I've been MIA on here for awhile, but I've GOT to pull it together. My cholesterol was "high" again this year, despite all my efforts to cook at home and eat healthy. I read that oatmeal (which is NOT my favorite food, by far) can help lower your cholesterol, so I've been trying to eat more.
I've been turned-off to Overnight Oats, because all the recipes call for milk, which I cannot have. However, I finally realized I can do the same with coconut milk (duh). I'm still tweaking the recipe, but this is where I landed today:
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup coconut milk (I use Silk, Unsweetened)
1 tsp. chia seeds
1 1/2 tsp maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
- Soak the above overnight in the fridge.
- I added in about 8 each of raspberries and blueberries
- The vanilla is in red italics because this tasted like I was eating booze. I'm guessing the vanilla was the culprit, so when I try this again tomorrow, I will omit the vanilla. I think the syrup adds enough sweetness to keep it from being bland.
That's all for now. I'm still sitting at 10 lbs down since I started the candida cleanse. I need to lose about 20 more. 10 more is my first goal. Fingers x'd.
