Sweet and Fit

I woke up this morning thinking that I need to find something new and interesting to do and eat today... I was reading Lindsay's blog For the Love of Oats, I really wanted to know how she made her pumpkin Oats - she sent me a really sweet e-mail giving me detailed instructions and advice.  Just one little problem, I didn't have any pumpkin! I wish I would have thought about buying some at the grocery store last night.  

Anyway, I still wanted to get kind of creative with my oatmeal so I made creamy pineapple oats:

to make my pineapple oats I used:

• 1/2 cup milk & 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup oats
• 3 pineapple rings, chopped,  from a can
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• crunchy granola for sprinkling on top
  

I combined the milk, water, oats, and pineapple in a pot over med-high heat.  Once everything started to boil, I turned down the heat to just a simmer and let the flavors some together while the oats cooked.  Right before they were just about finished I tossed in some vanilla extract, then I sprinkled some crunchy granola on top for a texture contrast. 

Overall, I was really pleased with my experiment.  My oatmeal wasn't too too sweet, but at the same time it wasn't bland and boring either =)  I still want to do something interesting today - I looked at my gym's class schedule and there a 7:00 pm pilates class that looks like it could be kinda fun.  Hopefully when 6:00 rolls around I will still feel so eager to go!