Working Girl Breakfast

I would love to say how I am a great morning person, but that’s not entirely true. Just about everyone I have lived with has met the morning monster who poses as me. When my mom used to make sure I was up in the morning, caveman grunts were the only signs of life.

Now that my commute is only an hour (compared to my previous 2 hour each way trek into the city, it’s not so bad) I have a little more time in the morning to eat my breakfast at home. But on the days where I just can’t seem to get out of the house on time, this is my go to breakfast.

I love oatmeal because it’s really hard to ruin, it’s easy to customize, and by changing a few ingredients it can be different every time. Lately I’ve been adding beautiful seasonal berries on top of my high-protein oatmeal. I also really like to cook (read microwave as much as I hate to admit it) blackberries and blueberries in the oatmeal so they fall apart and add their incredible flavor throughout.

The best part, if I can’t eat it in time I put it in my commuter mug and hit the road. It stays hot and it’s easy to eat while I’m sitting in traffic.