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Pumpkin Cheesecake Overnight Oats

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October 29, 2018 By Laura Ligos, MBA, RD, CSSD Leave a Comment

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I had some other things I was going to write today but man guys, Monday started out with a bang! I have some amazing opportunities coming up and I’m hoping that I can keep up. I ws on another podcast today, so when it releases I will let you know, we talked about some fun topics that I think you’ll enjoy. That being said I am holding strong on this 100-day challenge and I am LOVING getting new content to you daily. I’d love to hear from you guys what you want to hear/see more of. Just comment below 🙂 Please don’t be shy!

Okay, now let’s get on with the show as this Pumpkin Cheesecake Overnight Oat recipe has already been a hot topic on my Instagram stories today, so why wait to share?!

National Oatmeal Day

The cool thing is that today is National Oatmeal Day. You know how much I love the opportunity to celebrate anything related to food. SO that being said I was meal prepping last night and made Overnight Oats 3 ways. I didn’t realize it was National Oatmeal Day today,  I was just craving overnight oats.

Why? Because I get food-fatigue and like to try something new. So, I thought let me try 3 different recipes and if any of them are good I’ll share. I have a knack for making a lot of food and then not sharing, so I’m going to share this recipe literally less than 24 hours after making it. Why? BECAUSE IT’S FREAKING DELICIOUS that’s why, and because of good timing.

Oatmeal Health Benefits

I love to eat food that tastes good and makes me feel good, end of story. The fun thing with food is that those healthy foods are different for everyone. Some people may think oatmeal tastes AMAZING, some may hate it, some may feel great after eating oatmeal, others like crap.

Oatmeal or rather, oats, have been studied a lot and they have been shown to those that can digest/absorb them properly to have some awesome health benefits. You may not care, and that’s okay, just skip on down to the recipe and get to cooking.

Here are a few health benefits of oats to consider when eating oats. Oats…

  • Are rich in antioxidants known as avenanthramides (try to say that 3x fast) which can help reduce blood pressure and may reduce inflammation
  • May reduce LDL cholesterol and also improve blood sugar control
  • Increase fullness/satiety levels
  • Help make the go easier (aka relieve constipation)
  • and much more!

Oat Side Note

One small caveat, if you are someone who has trouble with gluten and/or gut issues, it is possible that oats may not fit into your diet. Please consult a dietitian (or nutrition expert) who can help you determine if oats are right for you or not! Also, not all oats are certified gluten-free, so if you need gluten-free oats, look for the label and feel free to reach out to the company, they’re usually more than willing to answer. If they’re not, they may be hiding something so run far far away (just kidding, but not really).

Pumpkin Cheesecake Overnight Oats

Fun fact: I love cheesecake. Wait, let me rephrase, I LOVE CREAM CHEESE. Ha! I know that’s a funny thing to like but for some reason, I have always loved cream cheese. I would eat those Philadelphia cream cheese packets at the pool as a kid and didn’t even bother eating the bagel. Can I order a bagel with cream cheese, hold the bagel?! That was me.

Anywho, that being said I also love cheesecake which is made with my beloved cream cheese. So, I had recently found pumpkin cream cheese at Trader Joe’s and thought, huh?! What would this taste like in overnight oats?! The answer? Amazing-ness. And so, the Pumpkin Cheesecake Overnight Oats were born, you’re welcome.

Pro Tip: sub in greek yogurt if you don’t have cream cheese and it should do the trick! You can also up the oats to 1/2 a cup if you don’t have/want protein powder/collagen in your oats.

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Overnight Oats

Pumpkin Cheesecake Overnight Oats

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Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup rolled oats
  • 20g protein powder/collagen peptides (can omit but increase oats by 1/3 cup)
  • 2 Tbsp chia seeds
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (sub 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon)
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin cream cheese (sub:1/4 cup cream cheese + 1 Tbsp pumpkin puree + 1 tsp brown sugar + 1/4 tsp cinnamon)
  • 1 cup oat milk (or milk of choice)
  • Optional: 1-2 Tbsp peanut butter to thicken

Instructions

  1. Mix oats, protein powder, chia seeds & pumpkin pie spice.
  2. Add in milk & cream cheese until well combined.
  3. Separate into 2 glass jars (for easy single servings) and refrigerate overnight.

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xoxo,

Sassy

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We’ve made it over a week together and it feels We’ve made it over a week together and it feels like it’s always been this way.

Motherhood is a wild ride & it’s only getting started. I have never been so tired & simultaneously so fulfilled in my life. That’s not to say it’s not filled with tears, worries and doubts but what fun would it be if it were all sunshine and roses anyway?

Going into this all I have felt so supported by friends going through this with me BUT I felt so unsupported by the general public. It seems like we want to fear and shame moms because misery loves company, right?!

The focus quickly shifts from mom to baby (still shocked that I only have an appointment at 6 weeks even though my body went through the biggest event of its life) and there also seems to be this shift from joy to shame & guilt.

Here’s some of what I heard from people:

😕Sleep when baby sleeps. You’ll never sleep again.
😕Don’t let baby sleep in a car seat, or a bouncer, or anywhere but their crib EVER. 
😕You’ll never have time to shower again, enjoy it now. 
😕Cry it out is cruel and harmful to the baby. 
😕Get baby on a schedule/never put baby on a schedule.

These are all things I heard and that truly led me to believe I was going to lose all sense of who I was and my life as I knew it.

What I wish people had said instead were:

🥰Your heart will grow bigger than you could imagine.
🥰You’ll cry the happiest tears you’ve ever cried.
🥰You’ll feel like a giant hole was filled that you didn’t even know was there.
🥰You won’t feel guilty about cleaning your house, it just won’t matter anymore.
🥰Babies pooping will make you laugh so hard you will feel like a kid again.
🥰You will have time to eat and shower and you don’t have to neglect yourself.

We need to do a better job of building each other up, supporting one another and our decisions while refraining from offering unsolicited advice and opinions. 

So for all you future mamas and new mamas out there, I see you, I’m proud of you and I cannot wait to share our stories with one another and the world.

Let’s stop fear mongering (just like the diet world) and start building one another up.

Xoxo,
Sassy & lil sassy man
🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s b 🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s been a long year of loss, unknowns and worry but it’s all been worth it to get to meet my lil man🥰
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Now time to introduce this sassy human who is already so well loved to the world...
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Introducing 

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After an almost 24 hour labor, Connor joined us over a week past his due date on 2/12/21 at a whopping 9lb2oz & 22.5 inches long with a full head of hair and lungs to scream hello to us with.
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We are so in love already and cannot wait to share him with the world. Thank you for all the love and support from friends and family and to all those that helped us in the hospital. Holy cow labor & delivery teams are truly magical and I cannot imagine doing it without all of their support.
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Now back to snuggling this human of mine and trying not to cry at every last thing he does 🥰 
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Mom, Dad & Bode are all doing well!
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I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk t I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk to others about what worked for us. That's great!
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What's not great is when we push our nutrition and eating behaviors onto others ESPECIALLY when we are not qualified to do so.
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So often when people meet me for the first time they are worried to eat around me and/or buy groceries around me. My friends can attest I am not judgemental around food and will gladly eat that cake, queso dip or sip on that glass of wine right alongside of you. I am not the food police and do not offer unsolicited nutrition advice unless it's a client who is paying for my help OR on Instagram and other social media platforms where my goal is to educate.
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Why do I share this? 
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Because I see far too many people diving down diet rabbit holes, finding success & then claiming to be nutrition experts purely because something worked for them. 
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I've also seen this alot being pregnant, everyone wants to tell you what worked for them. IF you use that stipulation of "this worked for me" then fine, share away but if you start doleing out advice please pause, take a breath and think about NOT doing it.
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People are OVERWHELMED by diet culture and some so badly want to change but YOUR way is not the only way and it most likely is not what will work for your friend/coworker/cousin/neighbor so please, stop trying to be an expert in something you aren't.
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Got it!?! 
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Ok, carry on.
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xoxo,
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Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. I'm not saying you have to find perfect balance (does that even exist?) but I am saying that we shouldn't feel like either we have to eat perfectly or that we might as well give up.
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How do we find that grey area in between?
👉🏻 stop hopping on and off fad diets
👉🏻listen and trust your self, not your coworkers and cousins 
👉🏻focus on the simple things (ie drinking water instead of worrying about supplements)
👉🏻work to remove guilt and shame around food & body
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Where do you currently fall Right now?!
🤪 all
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🙅🏻‍♀️ nothing 
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