Lynx and Paint
Good grief I pretty much spent all afternoon cooking and cleaning
Lynx and Paint
Why did I decide to make two things that involve chopping up a ton of vegetables in the same day
Lynx and Paint
I am not fast with veggie choppin
Lynx and Paint
but will see how this round of Attempting To Find A Breakfast Solution goes...
GG-Yaku
What are you trying?
Lynx and Paint
this week, tried to make breakfast potatoes.
Lynx and Paint
Includes potatoes, onions, bell peppers, garlic, etc. So that and some jam on toast/bananas
GG-Yaku
mmmmm
Lynx and Paint
but cutting up everything for the potatoes took so long
GG-Yaku
Yes but you already have it done now \o/
Lynx and Paint
I've normally just done cereal and milk for breakfast, because I loooove cereal and milk
Lynx and Paint
but, I think I am getting older...and milk or just dairy in general is becoming bad for my gastrointestinal system 
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which is really sad because I love milk
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but, I am trying to cut back on it...so searching for things I can have for breakfast that are good but with little or no dairy
GG-Yaku
Steel cut oatmeal
Lynx and Paint
oatmeal just in water is kinda mehh for me. Last week I tried homemade oats/nuts/etc and jam in Greek yogurt
GG-Yaku
I'm ruined for the regular kind now because steel cut is so good. But it's economical and you can cook four days' worth at once and flavor it however you want
Lynx and Paint
it was okay, but I ran into the same problem and I think it was the Greek yogurt, so it's a dairy thing
Lyra + a Player
Seconding steel cut oatmeal. We do a giant pot at the beginning of the week and reheat
Lynx and Paint
it just a oats in water thing? Most of the recipes I saw were oats in milk
GG-Yaku
I do spoonfuls of apple/pumpkin butter, honey and almonds, peanut butter and honey, PB and banana, or spoonfuls of whatever jam I've got lying around.
GG-Yaku
Oh heck yeah. Just made some literally 10 minutes ago.
Lynx and Paint
(I tried to find some almond butter, but couldn't find it at the store)
Lynx and Paint
maybe I'll try the oatmeal deal again. I'm pretty picky, which is also part of my problem
Lynx and Paint
but maybe the steel-cut oats plus other things that would be tasty would be doable...
GG-Yaku
Part of my issue with regular oatmeal is I don't like it really runny
Lynx and Paint
yeah, it just looks like mush and I'm like "bleegh"
GG-Yaku
But the way I make my steel cut oatmeal it's really thick, almost like rice.
Lynx and Paint
hmmmm
GG-Yaku
It turns out almost creamy and then if it's too thick you just add something that will liquify when it's hot, like jam or honey.
Lynx and Paint
nodnod
Lynx and Paint
maybe I'll give it a try next week after seeing how the potatoes come out...
GG-Yaku
I do 1 cup of steel cut oats per 2.5 cups water on the stove, until the water boils. Then you take it off the heat and put the lid on it and let it thicken up.
GG-Yaku
That's 4 days' servings.
Lynx and Paint
but yeah it's now tough finding something that 1) takes little to no prep in the morning itself so I can immediately grab it and eat it 2) that I like and 3) now with little to no dairy
Lynx and Paint
oh wow that's a lot
GG-Yaku
Also that's if you're me and you like really thick creamy oatmeal, the suggested ratio is 1:3 oats to water.
Lynx and Paint
yeah I don't think I'd like it runny
GG-Yaku
I just keep it in a large tupperware in the fridge, spoon some out in a small tupperware and throw in toppings, then reheat it at work
Lynx and Paint
nom nom
GG-Yaku
I was basically living on it when I was super poor and living with my sister, hahaha. It's really cheap and 1 cup is all it takes for that many meals
Lynx and Paint
having it be cheap is also a help
Lynx and Paint
although I guess the flavor stuff like maple syrup or sugar or etc is more
Lynx and Paint
also...nuts. Dangit nuts, why are you expensive
GG-Yaku
nuts is expensive. I always just buy the sliced almonds in the baking aisle and use those. >>;
Lynx and Paint
That's what I usually get too
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they got like the sliced almonds and crushed pecans and stuff
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and even then those are still fairly hefty
GG-Yaku
yeeeep