Almond Blast Oatmeal

from Fab Fit Fun

Ingredients:
1/2 cup steel cut oats
1 cup light coconut milk, unsweetened
1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
2 teaspoons dry coconut flakes, unsweetened, low fat
1 tablespoon cocoa powder, unsweetened
1/4 cup almonds (optional)

Directions:
1. In your slow cooker, combine the oats, coconut milk, almond milk, coconut flakes, and cocoa powder and whisk until the cocoa powder is well incorporated into the milk.
2. Cook on low for 4-5 hours, or until liquid is completely soaked up by the oats.
3. When finished, stir in the almonds (optional), allow to cool and serve.

Nutrition Information:
Makes approximately 2 cups
Serving Size: 1/2 cup
Calories: 129
Total Fat: 6g
Saturated Fat: 4g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 72mg
Total Carbohydrate: 14g
Dietary Fiber: 3g
Sugars: 0g
Protein: 5g

Oatmeal Meatballs With Spinach

From Self

Oats can help you drop pounds by revving your calorie burn and curbing cravings.

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup instant oats
1/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1/2 cup packed baby spinach, thinly sliced
1/4 cup packed basil, chopped, plus 1 sprig
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1 egg white
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped, divided
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pound all-white-meat ground turkey
olive oil cooking spray
1 can (26 oz) diced tomatoes, plus juice
1/2 cup dry white wine
4 oz whole-wheat pasta, cooked according to the package instructions


PREPARATION

Heat oven to 400˚. Mix oats and yogurt with 1/4 cup water in a bowl until oats begin to absorb liquid. Add spinach, basil, Parmesan, egg white, half the garlic, salt and pepper, and stir. Add turkey and mix until well combined. Form into 16 2-inch meatballs.

Coat a large, oven-safe stockpot with cooking spray. Add meatballs and bake until they begin to brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Turn and bake 10 minutes more. Add remaining garlic, basil sprig, tomatoes and wine. Cover and cook until meatballs are cooked through and sauce begins to thicken, 20 minutes. Serve immediately with pasta.

The skinny

314 calories per serving, 3.3 g fat (1.3 g saturated), 40.4 g carbs, 3.7 g fiber, 22.9 g protein