The Best Protein Powder Oatmeal

Make the best protein powder oatmeal with drink wholesome. Your oatmeal has never been more filling or delicious! Jump to the recipe.

Make the best protein powder oatmeal with drink wholesome.

Written by Jack Schrupp & endorsed by Baylee Reller, RDN

Why should you add protein powder to oatmeal? 

There is no better way to start your day than with a bowl of high protein oatmeal. Oats are among the healthiest grains on earth, and loaded with vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. Numerous studies have shown that oats and oatmeal have many health benefits including weight loss, lower blood sugar, and reduced risk of heart disease. What is not to love?

If oatmeal has one shortcoming, however, it is that it is not high in protein. This is where mixing oats with protein powder comes in. Adding protein powder to oatmeal is the perfect way to supercharge your breakfast. Oats and protein powder are a match made in heaven and will keep you full (and happy) until lunch. Enjoy! 

What are other variations that combine oatmeal and protein powder? 

If you’re tired of a hum drum bowl of oatmeal in the morning, we’ve developed a few other recipes to spice things up! For example, you might be interested in trying our overnight oats recipe which is an easy-to-assemble breakfast that can be made the night before.

We like this for days when we know we’ll be tired and rushed in the morning and the last thing we want to think about is cooking. Bonus this is also easily portable and the chia seeds infuse extra fiber into your day.

Another similar recipe is our protein baked oats. This feels filling and indulgent, yet uses very health, nutritious ingredients. This breakfast has the added advantage of feeding up to four people. If you have a family or overnight guests, whip up the ingredients at night, let it rest in the fridge and pop into the oven in the morning. You’ll wonder why you didn’t make this sooner!

Regardless of how you prepare them, you’re doing yourself a service by combining oats and protein in the morning (or any time of day, really!).

Why drink wholesome?

This recipe was made with drink wholesome vanilla protein powder, which is the best protein powder for oatmeal for two reasons.

First of all, our vanilla protein powders are made with whole food protein sources, not protein concentrates and isolates like. Concentrates and isolates, which are the main ingredient in nearly every other protein powder, have been stripped of everything but the protein. They therefore taste like chalk! 

Second, our vanilla protein powders are sweetened with monk fruit or maple sugar. Most other protein powders are sweetened with sugar substitutes like sucralose and stevia, which activate bitter taste receptors. 

In short, if you do not want your oatmeal to have a chalky or bitter aftertaste, you have come to the right place. Now without further ado, here is the best protein oatmeal recipe.