All Bran Cereal Served Hot Food

ALL-BRAN CEREAL SERVED HOT

Steps:

• Place cereal and skim milk in microwavable serving bowl. Microwave on HIGH 50 seconds or until mixture starts to boil. Let stand 2 minutes before serving. Serve with brown sugar and additional milk, if desired.VARIATION: For extra fiber use All-Bran® Extra Fiber.

FIBER BREAKFAST CEREAL-HOT OR COLD

Steps:

• Prep: Grind almonds in a coffee grinder (makes if fine like flour) or in a food processor (leaves chunks which is good too). If you have whole flaxseed, then grind it as well. I was able to find cold-processed ground flaxseed from my local warehouse store and I keep it in the freezer.
• Combine all ingredients except the fruit. Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for best quality.
• To serve COLD: The evening before, scoop 1/2 cup of the mixture into a bowl, add about 2 Tbs dried fruit and 1 cup of soymilk. Allow to sit overnight to soak up the liquid. If fresh fruit is available you may want to wait to add it (1/2 cup) just before serving. If you are in a hurry, you can try 30 minutes soaking time but if you can't soak overnight I recommend the HOT serving instead.
• To serve HOT: (I discovered this out of necessity. It tastes quite different from the cold version but it makes a nice change from regular oatmeal.).
• Scoop 1/2 cup of mixture into a microwaveable bowl and add 2 Tbs of dried fruit or 1/2 cup fresh fruit and 1 cup soymilk. Micro for 2 minutes. Stir, and micro for 1 minute more. Allow to cool slightly before eating.
• Note: If you have it available, you can try substituting chia seed for the flaxseed. Chia is very tiny -like the size of kiwi seeds- and it doesn't need to be ground for your body to digest it. It has a much higher nutritional footprint than flaxseed. Unfortunately it is about $15 a pound and I have never had enough on hand to put a whole cup into the mix. Instead I just left out the flax and put one tablespoon into the individual bowl.
• Note on nurtritional info: According to my calculations it contains 272 calories and 10 grams of fiber not counting the fruit. I guess it would depend on the amount in your soymilk etc.

WHEAT BRAN AND FRUIT HOT CEREAL

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat the water.
• Add the Bran, the fruit, and the sugar.
• Cook for a few minutes.
• Enjoy for breakfast or any meal!

ALL-BRAN OATMEAL.

Steps:

• Pour 1 cup of water into a small pot and add salt. Bring to a boil.
• Once the water is good and hot, add 1/4 cup of rolled oats, and stir in cinnamon. Let it simmer for about 5 to 8 minutes or until oats are cooked to your preferred consistency.
• Add 1/2 cup All-Bran to the oats, and let cook for about 1 minute or until it thickens to your preference.
• Pour contents into bowl and sprinkle walnuts over top as well as strawberries.
• Pour milk in and mix it together. Enjoy!
• If you like it sweeter add a little honey or brown sugar.