Why I “need” steel cut oats and Pottery Barn napkins…

My Hubs can see right through me.

Dog gone it.

When I had my last physical my cholesterol was up.

I exercise regularly and watch my fat intake pretty carefully.

Unfortunately, high cholesterol is in my genetics.

Dog gone it again.

The good news is that my good cholesterol was high too,

so my doctor wasn’t too panicked.

She said to try natural ways to reduce it…oatmeal, omega 3, etc.

So when I saw these steel cut oats at the store I bought them.

For my health you know.

Steel cut oats are less processed than regular oatmeal,

therefore they contain more fiber and have more cholesterol lowering power.

But the Hubs said, “You just bought them because you like the tin they’re in.”

Busted.

{I thought once we ate them, the tin would be so cute with flowers in it.}

But we actually like the steel cut oats.

So, when the tin was empty, I found a bag of organic steel cut oats at Costco and filled the tin back up.

These oats take 30 minutes to cook.

For convenience sake you can bring them to a boil the night before,

cook them for one minute, turn off the heat and put a lid on them.

In the morning all you have to do is stir them up and reheat them.

I like mine topped with fat free milk, dried cherries and some walnuts.

On another note, notice the lovely cloth napkins in my photos.

Pottery Barn clearance! 

Marked down twice!

We use cloth napkins a lot.

And aren’t cloth napkins better for the environment than using all that paper?

So I needed these.

Just like the oats.

 

Still following,

Elizabeth