I’m happy to say that my butt was in bed last night at 10:59 p.m. which means I beat my goal by 1 minute 
. I read for a few minutes until my Nook started to feel heavy so I turned off the light, crawled back in bed, and passed out. Sleep never felt so good!
This morning I woke up feeling energized (at least more so than I have been) and headed outside for a 5 mile run. My calves were still tight from Sunday so I didn’t attempt anything fancy and I completed the run in about 38 minutes. Not too shabby for tired legs 
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Breakfast this morning was something different, a cold oatmeal parfait.
I used the second half of my batch of steel cut oats from Saturday and layered oatmeal, greek yogurt, and banana slices in a glass. Then I topped the final layer of oatmeal with cashews, Love Crunch Carrot Cake granola, and warm peanut flour sauce.
Wow! I was nervous this would be bland or taste funny but it wasn’t at all. It was really tasty and the texture was great (I’m definitely a texture person). It was also a lot lighter than hot oats. I’m thinking I may have a new alternative to overnight oats .
I’m not looking forward to the full day ahead of me but at least it’s supposed to be in the high 40′s today! Happy Tuesday!
Do you prefer hot or cold breakfasts?
what is this peanut flour sauce that looks so delish?? share please!
I just mixed 1 T peanut flour, 1 T water, 1 T almond milk, and a little maple syrup together. It’s no substitute for real peanut butter but it is runnier so it’s nice for pancakes etc. I’m not sure they still sell peanut flour, but you could do the same thing with pb2!
what a great idea! i still don’t like overnight oats (not sure what i’m doing wrong!) but this looks like another great way to combine 2 of my favorite foods. also, i am continually impressed by how FAST you run!
Thanks! The parfait was really great and was a lot less dense than overnight oats! I’d give it a shot if you’re not loving the overnight ones
Hooray for parfaits! They are just so lovely and nice to eat because of the different flavour and texture layers
I love hot oats in the winter but as the weather gets nicer I’m more into smoothies and cold oats.
I’m with you, nobody likes to start sweating while eating a hot breakfast in the summer