This morning, like every morning, I spruced things up a bit.  After stopping into Starbucks for a quick breakfast and caffeine, an idea struck.  Could I combine coffee and oatmeal into an on-the-go kickstart to my day?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The answer is yes, and it is delicious.  Here’s the recipe:

1 cup of perfect oatmeal, available at Starbucks

1 packet Starbucks Via

1 packet dried fruits (comes with oatmeal)

1/2 packet brown sugar (comes with oatmeal)

1/4 cup walnuts

cinnamon, nutmeg to taste

 

Nutrition comparison:

A Venti Cafè Latte has 290 calories, 15 g fat (9 g saturated), 23 g carbs (21 g sugar) and 16 g protein

The new Cafè Oatmeal has 445 calories, 20 g fat (2 g saturated, the rest is the good-for-your-brain kind),  55 g carbs (26 g sugar) , and 13 g protein