Spiced Sweet Potato Oatmeal from Victoria Nieveen

Spice up your oatmeal with this healthy fall recipe from dietitian Victoria Nieveen. The complex carbs in sweet potatoes and oatmeal break down slowly to give you sustained energy throughout the day — a better alternative to simple carbs, which give you a quick burst of energy but can leave you feeling hungry later. Not to mention, it’s also t-oat-ally delicious!

INGREDIENTS
  • 1/2 cup cooked old fashioned or steel cut oatmeal
  • 1/4 cup cooked and mashed sweet potato
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1 tbsp ground flax seed
  • 1/2 to 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 pinch of nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS
  1. Cook oats according to brand instructions.
  2. Stir in sweet potato, chia seeds, ground flax, maple syrup, and spices.
  3. Top with chopped pecans.

Enjoy!

Dietitian Victoria Nieveen