INGREDIENTS
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1/4 cup uncooked oats (old fashioned rolled oats recommended; do not use steel cut oats)
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1-1/2 teaspoons dried chia seeds, whole or ground
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1/4 cup milk (skim, 1-2%, whole; or preferred non-dairy milk--almond, coconut, rice, etc.); or juice, coffee, tea--any liquid that suits your taste
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1 cup plain or vanilla, lowfat yogurt (regular or Greek)
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2 tablespoons honey, or other preferred sweetener
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1 or 2 small ripe bananas, sliced (1/2 or 1 cup)
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ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS FOR DIFFERENT FLAVORS:
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1/2 cup pitted cherries (fresh or frozen)
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1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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1/2 cup chopped pineapple (fresh, canned, or frozen)
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2 tablespoons PB2 (powdered peanut butter); or use regular peanut butter
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1 tablespoon cocoa powder
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2 tablespoon espresso, double strength coffee, or cold-brew coffee concentrate (can mix water with instant espresso or coffee granules)