Ok, so when I started following the Slimming World plan, the first thing I was concerned about in terms of food was what I was going to have for my breakfast. I had always been a toast/bagel girl for my breakfast, and now although this wasn’t off my radar in terms of food, I knew that having toast for breakfast was going to take up a lot of my daily syn allowance.
I needed to look for alternative ideas. I came across Overnight Oats, and I thought I would give this a try. They have since become one of my favourite meals of all time, and I have them most days for breakfast now.
What I love about the Overnight Oats is that they are so tasty, so filling an so easy to make.
I have adapted the Slimming World recipe slightly, but here is how I make mine . . .
1. I chop up the fruit I am going to be using. At the moment I add one banana, one nectarine, some grapes, a few raspberries and some strawberries chopped up.
2. I then weigh out 40g (HEX B) of dried porridge oats, and grab my yoghurt – I use the Tesco 0% Fat Natural Yoghurt, which is syn free on the Sliming World plan.
3. I then layer up the porridge oats, 2 tablespoons of the yoghurt and then the fruit. I do this until I all the fruit is gone. I make mine in a little kilner jar that I got from Ikea – it is perfect for this.
I pop the jar in the fridge overnight, and it is perfect for me to eat the following morning. I totally love my Overnight Oats for breakfast – it is so filling, and keeps me going until lunchtime.
Have any of you tried the Overnight Oats? What other things do you eat for breakfast on the Slimming World plan? Let me know in the comments.
