I have a very strict ‘fruit is not dessert’ rule. I don’t even consider chocolate covered strawberries dessert. Nope. As soon as you incorporate fruit into a dish it’s in the ‘snack category’ for me. But, I am open to considering chocolate for breakfast (how open minded, right?). Throw in some oats and strawberries and suddenly it can work as a delicious and healthy breakfast.
Vegas doesn’t really like fruit or chocolate or really anything except deli turkey so I think he’s protesting my breakfast. I’m not sure because I don’t speak cat, but either way it’s fine by me – I don’t want to share.
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Oatmeal
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup oats
- 1 cup a2 Milk®
- 1 Tb. cocoa powder OR 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 1/2 cup chopped strawberries
- optional: sugar/sweetener, nuts or PB for topping
Directions: Cook oats in milk according to package directions. (It doesn’t matter if it’s quick cook oats or stove top.) Mix in chocolate powder and sweeten to taste. Top with strawberries and mix.
Making oatmeal with milk adds some protein to the meal to help it keep you full. Between the fiber in the oats, healthy fat from nut butter and the protein from the milk it’s a power house breakfast that should last you a few good hours.
Fit tip: Those who have ‘self diagnosed’ with lactose intolerance issues might enjoy a2 milk without any symptoms. All other forms of mammal’s milk (i.e. goat, sheep, human) only contain the A2-type proteins. This milk only has the A-2 protein so if you have self diagnosed tummy issues with the usual dairy leche this might work for you.
Almost too pretty to eat, okay not really – I attacked this right after the picture.
By the time I was eating Vegas already found another location to sleep. I guess being awake for 6 minutes really tired him out. Poor thing.
Which treat would you choose:
Chocolate Covered Strawberries OR Caramel Apple?
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