Oatmeal is Better than No Meal

So here you are ready to leave for the day.  The options for breakfast are bleak.  The initial cup of coffee is no longer sufficient to get you through to the PB and J at lunch and the shitty breakfast burrito at the little store sucks ass and is not worth the expense or the flavor.

My solution:  Oatmeal.

Yes, the round box with the old man in the funky hat is my preferred brand but the generic store brands are a bit cheaper and pretty much the same stuff.

My preparation is easy even on the most sleep deprived morning.

1 cup of oatmeal in a large enough container.
1/4 cup of dried fruit (I like raisins and papaya)
1 heaping tablespoon of non-fat dry milk
1 heaping tablespoon of flax meal.

Add enough water to my liking and 2 minutes in the nukerowave and I am set for the day.

If I am not hungry first thing I make it to go to work.  I also have one at work if I get hungry or forget to pack one some morning.

I figure that the fruit and the non-fat dry milk will give me 2 servings of fruit and one (maybe more) of protein.

The Flax meal will add fiber and the Omega - 3's that everyone is claiming will lead to better cholesterol and such.  As long as it does not spoil the flavor will not be "off" and keeping the personal plumbing clean and moving is a good thing as well.

My friend Michael says "Oatmeal is better than no meal!"  He has seen some rough times in his life and is able to articulate his struggles quite well.  In his his quote of few words says a lot about day to day life.  Work to get what you have and do the best with what you have got.

Besides, I am actually liking the breakfasts that I am eating these days.  I am a bit stunned that I would claim to like oatmeal.  Maybe it is that I am grateful to have it on my plate today.