Quick and hearty breakfast ideas

[marni]

Catrin, you missed the part where I said I cook them for about 20 minutes, then turn off the heat, add the fruit and let them stand.

I used to soak the oatmeal overnight and then cook it and it took about 10 minutes less but after a batch that I had accidentally left in the fridge until moldy, I switched to cooking first and then refrigerating.

marni

[Catrin]

Catrin, you missed the part where I said I cook them for about 20 minutes, then turn off the heat, add the fruit and let them stand.

I used to soak the oatmeal overnight and then cook it and it took about 10 minutes less but after a batch that I had accidentally left in the fridge until moldy, I switched to cooking first and then refrigerating.

marni

Yes I did, so we do it the same way. I REALLY like steel-cut oats this way.

[lph]

This may not be quite the breakfast type thing you were thinking of, but I just got back from a glacier field trip where we had to be up and working at an ungodly hour, in cold weather and didn't want to stop and eat until well into the day. Re-heated dinner type meals keep me going a lot longer than typical breakfast foods, stuff like pasta with diced chicken and veg in a cheese sauce, wok dishes with beef and veg and sauce and wholegrain rice. More protein and fat than my usual double decker sandwiches of wholegrain bread and cheese.

A bowl of fruit would be a nice addition, to get started.