Oatmeal Waffles

Oatmeal Waffles

2 c. evaporated skim milk

2 tbsp. vinegar

2 c. whole grain oats

2 eggs, separated

2 1/2 tsp. baking powder

6 tbsp. canola oil

1/3 c. whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

Mix milk, vinegar and rolled oats. Soak overnight in cold place.

Add egg yolks. Beat. Add oil. Stir in flour sifted with soda, baking powder, and salt.

Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

Pour batter into a waffle iron.

Makes about 16 waffles.

I know that the whole wheat flour is not Core but if your recipe makes 16 waffles, you can eat up to 4 waffles and still be at 0 points. 5 will put you over the edge to 1 whole point. I find that a serving of 2 waffles is perfect. They freeze well. Just microwave for 45 sec and pop in the toaster if you like them crisp.

Soaking the oatmeal overnight really breaks it down so that they have a texture close to a regular waffle. You can probably substitute applesauce for at least some of the oil, if not all of it, but I haven't tried it yet. It is a good way to get in your healthy oil. Each waffle would have about 1 t of oil in it if made with the recipe above.

Both my toddler and my husband love these. They are a tough crowd to please, especially my husband. Hope you like them too!

Baked Oatmeal

Since starting Core, I have had to search for new recipes to fit the plan. I was craving waffles so I went off in search of a recipe that used oatmeal instead of flour. I found one but it has to soak overnight and so that wasn't an option for breakfast this morning.

This Baked Oatmeal recipe was one that I found at halfmysize.com. I immediately whipped up a batch and threw it in the oven. It turned out exactly as I imagined it. I mix between a muffin and a cookie. I entered it in the recipe builder and it is 3 pts a serving for flex but all ingredients are Core. Yeah!!! Each serving is huge, 1/6 pan. I ate it hot. It would be delicious with baked apples or other warm fruit on top and maybe 2 T. of Cool Whip Free on top. I am letting the pan cool and I am going to bag up the rest for snacks or breakfast on the go.

Also, my daughter loved it. She ate 1/2 piece all by herself. It is nice when your kids will eat what you are eating. Now if I could get my husband to do the same.

What I Ate for Breakfast

So healthy, right?

Well it was delicious.

I love pumpkin pie and pumpkin muffins, pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin everything!

Hot cocoa is such a treat, especially for breakfast.

So how did I justify eating this?

This is how.

Pumpkin Pie:

I was reading on Hungry Girl some new ideas for spicing up oatmeal. She had some great ideas for add-ins. One of them was canned pumpkin along with some pumpkin pie spice. I have been dying to try it. This morning I gave it a try. So delicious. Like warm pumpkin pie. So much better than plain old oatmeal. I gave my daughter a taste and she loved it too so I made her a bowl too. It is only 40 calories and 4 g of fiber in 1/2 c. I used about half that much.

Hot Cocoa:

I am not a big milk drinker so I am always looking for good ideas for meeting my daily milk guideline. I have tried the diet cocoa and have not been that happy with them. Very watery. Las night I had planned to have 1 c of milk for a snack and just didn't find it appealing. I decided to heat up the milk and stir in a packet of the diet cocoa mix. Just 25 additional calories and it doesn't up the points, still only 2. So creamy and delicious and felt like it was so much more than it actually was. Try it! You will be in love.