I was looking to develop a recipe that is mostly complete--but I'm not planning to use this as my sole source of nutrition--probably 1-2 meals a day at the most. I wanted something that I could use for breakfast or lunch in a pinch. In reality I probably won't add all the extra supplements, like the vitamin D and K, sulfur, and potassium. We get lots of sun here in Denver so I'm not super worried about vitamin D--and I'm not planning to give up food altogether so I probably will keep it more minimal to keep the cost down.

Also--I love coffee! In the morning I just add a little cold coffee to the mix instead of water. Adds to the taste and gives you a little extra buzz.

I used mostly ingredients from Trader Joe's and Sprout's market. I have a vitamix blender, so I just used rolled oats instead of oat flour, if you don't have a super-blender its probably better to use flour. I also ended up using more water than I listed, as I don't like the texture super-thick.

I'm a bike commuter, so I'm really active during the week--definitely not looking to lose weight! I wanted something that I could use for extra fairly healthy calories during the day, as I often find it hard to eat enough during the day without spending too much money going out. Probably most normal-size people would need more calories than this recipe. I'm only about 5 feet tall, so I think this is probably about right for me to maintain weight even though I'm pretty active.

I really like the vanilla-coconut combo taste-wise. It's a bit oat-y tasting--I might try to add some masa or other flour next time. Let me know if you have suggestions!