Oatmeal and bananas

I’ve never been a fan of oatmeal. My mom used to make this thick, lumpy concoction over the stove, scramble an egg – mix that in, and finally stir in some raisins. She’d set it down in front of me and tell me I had to eat it. Try putting that down your throat without gagging! Blaaaaah. Needless to say, since those traumatic experiences as a child, I have not been a big fan of the stuff.

When Starbucks introduced their oatmeal, I thought “Gross! Who would want to pay for oatmeal, much less eat it?!” But my sister-in-law convinced me to try it and it actually wasn’t all that bad. Probably because there were no eggs! I still didn’t love it, though.

Just recently, my friend from work introduced me to Jamba Juice oatmeal. They have bananas and brown sugar, berry, and apples and cinnamon. I thought, hmmm, that sounds tempting. So I tried the berry oatmeal and fell in love! It tastes just like berry pie! Plus, they use steel cut oatmeal that doesn’t really get soggy.

But the real kicker is this…my friend’s favorite is the banana and brown sugar. I don’t really care for bananas - for the same reason I didn’t like oatmeal in the first place – the texture and gosh awful consistency! But she made me try it one day and much to my surprise, I LOVED IT! Eating the banana oatmeal from Jamba Juice is like setting off explosions of yumminess in your mouth!

I am truly a believer now! I finally get what all the fuss is about. I can honestly say that I LOVE OATMEAL!!! Thank you.