• Breakfast of CHAMPIONS!

People often ask me where do you get all your energy from?! For those of you that don't know me I would describe myself as a bumblebee on RedBull! I attribute this energy from two main sources, my morning half a pot of coffee and my powerhouse oatmeal! LOL! No the reality is my overall energy really comes living a healthy lifestyle as I'm sharing with you in my many blogs that's why you need to keep reading and pay attention!

As we all have heard at some point in our lives breakfast IS the most important meal of the day but many of you just plain skip it. Why? Maybe you don't have time or you're not hungry that early in the morning. Well guess what? Too bad I'm not interested in those excuses. Let me SUGGEST something to you . . . if you want to think like a champion and move like a champion then you have to eat like a champion and that means starting your day off right. Breakfast sets the pace for your metabolism and appetite the rest of the day. Now here's the important part, eating an "empty" calorie breakfast will NOT help you in any shape or form. Meaning you need to create a meal of substance. My personal favorite is my powerhouse oatmeal recipe below. There are several other options which you will find in my MUST have books. Please tell me you have at least reviewed my MUST have book list by now? My personal new favorite cookbook is Cook Yourself Thin Faster. This book has FABULOUS recipes that you can cook and prepare in minutes.

Powerhouse Oatmeal for CHAMPIONS
Ingredients
* 1/2 cup McCanns Quick Cooking Irish Oatmeal
* 1 cup Water
* 1 tsp. Ground Flaxseed
* 1 tsp. Sliced Almonds, raw no salt
* 1 tsp. Pumpkin Seeds, raw no salt no shells
* 1 tsp. Sunflower Seeds, raw no salt no shells
* 1/2 cup Fruit, i.e. strawberries, blueberries, peach

Directions
Boil water on stove. Add oatmeal. Remove from heat. Add all ingredients. Mix. Cover with lid. Let stand for 5 minutes. Eat like a CHAMPION!