Monday 6 October 2014


I have oats for breakfast every day. Usually I add some combination of milk, raisins, maple syrup, cinnamon. For the Live Below the Line challenge, I've increased my portion size (the better to keep me going until lunch), and added fruit. Here's the recipe:

Half-Hearted Bircher Muesli

Oats - 37 cents per 100g. 1 serve is 4T/35g = 13 cents
Budget tinned peaches in syrup - $1 per can. 1 serve is 20% of a can (3 peach slices and syrup) = 20 cents

Total cost: 33 cents

Tip the peaches and syrup over the oats. Refrigerate overnight.
In the morning, loosen the oats with a little hot water.

This tasted... fine. It would have been better with cinnamon and maple syrup though. Maybe next week.