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Preparing overnight oats for breakfast is a great way to stay in line with your weight loss goals. In general, meal-prepping can helpful for weight loss because it forces you to make more conscientious decisions about what and how much you will eat.
Overnight oats are particularly helpful because they can help you plan out the most important meal of the day. They also are filling, so you won’t be looking for extra snacks throughout the morning to curb your hunger.
Plus, depending on your recipe, they can have other weight loss benefits as well. With that in mind, keep reading for the one overnight oats recipe you should eat every morning for weight loss.
Matcha Overnight Oats
What You'll Need: old fashioned or rolled oats, chia seeds, matcha powder, brown sugar, Greek yogurt, fresh or frozen berries, milk of your choice, granola, honey
Full Recipe: Chelsweets
This overnight oats recipe is simple and delicious. It should only take around 5 minutes to make and can stay in your refrigerator for up to 4 days afterwards, making it the perfect option for anyone hoping to meal-prep ahead of a long week.
Plus, it has benefits for those wanting to lose weight as well.
Matcha is a great ingredient to start incorporating in your diet for weight loss.
According to Healthline, "Green tea is well known for its ability to enhance weight loss. In fact, studies show that it may help speed up metabolism to increase energy expenditure and boost fat burning."
Overnight oats also have weight loss benefits.
Rachel Fine, registered dietitian and owner of To The Pointe Nutrition, explains, "Oats are a fabulous source of fiber. The type of fiber in oats is specifically soluble, which has been shown to improve cholesterol. Fiber also helps to keep us full between meals, maintains blood sugar control for sustainable energy, and promotes digestive regularity."
This matcha overnight oats recipe is particularly effective because it also contains chia seeds, which Fine says "plump in water and provide a great source of calcium."
