Place the lemon peel into the pot. Add a splash of your milk of choice. Then, turn the heat down to low and let
simmer for 8 to10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, mash ½ banana if it is not mashed
already. After 8 to 10 minutes, you can
add milk if you like a thinner consistency.
Mix in the mashed banana, coconut shreds and vanilla extract and let
simmer for another 5 minutes or so.
Next, stir in the eggwhite and keep stirring for around 1 minute or
until eggwhite is well mixed in and cooked.
Then, stir in 1 tsp. of flaxseed (optional).
Top with any kind of toppings you like: nuts, fruits, nut
butter, granola, hemp seeds, etc. OR you
can just eat it plain and it will taste just as good!
Chow and enjoy!
