Ingredients

• 1/4 cup steel-cut oats
• 1/2 cup light Greek yogurt
• 4 walnuts
• 4 pecans
• 1 tsp of ground cinnamon
• 1/2 apple sliced
• Vanilla flavor protein (optional)

Prep Instructions

1. Place yogurt in your breakfast boxes.
2. Add protein powder (if using) and mix well to avoid any lumps.
3. Top with oats, nuts and apple slices.
4. Sprinkle all with ground cinnamon.
5. Place in the fridge overnight and grab on the way to the office.

Nutrition Facts & Tips

Good news on the health front is that oats are actually great for lowering one’s so-called bad cholesterol. It is because oatmeal contains soluble fiber. Soluble fiber can reduce the absorption of cholesterol into your bloodstream. On average 5 to 10 grams or more of soluble fiber a day decreases your total and LDL cholesterol.

Eating 1 1/2 cups of cooked or raw oatmeal provides at least 6 grams of fiber. Adding fruit, such as bananas, you’ll add about 4 more grams of fiber.

Soluble fiber is also found in such foods as kidney beans, apples, pears, barley and prunes.