No Oat Oatmeal… It’s No-atmeal!
When you’re looking for a protein-packed breakfast, eggs and meat seem like the most obvious choice. But if you go for the most obvious choice every single morning, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut. So on those mornings when meat and eggs aren’t what you’re craving and you wake up feeling less like a hunter and more like a gatherer, try Mark’s Daily Apple reader Doug Descant’s ingenious recipe for No-atmeal.
Pronounced “note-meal” (as in, no oatmeal) Doug’s recipe, that he submitted for the Primal Cookbook Challenge, is for all you ex-cereal lovers out there and for anyone who needs a warm bowl of comforting goodness on a cold winter morning. As Doug says, “it’s a hot meal full of essential proteins and fats, not to mention the necessary vitamins and minerals, in order to stay energized for the cold weeks ahead.”
In Doug’s recipe a blend of pecans, walnuts and a dash of flaxseed is warmed up with almond milk custard, mashed banana and almond butter to create a wholly satisfying hot cereal. The texture is rich and so is the flavor, especially when you add warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger and a topping of fresh berries and almond milk. Just thinking about eating No-atmeal for breakfast is guaranteed to coax you out of bed in the morning.
Ingredients:
- 1 small handful of walnuts
- 1 small handful of pecans
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
- 1/2 – 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch of ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- 1 banana, mashed
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk (add more if you prefer it a little runny)
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin seeds
- 1 handful of goji berries or fresh berries
Directions:
Add walnuts, pecans, flax seed and spices to a food processor and pulse it down to a course grain, making sure to stop before it’s totally ground into a powder. Set aside.
Whisk together eggs and almond milk (Doug uses a Blender Bottle) until the consistency thickens a little bit into a loose custard. Thoroughly blend together the mashed banana and almond butter and add it to the custard, mixing well.
Stir in the nut mixture. Microwave or gently warm on the stove until the “no-atmeal” reaches your desired consistency; this should only take a few minutes. In both cases, stir the mixture frequently as it cooks.
Sprinkle pumpkin seeds and berries on top. Add more almond milk if you want. Lick the bowl clean!
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i eat something similar to this every morning! my recipe: mash 1 banana in a bowl, add 1/2 cup egg whites, 1/2 cup coconut milk and 1 tsp vanilla, mix. i refrigerate this overnight and then in the morning, stir in 1 tbsp flax meal. i cook on the stove for about 3-4 min and then stir in 1 tsp cinnamon. SO GOOD! with 1 tbsp almond butter and 1/4 cup frozen fruit on top, it is about 430 cals with 40% carb, 30 % fat, 30 % protein
Stumbled across this recipe and it is awesome – thankyou!
Have been looking for a hot breakfast option that isnt eggs and bacon and this is perfect. I found the serve was quite big so I cut it in a third which was perfect with a sprinkle of berries.
As for the others getting fired up – gee I think some people need to chill just because its called noatmeal, its has a similar texture and taste, I dont think that calls for a backlash. I agree with Sue – If it doesnt suit you, thats fine! I have found alot of recipes on the net that dont fit into my paleo lifestyle, but they may fit into the paleo/primal lifestyle of others!
My doctor has me on a low carb diet – less than 150 grams per day, but even tho’ this would take nearly 1/3 of my allotment I would do it occasionally – the banana is a great way to get potassium & I try to eat at least one a week – just have it this way. It’s all good.
Awesome! Can’t wait to try. Although I’d maybe add flaxseed after heating/cooking. Heat will destroy the amazing oils found in flaxseed causing them to go rancid.
I just made this and it is absolutely amazing!
Very filling too!
Just had this. YUM.
I addded Raw Cacao Beans, Chia Seeds and Sesame Seeds in mine
Hi everybody. I need some help here. I have been reading so much about seeds it they are safe to eat or not. I´m so happy to come by this specific article. A couple of years ago I discovered flax seed and chia (I had no clue about antinutrients back then) On a regular basis I would prepare my own cereal made of 2 tbs spoons of flax, chia, oats, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, shredded unsweetend coconut, wheat germ and added some raisins and fruit to sweeten it up. Now that I have become primal and learned about the dangers of these antinutrients I stopped consuming them. I only tried making my cereal (again after several months) only with flax, chia, almond, sesame, hemp seeds, because I have discovered this is the only method that keeps me regular (going #2 every day) I have been constipated most of my life and finding this “cereal” working for me. I do not want to stop consuming it on a regular bases, but of cousre I am concered with all I have read about the antinutrients, PUFAs and the omega ratios. My questions is, do I have to soak these seeds before consuming them? I ground my own flaxseed and keep it in the freezer. I also discovered that flaxseed eliminated my constant almost every day headaches I had for years and years (probably hormonal headaches) Now I rarle ever get a headache. So I have found many benefits through these seeds. How can I consume them safely??