Healthy Recipe: 6-Grain Hot Cereal

Make a big batch of this on the weekend and reheat all week. Top with fruit or yogurt to add natural sweetness. From the Mayo Clinic.

Ingredients

· 1/2 cup uncooked pearl barley

· 1/2 cup uncooked red wheat berries

· 1/2 cup uncooked brown rice

· 1/4 cup uncooked steel cut oats

· 3 tablespoons uncooked quinoa

· 2 tablespoons of flaxseed

· 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

· 1 1/2 quarts water

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine the barley, wheat berries, rice, oats, quinoa, flaxseed and salt. Pour water over ingredients, stir and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Nutritional analysis per serving

(Makes 14 half-cup servings)

· Calories 114

· Total fat 1 g

· Saturated fat 0 g

· Trans fat 0 g

· Monounsaturated fat 0 g

· Cholesterol 0 mg

· Sodium 74 mg

· Total carbohydrate 21 g

· Dietary fiber 3 g

· Total sugars 0 g

· Protein 4 g