Most weekday mornings I eat cereal. (Weekends I usually take the savory route.) For the past couple of years I’ve been mixing batches of cereal myself in a large tupperware container. I make a new batch every two weeks, constantly varying the ingredients to keep things interesting.
The base of the mix is often a box of Grape Nuts and a container of whole grain cereal. Then I mix in different dried fruits, nuts, seeds and supplement-type ingredients like flaxseeds, wheat germ and hemp seeds. For me, breakfast is a good meal to sneak in a wide variety of healthy things I might not otherwise work into my diet. (Plus, it makes a juicy cheesburger at lunch more enjoyable.)
This morning I put together a new batch. I started by adding the usual box of Grape Nuts and a container of Quaker rolled oats. Then I added a big handful each of dried cranberries, crushed walnuts and crushed pecans. I added about three cups of flaxseed meal, and shook the container until it all came together.
The mix is also good stirred into yogurt in the afternoon with a cup of coffee, or sprinkled over crackers spread with preserves after dinner.
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This sounds like a wonderful combination, but I am not really a fan of rolled oats. Do you think I can substitute steel cut oats instead?
It seems that everyone on the blogsphere is making their own granola/müesli…
I should try it too – yours looks delicious!
Mmm…I like your suggestions for cereals—-do you usually pour on milk before eating or just add to yogurt?
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