{"id":13534,"date":"2016-03-28T08:15:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T06:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/responsive.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents\/?p=13534"},"modified":"2022-08-13T12:58:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T10:58:31","slug":"carrot-cake-overnight-oats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/lifestyle\/food-recipes\/carrot-cake-overnight-oats\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinnamon and carrot overnight oats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Overnight oats is my new favourite breakfast- not only does it take less than 5 minutes to make, but it is incredibly versatile and lends itself very well to a variety of flavours. Today\u2019s taste sensation is inspired by the fact that the Easter bunny shouldn\u2019t be the only one eating carrots on Easter morning!<\/p>\n<p>This blend of whole grain oats, carrots and raisins pack a powerful nutrient punch filled with fibre keeping you feeling fuller for longer and allowing a sustained bloods sugar response.<\/p>\n<p>The health benefits of oats have been documented in numerous studies, but below is a recap:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oats may reduce asthma risk in children<\/li>\n<li>Oats may boost the nutrition profile of gluten-free diets<\/li>\n<li>Oats increases appetite-control hormones<\/li>\n<li>Oat beta glucans improve immune system defences<\/li>\n<li>Oats may help to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes<\/li>\n<li>Oats may improve insulin sensitivity<\/li>\n<li>Oats lowers LDL cholesterol<\/li>\n<li>Oats helps to control blood pressure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd cup raw oats (rolled or steelcut)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup low fat milk<\/li>\n<li>1 medium carrot (finely grated)<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp raisins<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp mixed seeds<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>Fruit\/ nuts\/ seeds\/ plain yogurt (for serving)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*For those who are lactose intolerant or allergic to cow\u2019s milk, any milk alternative can also been used<\/p>\n<h3>Method:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Mix all the ingredients in a sealable container (I used an empty glass peanut butter jar).<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate overnight.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with fruit\/ nuts\/ seeds\/ plain yogurt as desired.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/extra-murals\/cooking-and-baking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to find cooking and baking classes for kids, teens and adults in Gauteng<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Note: If you enjoyed this article, and would like to stay updated with more, you can:<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>Subscribe to our free weekly Jozikids\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/member-registration\/\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0 for parents in Gauteng<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>Like us on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jozikids.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>facebook<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><i><\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>Follow us on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/jozikids?igshid=1n8cwedrewul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>instagram<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blend of whole grain oats, carrots and raisins pack a powerful nutrient punch filled with fibre keeping you feeling fuller for longer and allowing a sustained bloods sugar response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":177,"featured_media":13536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-recipes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/177"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}