Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

While I am known to eat a variety of  "odd"  foods for breakfast including  brussels sprouts  and  salads,  my absolute favorite breakfast is oatmeal. We all know it is a superfood, loaded with fiber, manganese, magnesium, selenium and thiamin.  It's anticancer, helps regulate blood sugar, which is great for diabetics and those interested in weight-loss, and helps prevent heart disease.

Steel cut, old fashioned or quick are all healthy, whole foods. The only oats to avoid are the chemical filled little packets of instant oats.  Oats are a great palette to add a variety of healthy fruits, nuts and spices to, and your breakfast can be different each day.

Today I had some butternut puree left, so I decided to make oatmeal reminiscent of pumpkin pie. You could sub canned pumpkin if necessary. I grind a variety of raw nuts in my food processor and freeze them for use in oatmeal and other recipes. My kids would never eat a whole brazil nut, but they happily eat ground ones on their oatmeal ; )  One or two brazil nuts daily will meet your need for the anticancer selenium. Do not consume more than this because selenium can build up in your body and cause toxicity.  This will make 2 large servings or 3 regular ones.

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

3/4 c. butternut puree

2 c. water

1 3/4 c. old fashioned oats

1/4 tsp. ginger

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon

pinch sea salt

1/4 c. agave

2 T. ground flaxseed

ground brazil nuts and pecans

Combine butternut puree and water in pan, bring to boil. Stir in oats, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and salt. Cook and stir 4-5 min. till oats are done, stir in agave and flaxseed. Sprinkle with nuts and serve.