Hearty Oats

This is another one of those where I have a hard time calling it a "recipe" but it's something that we actually accidentally made and loved it. It's super easy...you just add cottage cheese to your oats! It doesn't sound that great but it is delicious.

Looking for other ways to use/love cottage cheese? Try it in your scrambled eggs, make zucchini lasagna, or pasta/alfredo sauce (yes, really!) with it. Don't knock it until you try it!

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Clean Eat Recipe: Hearty Oats

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup gluten free quick cooking oats
• 1/2 cup cottage cheese (we use 1%)
• water (or unsweetened almond milk)
• 1/8 tsp pure vanilla extract (avoid HFCS)
• sweetener of your choice (we use stevia)
• cinnamon, to taste
• sea salt, just a sprinkle (may not be necessary if your cottage cheese has salt in it)

Directions:

1. Prepare oats as normal (we usually boil water to add to plain oats)
2. Add desired amount of liquid and microwave for 30 seconds
3. Remove, add cottage cheese and return to microwave for 30 seconds
4. Once finished, add remaining ingredients and stir together
5. Enjoy!

Macros:

• Calories: 270
• Protein: 22 g
• Carbs: 33 g
• Fat: 4 g
• Sugar: 5 g
• Fiber: 5 g

Clean Eat Recipe: Coconut Oil Cinnamon Toast

Okay so maybe calling this a "recipe" is a stretch...but we just have to share it. We made this a few times on our hiking trip in Utah and Colorado last fall. It was so easy and gave us the energy we needed for our hard hikes! Oh, and it brought back childhood memories of white bread with butter and cinnamon on top. ;-) The coconut oil makes this snack amazing - no butter needed!

Clean Eat Recipe: Coconut Oil Cinnamon Toast

Ingredients:

• 1-2 pieces of bread (we love Food for Life Ezekiel Bread or Canyon Bakehouse)
• 1/2-1 Tbsp Coconut Oil
• Cinnamon, to taste
• Sweetener of choice (stevia, coconut sugar, etc)

Directions:

1. Toast bread until desired crisp
2. Spread coconut oil on top
3. Sprinkle cinnamon and sweetener on top
4. Enjoy!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Mason Jar Overnight Oats

DISCLOSURE: This post is sponsored by Kohl's. Thank you for supporting He and She Eat Clean.

Wow. I should have started making these years ago! Just like with spiralizing vegetables, we are a little late to the game on overnight oats in a mason jar…but better late than never! We have a ton of oat recipes (like one of our most popular, Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats) but many of them require a crock pot which also means more clean up.

Enter mason jar oats.

I actually have tried these once before but obviously did something wrong because I didn't like them. We've been super busy lately so I decided to give them another chance as a way to speed up our mornings. I must say I was successful this time!

This particular combination reminds me of our Banana Peanut Butter Protein Shake which is basically the best protein shake ever. So this is like eating that shake. Amazing.

You really don't need much for these so they are prefect for those on a budget. I recommend buying a set of 8 oz mason jars. You'll want all 12 to try different flavors – trust me! Plus, I love drinking juice and flavored water out of mason jars. Mason jars make everything better. It's a fact.

Mason Jar Overnight Oats

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana

Ingredients:

• ½ cup quick oats
• ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1-2 tsp honey or maple syrup
• 1 Tbsp peanut or almond butter
• ½ banana, mashed
• 1/8 tsp vanilla
• 2 squares of dark chocolate (choose quality chocolate 70% or higher)

Directions:

1. Mash banana and break up chocolate (I usually use a meat tenderizer for these tasks!)
2. Add all ingredients to a mason jar and stir to combine
3. Cover with lid and store in refrigerator for a few hours or overnight if you are making these the night before

Once ready just stir and eat – these are tasty cold but can also be heated up! These make a perfect meal paired with eggs or a protein shake!

Note: For these pictures I doubled the recipe so don't be alarmed if yours doesn't seem to fill up the mason jar as much.

Kohl's #MakeYourMove campaign isn't only about moving, it's about living an overall healthy lifestyle. We are all busy but taking a few minutes each night or even just a few nights a week to prepare food in advance will set you up on the road to success!

This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Kohl's.