Chartwells Healthy Eating Ep1 - Pumpkin Overnight Oats

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Sunflower seed butter is often cheaper and nut-free.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: soy milk

Soy milk is a cost-effective dairy alternative.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Plain yogurt is less expensive and still creamy.

maple syrup

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: honey

Honey is a more affordable sweetener.

Introduce the recipe for pumpkin pie overnight oats as a healthy breakfast or snack.

State the ingredients needed: 1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt, 1/2 cup canned pumpkin, 1/3 cup skim milk, 1/3 cup dry oatmeal, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, 1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt.

Demonstrate mixing all the ingredients in a bowl.

Mention that the mixture can also be placed directly into a sealable container instead of a bowl.

After mixing, place the mixture in the refrigerator for overnight or at least 8 hours.

Suggest adding toppings like pumpkin seeds or apple slices for additional nutrition or fiber before serving.

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