My next post was supposed to contain a recipe of the veggie lasagna you saw featured in this weeks What I Ate Wednesday. But instead I felt like talking about more random stuff today. Like, what outfit I wore writing my second exam out of three this morning:
Grey sneakers, dark blue jeans, ramones t-shirt, grey blazer and a comfy scarf
Please excuse the terrible chaos in my corridor. My flat is really not presentable at the moment and I cannot wait for all the exam-load to be gone on Saturday so that I can fit in a serious tidy and clean session.
What helped me keep my sanity this week was my daily portion of training (read the 30 day The Daily Hiit challenge), blog posts (you make my days, girls!) and food experimenting. And no breakfast made me as happy as the one I’ve thrown together today:
Inspired by all the yogurt messes out there (and you know who the queen of yogurt mess is) I thought about an alternative topping to cereal – because, call me crazy, I just was not in the mood for cereal this morning. Guess what: quickly microwaved cinnamon plum oatmeal made a great substitute. I also added some blueberries, peanut butter and agave. What did I like most about it? The mixture of cold and warm in my mouth, as well as the refreshing taste of yogurt combined with the sweet, comforting taste of oatmeal and the saltiness of the peanut butter. I could go on forever… so I better make myself change the subject:
Where the heck can one buy Greek yogurt in Germany?
And I am not talking about the 10% dessert-kind one, but the health foodie high protein deal, that I bet every HFB from Germany was scanning the Grocery stores for at some point. So how did I make the great discovery that Greek yogurt is nothing more than a dairy product in between yogurt and quark? I searched the web for how to make it myself: Greek yogurt is prepared like normal yogurt and strained afterwards – just not as long as quark.
Your wondering how to enjoy the great consistency of Greek yogurt without bothering to go through the process of yogurt making at home? Guess what, I do actually have two variations for you:
A) Buy some quark and yogurt and mix them up at home, until it has the desired fluffy consistency.
B) This kind of quark: Rewe Bio Speisequarkzubereitung
has actually exactly the same nutritional values as Nonfat Greek Yogurt and there is also a 2% fat variation, which I do prefer. So hit the stores!
And here I come to the last random topic of my last post of January:
Remember how I mentioned making Vegan Beer Chili last year in preparation for my mom’s birthday dinner? Guess what, I found leftovers today. Don’t raise your eyebrow – I found them in my freezer and they made for one really happy girl, considering the fact that I did not have to cook my lunch apart from some quinoa. And did you ever try to add avocado to your chili? The combination was so good – I will never again have chili without it. Plus, it gets even better – I have two more portions to enjoy over the course of the next days.
You see: fueling myself while dieting works out great for me so far. Hope you had some equally delicious meals today? And please let me on about your favorite toppings for Greek yogurt!
Haha, had you planned on writing a post about Greek yogurt or did our little chat give the inspiration
? Anyway, I think you might make a lot of German HFBs very happy.
Actually, I had seen non-fat and 2 % Fage – I bought a pot of the latter – at Galeria Kaufhaus about a year ago. They apparently stopped carrying at least where I live, though. My favourite (Greek) yogurt toppings are crunchy granola and almond butter, best add-ins are maple syrup + coconut flour.
Yay for you having only one more exam. Good luck!
I actually had planned on writing this since I made my spectacular discovery
but our little chat made me wanna do it right away. Maple syrup and coconut flour as add ins sound spectacular! Sadly I am out of maple syrup at the moment, but as soon as I stocked up I will give it a go!
Thanks, guess I will need all the luck I can get…. it’s controlling *eeek*!
I think you know what my favorite toppings for Greek yogurt are
But I’ve tried it with oatmeal before and love it as well. Did you try mixing the yogurt into the oatmeal? That gives it a really awesome taste as well. Oooooo now I’m craving some! I’m still trying to take it easy on the oats, but I’ll probably have them alongside some yogurt the next time I do. As for where to buy it, I’m not sure if you guys have Alma in Germany, but that’s where I found Fage when I was in Poland.
You bet I do
Sometimes I am feeling like a really good stalker (like “A” in pretty little liars, without the mean schizophrenic part) because I know what foods people like and not, about their intolarences, their tea favorites… am I the only one who thinks its strange to know that much about people you never met in real life?
Never mind, haha, thanks for the Alma-tip, though I never saw one in Germany,it seems to be a Polish chain.
Your oatmeal looks so good! I love plum oatmeal, it’s such a good mix of tart and sweet!
I like the traditional honey and fruit on greek yogurt but it’s rarely the weather for that here! I love melon and pecans (and honey/agave) – one of my favourite breakfasts!
Sounds like an amazing summer-time breakfast – if you need something warmer in the morning, like me right now, you should try the warm oatmeal variant with some coffee or tea on the side!
I think that’s a great idea to add oatmeal and the combo looks delicious! Nice idea to spice things up a little.
Your bowl of oatmeal-topped yogurt looks incredibly delicious! I love the idea substituting oatmeal for cereal; I’ll have to give that a try! And you may already know how I feel about peanut butter drizzled atop my yogurt messes.
Swoon!
I’m so glad you’ve been able to find a suitable substitute for Greek yogurt! I remember eating Quark when I was in Germany six years years ago, and loving it. Of course, this was before Greek yogurt had gone mainstream in the U.S. It’s hard to believe that a food that is so common and loved now, was hardly known in 2007!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend! <3
Hello there,
I stumbled onto your blog when I was looking for Greek Yogurt in Germany.You have a great blog..
I am at my worse right now and have decided to make a lot of lifestyle changes; reading your blog brought about a new wave of motivation in me to cook healthy! Thank you! 
I am honored and oh so happy that you found my blog. Hope you like some of the recipes and come back some day to share more of your story.