Its an oatmeal morning

Some days, particularly when the weather is damp or icky, I wake up and immediately think- today is an oatmeal kind of morning.

Oats come in many forms including oat groats, steel cut oats, rolled oats, and instant oats. Oat groats are the most whole form of oats, while instant oats are the most processed. This is an important factor when choosing oats because the more processed they are, the less nutrients they will contain. For oats, a simple way of remembering which varieties have the most nutrients- the longer the cooking time, the more nutritious.

I myself prefer steel cut oats. They take about 45 minutes too cook, are minimally processed, and are extremely satisfying and filling!

Today's oatmeal ingredients:

steel cut oats
sweet potatoes
blackberries
ginger
cinnamon
cardamom
cashews
honey
pinch of sea salt
bit of molasses

Nomnomnom...its yummy....more on oats coming soon!