Recipes – Meal-plan your weight to weight loss

SALTED CARAMEL PROTEIN OVERNIGHT OATS

Meal-Plan Your Way to Weight Loss

Starting out with a satisfying breakfast means I’m much more likely to make better choices for the rest of the day. Prepping overnight oats in advance is something I make a point of doing each week, as it helps to keep me on track. As well as being rich in protein and fibre, these oats are deliciously sweet and salty.

SERVES 1

INGREDIENTS

• 1 small banana, mashed • 130g 99 percent fat-free plain yoghurt • 20g rolled oats • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence • 1/3 cup (80ml) no-added-sugar salted caramel topping • 1 Weight Watchers caramel protein bar

Storage

Store oats for up to 5 days. Top with chopped protein bar just before serving. The longer the oats sit in the fridge, the softer they will become. 1 Combine banana, yoghurt, oats, vanilla and 2 tablespoons caramel topping in a small bowl.

2 Finely grate three-quarters of the protein bar and stir through oat mixture. Spoon half the mixture into a 1 cup (250ml) capacity glass jar or serving glass Drizzle over half the caramel topping, then spoon in remaining oat mixture. Drizzle over remaining caramel topping. Roughly chop remaining protein bar and scatter on top of oats. Cover and refrigerate for about 3 hours, until chilled, or overnight.

Meal-Plan your way to weight loss by Rebecca Burnicle and Wendy Van Staden, published by Macmillan Australia, photography by Jeremy Simons and Rob Palmer RRP $39.99