Zoats – Get your greens in at breakfast!
Adding vegetables to your breakfast staple oats may seem a
little alarming at first but you have to trust me (and thousands of others
using the hashtag ‘zoats’) on this one!
For those of us in Britain these should technically be
called ‘coats’ but it doesn’t have the same ring to it looks like we’re
stealing the US term for as long as this tasty trend hangs around.
Don’t be put off my the green tinge, this is an ingenious
way to make sure you reach your 5-a-day, get that all important fibre and include
shed-loads of potassium to the most important meal of the day! Finely grated,
mixed and cooked in the usual way the courgette becomes ‘at one’ with the oats
and I promise, the oat-y taste remains largely unchanged.
Treat a bowl of zoats as you any other porridge – add spices
such as cinnamon, nutmeg or vanilla; mix in fresh fruit or sprinkle with nuts,
seeds or a drizzle of honey. I’ve taken mine to another level as of late mixing
in salted caramel protein powder once cooked and then topping with fruit and my
all-time favourite peanut butter! So good!
So abandon all prejudice and give them a try, you won’t
regret it!
My Favourite Zoats
Serves 1
50g porridge oats*
½ tsp each chia seeds and flaxseeds
½ courgette, skin left on
200ml water
20g My Protein Salted Caramel Protein Powder
Fresh berries and peanut butter to top
- Wash and finely grate the courgette into a microwavable bowl
- Add the oats, chia seeds, flaxseeds and water and mix everything to combine
- Microwave for 2-3minutes, or until the oats are cooked
- Mix in the protein powder, make it look pretty with your toppings if that’s what floats your boat and then devour!
* I like to mix regular porridge oats with the jumbo variety
to get a bit more texture and I like my porridge thick. If you prefer it a
little runnier feel free to add a little more than the 200ml water or, if you
like it somewhat creamy replace some of the water with milk
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