WordPress has a new feature where you can turn your blog posts into a podcast, so I gave it a try. Here’s the first episode.

Pip: Welcome to Geek Mamas, where we cover geek culture, mom life, and apparently now — cold mushroom breakfast drinks.

Mara: That’s right. Candy Keane has been experimenting in the kitchen, and today we’re getting into a full review of RYZE Mushroom Overnight Oats and Protein — what’s in it, how it tastes, and whether the nutrition case holds up.

Pip: Let’s start with the oats themselves.

Mushroom Oatmeal: Better Than it Sounds

Pip: The central question here is whether a mushroom-spiked overnight oat product can actually taste good — not just be good for you, but genuinely enjoyable as a daily breakfast.

Mara: The review opens with exactly that tension. The line is: “I never thought I’d be drinking cold mushroom oatmeal and enjoying it, but here we are.”

Pip: That’s the kind of sentence that earns trust. No hype, just mild personal surprise from someone who already reviewed the mushroom coffee and admitted that one tasted a bit shroomy.

Mara: Right — and the flavor verdict here is notably different. Cinnamon and vanilla, described as light and natural, not overly sweet, and not mushroomy at all despite containing six different mushroom varieties.

Pip: Six mushrooms pulling in six directions and somehow none of them show up on the palate. That’s either great food science or a very forgiving cinnamon.

Mara: The nutrition profile is part of why this clears the bar. One 76-gram packet delivers 290 calories, 20 grams of protein, 8 grams of fiber, and only 8 grams of sugar — which the review explicitly compares favorably against Quaker Instant Oatmeal in Maple Brown Sugar.

Pip: Less sugar, more protein, six mushrooms. The Quaker oats didn’t stand a chance.

Mara: The mushroom blend is where the functional health claims come in. Cordyceps for energy and endurance, Lion’s Mane for cognitive support and focus, Reishi for stress and sleep, Turkey Tail for gut health and immune function, Shiitake for cholesterol regulation, and King Trumpet for antioxidants and cardiovascular support.

Pip: So the upshot is you’re not just eating breakfast — you’re assembling a wellness committee.

Mara: The review also walks through preparation, which is genuinely minimal. Milk into a shaker, one packet in, shake and refrigerate overnight, shake again in the morning and drink. The first order includes the shaker.

Pip: There’s also a section on ways to customize — adding almond butter, hemp seeds, fruit, or collagen peptides — for anyone who wants to vary the routine once the novelty wears off.

Mara: The personal motivation behind the switch is worth noting too. The review mentions recent bloodwork showing elevated LDL cholesterol as a real reason to trade the morning bacon for something with beta-glucan, the soluble fiber in oats linked to lowering LDL and stabilizing blood sugar.

Pip: Stakes and breakfast in the same sentence. That’s how you know the recommendation is genuine.

Mara: The through-line today is practical wellness — not perfection, just a better morning routine backed by real numbers.

Pip: Cold mushroom oatmeal as a cholesterol strategy. We live in interesting times. More next episode.

Try RYZE Mushroom Oatmeal at a Discount

If you want to try RYZE Mushroom Oatmeal, the link below with the discount code takes you to the main site, and the oats are not very easy to find.

You actually have to go to the search bar and type in “oats,” and it will pop up. The discount code does work for the oats as well as the coffee!

Click here to try RYZE and save 15% with code CANDYKEANE15