I will eat them here and there. Say! I will eat them ANYWHERE!

Now Dr. Suess was the first to write about green breakfast food, but since I don't eat green eggs and ham, or regular colored eggs and ham for that matter I figured it was time to write about my own green breakfast.  

After a recent trip to the produce market this weekend I found myself with an abundance of spinach (forgetting that I already had some I bought 2 more bags!).  Now we go through spinach pretty quick here, but this is a little much even for us.  I started adding spinach everywhere...into my morning smoothie, into salads, into dinner pasta dishes.  I set out tonight to make my oatmeal for breakfast tomorrow morning and thought...what the heck.  In honor of earth day coming up this weekend make your breakfast more green!  


Green Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal - Makes 1 Serving

1 apple diced (I leave the skin on b/c I'm lazy)
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup non-dairy milk (i like unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
1/2 cup packed spinach leaves
1 tbsp pure maple syrup
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

In a non-stick sauce pan (you can use the same pot you plan to make the oatmeal in for less dishes), add a small layer of water, place at medium heat, add diced apples and let cook until the apples are tender.  Remove from pan if using the same pan for the oatmeal.




In a blender or food processor, add non-dairy milk and spinach.  Blend until spinach is completely chopped and milk is all kinds of green.


In sauce pan add water, oats, milk mixture, syrup & cinnamon.  Cook on medium heat for 3-5 minutes stirring often.  Once the liquid is absorbed by the oats, add in the apples sprinkle with a little extra cinnamon and ENJOY!


I PROMISE you will not taste the spinach at all.  You are adding in a whole bunch of vitamins and minerals with very few calories.  
This has me thinking...what else can I make green???