The night before, in a jar: four spoonfuls of oats, the same amount of milk or yoghurt, and chopped fruit. Lid on and into the fridge. By morning the oats have soaked up the liquid and turned creamy, without lighting a single hob.
Did you know? Oats contain beta-glucans, a type of soluble fibre with a health claim approved in the European Union: it helps maintain normal cholesterol levels. You need around 3 g a day, which a generous bowl covers.
Being fibre, it also fills you up: it's one of those breakfasts that carries you to lunchtime without leaving you hungry mid-morning. And since soaking softens the oats, it sits better than raw oats thrown on top in a hurry.
The best part isn't the oats, it's the order of things. You're moving two minutes from the morning — where you don't have them — to the night, where they're spare. Tomorrow's you gets up and it's already done.
Start today: mix oats and milk in a jar before you go to sleep. Tomorrow breakfast is already waiting for you.