Four Grain with Flax hot cereal

[Lost Dog]

Over the past few months, I'd been starting my day with a hot bowl of oatmeal. Bored, I picked up a box of Four Grain Cereal with Flax at Whole Foods. It was pretty good, so I ate through a few boxes.

Getting smarter, last week I headed to the bulk food section and filled a few bags with various whole grains and made my own.

Here's my current mixture. Equal parts of these four grains.

Steel Cut Oats
Buckwheat Grouts (technically not a grain, but so what!)
Rye Seeds/Grouts
Wheat Seeds/Grouts

1/2 cup scoop in a very large bowl. Add 1 1/4 cup water. Pinch of salt. Microwave on high for 10 minutes, stirring once or twice during cooking.

I put 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed in it, too. But I just add it at the end rather than cooking it in the mix.

I stir in some blueberries and Equal and wash it down with a steaming cup of Hot Cocoa (warm protein powder shake, actually).

Here's the nutritional gist of it, not including the fruit and hot cocoa, which are optional...

Chewy Four Grain with Flax Cereal
Ingredients: buckwheat grouts, rye seed, wheat seed, oats, flaxseed.
Per 1/2 cup
Calories: 298
Carbs: 57g
Fiber: 11g
Protein: 12g
Fat: 5g


For a less chewy version, you can find (or grind yourself) some of the grains ground, cracked, etc.