Where do you buy the oat bran?

I use Bob’s Red Mill (they have an organic option) and locally I buy it at Kowalskis. You can also buy it on Amazon! (affiliate link)

How can I add even more protein?

Sometimes I add a scoop of protein powder! Collagen protein powder is my protein powder of choice. (affiliate link)

Does this keep well if you make it ahead?

Similar to cooked oatmeal, it will get gloppy and too tight if you keep it in the fridge after it’s cooked. If you want a make-ahead option, I would try preparing it more like overnight oats with a good soak in milk overnight!

Other add-in ideas?

Frozen blueberries, or other fruit, your favorite jams, a little bit of cream, peanut butter, chocolate chips, flax, hemp, chia! Lots of ideas!

Is Oat Bran Better Than Oatmeal?!

For me, at this moment in time… the answer is yes!

I’ve fallen out of a good breakfast routine in the last few years since having kids – mornings feel busy, I’m usually not very hungry, and more often than not, I just start the day with a coffee and a few nibbles of whatever the girls are having for breakfast. Not ideal.

But our good friend OAT BRAN is bringing me back!

• It’s creamy and soothing, like a porridge. Kind of reminds me of Malt O’ Meal from when I was a kid!
• It takes so little time to cook. Like, 3 minutes or less.
• The oat bran alone has 7 grams protein and 7 grams of fiber per serving, plus even more if you cook it into a creamy delight with milk and eggs and add some fruit, which I definitely do!

I use Bob’s Red Mill Oat Bran! (affiliate link) We are buying several of these bags every time I go to Kowalskis (which is where I’m buying it here in the Twin Cities). Bob’s also makes an organic version that you can buy if you’re looking to use organic oats!

You could go bonkers with it (cinnamon, nuts, chocolate chips, peanut butter, honey, etc.) but how I really love it is just plain and simple – a small steaming bowl with a drizzle of maple syrup, a melty knob of good butter, and a few juicy raspberries on top.

We’ve been eating so much of this that we ran out of oat bran a few weeks ago, and both of my girls – who typically love oatmeal – were very disappointed to go back to the regular stuff! They’re hooked on this oat bran right along with me. Guess we’ll be buying oat bran in bulk for the foreseeable future!