 There's nothing like a hot bowl of oatmeal on these chilly mornings. And a lot of times we don't choose oatmeal because it takes a little bit longer to make in the morning. And I found a way that I can mix up most of the ingredients ahead of time, have them on hand, and then all I have to do is mix it with water and cook it a little bit, and I've got a really quick, hot breakfast. And I'm gonna share the recipe with you because it's so nice to have this on hand. Start with just two cups of quick cooking oats. And quick cooking oats you'll notice are a lot finer than the regular thicker rolled oats. The rolled oats take a little longer to cook. There's still a lot of good health benefits by eating even the quick oatmeal. So put two cups in a bowl and then add about a third of a cup of either brown sugar. Or today I'm using coconut sugar because coconut sugar has a really low glycemic index and it has some nutrients that you don't get in regular brown sugar or sugar. So it's really a nice alternative. If you have some, give it a try. So a third of a cup, you can find it in the natural food section at grocery stores. I'm going to add just a quarter teaspoon of salt, just a little bit. And I've measured out one third of a cup of dry milk powder. I'm gonna put that right in. And lastly, about a teaspoon and a half of cinnamon. Now if you happen to love raisins in your oatmeal, you can put those in right at the same time and mix it in. But I like to keep it just kind of unadorned. And after it's cooked, then I like to add some chopped walnuts and maybe some dried apricots. Everybody has their favorite toppings for oatmeal. So just mix this up. I like to store it in a jar. And to eat it, all you need for one serving is a half cup of this oatmeal mixture and three quarter cup of water. You can mix it in a bowl and cook it in the microwave for a couple minutes if you want. I cook mine on the stove in a little sauce pot. It's so fast. It's just quick and easy and it's just delicious. So like I said, this is great to have on hand on these cold January mornings. So I hope you'll give this a try. I'm Sue Doten sharing good food for Good Life 365.