DIY Eats: Banana Nut Oatmeal Bake

Today was a self-assigned snow day (if our local high school as a two-hour delay, we count that as one for us, too!), so we wanted to go full-on cozy with a Banana Nut Oatmeal Bake. It was delicious and gooey and added a warmth to our lazy breakfast, which we had looking out over the snow-- some quality AM infomercial watching may have been involved, too.

How was your snow day? Did you get buried? Nothing? Go sledding? Let us know in the comments!

Bonus: While it was in the oven, it made our whole house smell like Banana bread, so, you know, if you like the scent of vanilla and cinnamon: it's free air freshener!

DIY Eats: Oatmeal Cinnamon Roll with Frosting

Remember the gooey, sticky sweetness of biting into a Cinnabon? Or, rather, remember yesterday at the mall when you walked by Cinnabon and almost caved but didn't? (Or, you know, did?) 

Today's oatmeal recipe is the solution to any guilt, nostalgia, or sticky fingers you may have experienced: cinnamon bun oatmeal-- with icing! 

This recipe mixes healthy ingredients like whole grains from the oatmeal, metabolism-revving cinnamon, and protein-filled tofu (yes, tofu). 

The best news of all? You can have cinnamon buns for breakfast without actually having cinnamon buns for breakfast. 

DIY Eats: DD's Oatmeal Week Starts Today!

Hello, darlings!

How many made their new year's resolution a few weeks ago to become healthier, eating clean, or working out? We did! We've stayed on track (for the first time! and we'll share our workout and eating tips soon), but even if you haven't, it's never too late to get BACK on track! One of the easiest changes for us was to start eating a super healthy breakfast: it tastes delicious, puts you in a good mood, and fuels you up for the rest of the day. The biggest diet changes for us was OATMEAL. We absolutely adore oatmeal!

Oatmeal is a whole grain that helps reduce the risk of many diseases. Just remember to try and avoid the prepackaged instant oatmeal that is full of sugar and may not have whole grain oats. It's very heart healthy and can even help with weight loss. You can't go wrong with oatmeal.

Today is the start of our Oatmeal Week! We'll share one of our favorite (and taste-tested) oatmeal recipes every day this week, so keep  checking in. Today we're starting with Blueberry Muffin Oats- the blueberries and cinnamon combo packs in a delicious bakery-fresh taste without the sugar, fat, and flour. We promise it tastes just as delicious!