Yogurt Parfait Perfection

I love my oatmeal and even though it climbed up to crazy hot temps early in the day, I needed a good hearty bowl of oatmeal to start:

  

The mix:

• 1/3c oats, 1/2c unsweetened chocolate almond breeze, 1/2c water
• 1/2 banana
• pinch of salt, splash of vanilla, dashes of cinnamon
• 1 tbsp sprouted ground chia seeds
• Toppings: hulled hemp seeds, mini dark chocolate chips, unsweetened coconut, sliced natural almonds, cashew-almond butter, Artisana cocoa bliss crumbled on top

I loved it, it was soooo goood.  I enjoyed it on my front porch:

 

Even though it was scorching outside I was craving oatmeal, so that’s what I made, but I had my homemade greek yogurt on my mind and for lunch I stumbled upon an amazing more “summarized oatmeal substitute” breakfast option that is the perfect hot summer day from the oatmeal that I love so much.  I give you..I suped up yogurt parfait :-D:

 

As we know, a great bowl of oatmeal is all about the toppings, so the same can be said about a great yogurt parfait combo.  Of course the thicker creamier greek yogurt definitely added to it!  This combo consisted of:

• 1/2c homemade plain non-fat greek yogurt + 1/4c Liberte vanilla svelte yogurt mixed together (2 POINTS)
• 2-3 tbsp unsweetened granola (bulk barn variety) (approx 1.5 POINTS)
• 1/2c thawed frozen raspberries (local from Farm Girl’s farm) (0.5 POINTS)
• 1/2 tbsp unsweetened coconut (0.5 POINTS)
• 1 tbsp crumbled Artisana cocoa bliss (2 POINTS)
• 1 tbsp sliced natural almonds (1 POINT)
• = 7.5 POINTS

I would have added hemp & chia seeds, but I already had them for breakfast, so didn’t feel the need to over do it.  They would be a great nutritional addition.

 

This particular parfait is a bit indulgent to the tune of about 7 POINTS  but it covers all your nutritional bases. You can be as creative as you want with the toppings adding or subtracting as you see fit.  I loved it and it kept me satisfied for hours.  Not your regular “snack-sized” yogurt!