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The Base Ingredients

What you will need to make your overnight oats.

Mix all the following ingredients and place in the fridge for 1-8 hours. Overnight oats will remain good for 5 days, making this meal a great option for meal prepping.

• 1/2 c oats
• 1 c unsweetened soy milk
• 2 tbspn chia seeds
• 1 tbspn flax seed
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
• 1 tbspn maple syrup
• An airtight container
• spoon

Toppings

Optional toppings

The great thing about this recipe is that it is completely customizable. Put whatever fruit, nut butter, additional milk or sweetener you desire. Here are some. of my favorites:

• Sliced banana
• Blueberries
• Strawberries
• Warmed peanut butter
• Additional soy milk
• Peaches

Nutrition

Calories, Macros, Vitamins

The recipe makes 2 servings.

Benefits: Vitamin A helps with the immune system, cell reproduction, growth, and development. Vitamin C is a great antioxidant. Calcium helps with bone strength and maintenance, heart disease, and diabetes. Iron helps with growth and development and is essential to make hemoglobin- a protein that carries oxygen to the lungs and the rest of the body.

• 350 cal
• Carbs: 42.5g
• Protein: 21.5g
• Fat: 11g
• Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron

a little more about

Why this recipe.

Prices are high and time is limited. This is an easy, cheap, and yummy recipe that is good for one or the whole family. If you are wanting to manage your time during the work week- meal-prepping the base ingredients for this recipe is a great option.

I personally like prepping this meal in wide-mouth mason jars. It saves some space in the fridge and makes it easy to throw some toppings on top and take the breakfast to go. So give it a try and let me know how you like it.