What does Jennifer Aniston put in her oatmeal for a little flavor and an extra kick of protein?
Keep watching for a hack that may help you look as young at 53 as she does!
From fluffy Belgian waffles to creamy avocado toast, oatmeal is hardly the trendiest breakfast
option out there. You might associate it with the cardboard canister of Quaker Oats
your grandma always had in the cupboard, or maybe the bowl of porridge you dad ate every morning.
But oatmeal has made a comeback and it's often touted as one of the healthiest breakfast dishes.
According to Healthline, oats are among the best whole grains you can eat.
Oatmeal contains a hearty helping of carbs, protein, and fiber,
along with antioxidants and vitamins that can reduce blood pressure and regulate appetite.
There are plenty of ways to spruce up your average bowl of oatmeal, whether you mix in brown sugar
and fruit for some sweetness or go the savory route with herbs and cheese. If you're looking
for a way to boost the nutritional content of your oats, actor Jennifer Aniston has a secret
trick. She shared her oatmeal hack in a 2016 interview with Elle, and it's surprisingly easy.
A standard 1-cup serving of oatmeal contains about 5 grams of protein, according to Everyday
Health. But if you want to pack a more satiating punch into your daily breakfast,
Jennifer Aniston recommends adding egg whites to oatmeal. The actor revealed to Elle in 2016:
"Right before [the oatmeal] is finished cooking, you just whip in an egg white,
and it kind of gives it this fluffy texture that's delicious."
She explained that her then-husband Justin Theroux
taught her the trick as a way to add more protein to her diet.
Aniston is far from being the only one to add egg whites to oatmeal – plenty of other food lovers
swear by it. Eating Bird Food recommends whisking in egg whites right at the end if you're preparing
your oatmeal on the stove, which makes the oats more fluffy and filling. If you're worried about
the egg whites altering the taste of your oatmeal, The Clean Eating Couple assures readers that you
can't taste them at all. Even better? Egg whites can add 10 to 20 grams of protein to your meal,
making an already-good-for-you breakfast option even healthier.
"I work out regularly and I eat well and I think sleep is important."
While Jennifer Aniston certainly loves her morning bowl of oatmeal with egg whites,
she sometimes mixes it up and eats something else for her morning meal.
According to a 2016 interview with Bon Appetit the actor has three staple breakfasts, one of
which is the protein-packed oatmeal. The Friends star told the magazine:
"Sometimes it's a smoothie — bananas, cherries, a protein powder of some sort, almonds, cacao
powder, and all sorts of other weird antioxidant stuff I can't remember — with almond milk."
Aniston also told Well + Good in 2018 that she blends collagen
peptides into her smoothies for an added health boost. She explained:
"My nails are stronger and there's a healthier [...] how
do you explain it? A glow. It's sort of that working-from-the-inside-out thing."
Aniston's other go-to breakfast is classic eggs and toast. She told Bon Appetit:
"Other times I have eggs over-easy — I crack them into a bowl and I'll add
a white or two into that and pour it all into the pan to get more protein sans too
much yolkage. I'll have that with avocado toast sprinkled with olive oil and salt and pepper."
When Aniston is hungry between meals, she doesn't usually reach for a bag of potato
chips. Good Housekeeping reported in 2019 that the actor likes healthy carbs and protein.
Some of her favorite snacks can vary between a handful of nuts or
a fresh apple with nut butter for a boost of healthy fats. Aniston told Yahoo! In 2016:
"I always have cut raw vegetables in a Tupperware container.
Hard-boiled eggs are always great to have in the fridge."
She added that her motto when it comes to food is to eat as much organic fruits and veggies as
you can, keep sugar [intake] low, drink tons and tons of water. Simple, but effective.
The actor also admitted to Bon Appetit in 2016 that while midnight snacks aren't
really her thing, she likes to indulge in an evening treat from time to time.
"First there's a layer of ladyfingers,
then a layer of jam, then custard, which I made from scratch."
She typically goes for frozen yogurt topped with a sprinkle of granola.
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