High protein oatmeal

Oatmeal gets a whole lot of love come breakfast time—it’s quick to prepare, packed with nutrients, and there are a bunch of ways to make it more interesting. But the truth is, it often falls short in one very important category: protein.

Protein does so much for your body, from repairing muscles after exercise to keeping you full and satisfied.

And it’s especially important to fill up on it in the morning to set you up for a solid and productive day ahead, Rhyan Geiger, RDN, a Phoenix-based registered dietitian and founder of Phoenix Vegan Dietitian, tells SELF.

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Exactly how much of it you should eat for breakfast varies (it depends on things like your genetic makeup, activity level, and size), but in general, you should aim to get around 15 to 20 grams of the stuff in each meal, she says.

While oats definitely have more of the stuff than some other grains—sorry, rice—folks may find that its five grams per one half cup serving isn’t enough on its own to meet that goal and ward off hunger pangs.

The good news? Because of how easily oatmeal adapts to different flavor profiles and t

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