Yummy Yogurt and Oatmeal Parfait

I wanted to take a few minutes and share this wonderful breakfast recipe. If you find yourself having a mid-morning energy crash (You know the one I'm talking about. The one that happens after you somehow manage to get hubby off to work, the kids out the door to school, the first load of laundry in, and the kitchen cleaned yet some how along the way you haven't managed to follow your own advice of eating breakfast because it's the "most important meal of the day.") Well, this one is perfect for making the night before so there won't be any excuses for not having time to eat! I've included the nutritional breakdown and you can see this recipe is full of all the good stuff!

Yummy Yogurt and Oatmeal Parfait

6oz nonfat vanilla yogurt (130 calories)
1/4cp oatmeal (dry) (77 calories)
2tsp flaxseed/ground (26 calories)
1Tbs chopped walnuts (80 calories)
25-30 raisins (35 calories)
Ground Cinnamon to taste

Mix it all together and enjoy! I do it in the morning, but if you want the oatmeal to soften you can do it the night before.

Note: You can change this up and add any dried fruit or nuts that you have in the pantry. Just this morning I used some sauteed apples (leftover from pancake toppings). You could even toss some frozen berries into the blender with the yogurt and then mix with the oatmeal, nuts and flaxseed. (Caution: This particular option is so good it makes you feel like you're having dessert for breakfast!)

Nutritional breakdown: 348 calories, 8 grams of fat, 13 grams of protein and nearly 5 grams of fiber! Even though the fat is a little high it's all the good monounsaturated fats so they're good for you!