it’s been a while since I had a nice bowl of Monkey Oats, so when thinking about what kind of a protein packed breakfast I could have, the idea of Monkey Oats lingered in my mind! This was 1/3 cup of oats, 1/2 scoop Chocolate Whey Isolate protein powder, half a banana, 1 tsp ground flax, & cinnamon (of course)… Yum-O!
And my mid-morning snack, eaten around 10, my breakfast held me over for 4 hours ~ amazing! I had a Kashi TLC Crunchy Pumpkin Spice bar… sadly, I only have one box left of these yummy treats! I tried to stock up on them before they took them off the shelf, but hopefully since fall is near, they will bring them back out again! They are my favorite flavor 
Posted by rhodeygirl on July 30, 2008 at 10:38 am
linz they are back they are back!!! i saw them at my market a couple of days ago! if they are still not at yours this week i can totally send you a box! let me know!
Posted by Fitnessista on July 30, 2008 at 10:54 am
oooh what a great idea!!! i’ll be trying that in the near future
i love protein powder in oatmeal and the chocolate banana combo looks perfect. i like the name too!
those kashi bars are so good in yogurt– i have one pumpkin spice one left, i’ve been saving it haha
have a good day!
Posted by lindzakins921 on July 30, 2008 at 10:57 am
Rhodeygirl ~ Ooooooo!!!!!!! How exciting!!! I will check out my grocery store this week
Thanks for the headsup!
Fitnessista ~ Thx
Oooo great idea w/ the yogurt, I’ve crunched them up in oatmeal before and that was yummy too!
Posted by VeggieGirl on July 30, 2008 at 10:58 am
What a fun oatmeal variation!! Cute name too :0D
Posted by Cara on July 30, 2008 at 11:37 am
those are my favorite too! mmm. I saw them in some stores a month ago. maybe they were old? either way delicious.
Posted by HangryPants on July 30, 2008 at 11:50 am
my favorite flavor, too!
Heather
Posted by glidingcalm on July 30, 2008 at 2:04 pm
it had been a while since you had Monkey Oats! And last night’s treat looks so cute!! you’re making me crave a pudding cup!!
Posted by Sagan on July 30, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Oatmeal without cinnamon is so sad. It would feel so empty to forgo the cinnamon!
Posted by Aimee on July 30, 2008 at 2:18 pm
I love adding whey protein to oats! I like cooking oats with chocolate whey and then mixing in strawberries and yogurt.
Posted by eatingbirdfood on July 30, 2008 at 2:29 pm
You saying that fall is near got me really excited. I think I am just tired of hot summer days and ready for the cooler fall months. Such a cute name for your oats, I want to try that combo.
Posted by Emily on July 30, 2008 at 3:51 pm
I just bought those bars last week! Maybe you should try another store.
Posted by Mangotriathlete on July 31, 2008 at 4:35 am
Monkey oats! I love the name. Just finished my own morning bowl of oatmeal and I wish I’d seen the post sooner so I could copy
Wondering, how do you like the protein powder? I’m looking for ways to add more protein in my diet – I’m a vegan triathlete – and a lot of the protein powders taste horrible to me. But in oatmeal is a great idea. Does it come in other flavours?
Posted by lindzakins921 on July 31, 2008 at 6:17 am
VeggieGirl ~ Thanks!
Cara ~ haha, let’s hope not!
HangryPants ~ Its the best isn’t it? Well next to eating pumpkin pie!
glidingcalm ~ I know it has!!!!
Sagan ~ I agree, I actually take the whole canister of oats when I get it and dump cinnamon in the beginning that way it is less work each day and it’s evenly distributed!
Aimee ~ Ooo great idea!
eatingbirdfood ~ I agree with you about the heat… I love summer & fall, but I really can’t stand winter though!
Emily ~ Good call, I’ll check it out – thanks!
Mangotriathlete ~ Awwww, glad you like it and hope you enjoy it when you try it! I really enjoy this brand of protein powder, GNC Whey Isolate… I believe it comes in vanilla (not a HUGE fan of it but it’s ok), chocolate (my fave!!!), strawberry (haven’t tried it yet!)… I bought a massive canister for $30 there that has lasted me months and months! I usually only use half a scoop at a time so that’s probably why! I love mixing it into my smoothies too (just fruit, protein, flax, and almond breeze)… in fact even mixing the chocolate into the almond breeze is a really yummy chocolate “milk”!
Posted by HangryPants on August 3, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Confirmed sighting of the pumpkin bars at Target.
- Heather