Cinnamon fruity oats: Why you should be adding this delicious meal to your weekly breakfast menu

Making a bowl of oats in the morning for breakfast will not only keep you fuller for longer, but can help you save money and calories by ditching your usual morning pastry.

Benefits of oats

• Oats are naturally gluten-free.
• High in fibre and helps keep you fuller for longer which can curb you from snacking early on in the day.
• Oats contain antioxidants which slows down ageing and helps the body prevent diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

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Cinnamon Fruity Oats

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Recipe by Robyn BrittowCourse: BreakfastCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

10

minutes

Total time

20

minutes

Ingredients

• 120 ml oats

• 250 ml water
  

• 5 ml cinnamon

• pinch of Himalayan pink salt

• zest of one naartjie / orange

• naartjie / orange segments

• raspberries to taste

• Optional: honey or xylitol to replace sugar

Method

• Boil water and add salt, zest, cinnamon and oats stir and bring down to a slow simmer.
• Allow the oats to cook until soft and quite thick.
• Once cooked transfer to a bowl and add your fruit, honey or sugar substitute if needed and enjoy.

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