Yummy Oatmeal Toppings

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A heart healthy oatmeal breakfast works for me. Children will warm up to oatmeal if you let them put on “Sundae” type toppings. I keep raisins and nuts (almonds or pecans) in our sugar bowl for oatmeal mornings.

We only use long cooking Quaker Oatmeal. It cooks quick and easy in the microwave in a Rubbermaid container. Here are more topping suggestions from Quaker:

Raisins and brown sugar
Low-fat granola and skim milk
Currants and golden raisins
Frozen raspberries and blueberries are my favorite!
Raspberry nonfat yogurt and dried cranberries
Apricot fruit spread and sliced almonds
Sliced strawberries and plain nonfat yogurt sprinkled with cinnamon
Maple flavored pancake syrup and a sprinkle of sunflower seeds
Canned crushed pineapple, sliced bananas, and chopped nuts
Strawberry nonfat yogurt and sliced kiwi
Sliced bananas and vanilla nonfat yogurt sprinkled with cinnamon
Reduced fat peanut butter and strawberry fruit spread
Chopped dates, raisins, and walnuts
Coarsely chopped canned peaches and ground ginger
Diced dried apricots and honey
Apple butter and raisins
Blueberry fruit spread and vanilla or plain nonfat yogurt
Orange marmalade and dried cranberries
Coarsely chopped apple and brown sugar
Reduced fat caramel topping and a sprinkle of chopped pecans
Warm apple pie filling and skim milk
Honey crunch flavor wheat germ and cinnamon
Canned pear slices and maple flavor pancake syrup
Skim milk and sliced peaches
Mixed dried fruit
Cherry preserves and wheat germ
Diced cranberries and maple flavored pancake syrup
Chunky natural applesauce
Sliced bananas and mini-semisweet chocolate morsels
Blueberries and sliced strawberries sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar
Canned pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice

The soluble fiber found in oats and oat bran has been shown to help reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol.

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Comment by Becca :

Mmmm! Yummy ideas! No more boring oatmeal for me now!

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Comment by Bren :

Your web page is wonderful! Lots of great information on nutrition!! I’ll be back!!

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Comment by Totallyscrappy :

What a great list! My favorite oatmeal topping is dried cranberries and pecans. Cinnamon and brown sugar are a must! (We call all these oatmeal toppings, “The Oatmeal Bar”.)

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Comment by Sonshine :

Thanks for all the ideas!! Now I have some different things to even add into my oatmeal muffins

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Comment by Wendy :

Thanks for all of the ideas. We get tired of the same old thing. Maybe I can even sneak in some things that the kids don’t know they like!

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Comment by Sarah :

We eat a lot of oatmeal, but your idea will make it even more palatable to my kids. Great idea!

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Comment by Diane :

Wow! I am so impressed with the length and variety of your list. As it is still snowing here today, we’ll be taking advantage of your hard work for a while yet.
Thanks!

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Comment by GP :

awesome ideas … and great food for thought for this innkeeper

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Comment by Kathleen :

Robin, you’re making me hungry!! These all sound so good – especially the warm apple pie filling. I’ve never thought of adding anything but a little bit of brown sugar to my oatmeal – thanks for this list.
Comment by Sisterlisa :

YUM! I love oatmeal and we had it for breakfast today! We used a menagerie of toppings.

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Comment by Chrissy :

Great list! My toddler has been on an oatmeal kick for about a month now, and I usually add raisins or blueberries to it. I’ll have to try some of your other recommendations. Thanks!

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Comment by Char :

Wow, what a great list! Now I’m hungry, and it’s not even breakfast time!

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Comment by Kingdom First Mom :

Oh, this is making me hungry! What a great idea to do it “Sundae Style”.

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Comment by Kim :

what great suggestions. Thanks!

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Comment by Mamacita :

Mmmm. Great suggestions. Makes me hungry – thanks!

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Comment by Laura@HeavenlyHomeMakers :

These toppings all sound so good! You are so creative to come up with so many! My family loves oatmeal…and these toppings might give me some more variety options for them. Thanks!
Comment by Michele :

Those all look really yummy!
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Comment by Tafy Sills :

Hi! I’m not a big fan of oatmeal or cereal for that matter, but you list of toppings make me want to try oatmeal again, well…maybe. Thank you for dropping by my blog for a visit. Come again soon.

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Comment by Martha Bible :

Hey Robin!

While most of those toppings sound really good to me, most of my family simply WON’T eat oatmeal no matter the toppings or how it’s cooked. This is apparently because of “sensation issues,” a term one of my son’s occupational therapists taught me several years back. On the other hand I’ve grown to love oatmeal and oatbran, but not normally for breakfast. I simply use a little Mrs. Dash, and there ya have it, a hot spicy, side dish chock full of yummy nutrition!

Love,
Marty
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Comment by Audra Krell :

You rock! Thanks for putting this great list together. We have no excuse now for not eating more oatmeal.
Comment by Robin Sampson :

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