Oatmeal recipe for late day cravings

Do you ever find yourself starved later in the day around 4pm? Do you sometimes want to pull your hair out of your head because you don’t know what to eat?! Should you have a meal, or a snack? And should you have protein or carbs? These are all legitimate questions!

One major solution to poor eating and major snacking in the late day is eating fiber. Foods rich in fiber help curb your appetite. Now the key is to eat the fiber in the morning so by the time later in the day comes you are not hungry!

I find eating oatmeal in the morning helps with snacking later in the day. Make sure you get some steel cut oats -you can even add flax seeds- and make sure they are crushed. There is also bread made high in fiber or fiber bars -be careful of the sugar in some of these fiber bars!! Also remember to get protein at breakfast as well. Some of you might think this is way too much food, but you can eat the oatmeal and then have a protein shake a couple hours later.

Here Is a great recipe for oatmeal!!

• 1 cup oatmeal

• 2 cups of water

• When almost ready, add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil

• 1/2 cup crushed walnuts

• 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of dried fruit

• Flax seeds crushed

• Agave to sweeten for taste

• Optional: add 1/2 cup of non fat Greek yogurt
  

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   Bruce Chamoff says:

   December 16, 2009 at 6:34 AM

   Great Recipe! I am going to try it. I eat oatmeal regularly.
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   James wheat fiber says:

   December 17, 2009 at 9:13 AM

   There are a few really good cereals out there that contain plenty of fiber, dietary fiber, that’s soluable and insoluble, are crucial to any healthy persons diet.
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   Benjamin says:

   March 22, 2010 at 5:08 PM

   This is a great recipe, but i have found a product that helps me save time in the mornings. it is an oatmeal drink called Alpina and the taste is very good I have gotten into the habit of buying it every week. sometimes I buy the regular one with cinnamon and when I feel like I have to shed a pound or two i buy the low calories version called Finesse, its only 70 calories. I drink it in the morning before going to the gym and it gives me lots of energy. If anyone wants to try it, I found it on http://www.alpinaus.com.