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My Favorite Homemade Cereal

As you may know, I am the meal planner for Super Healthy Kids  (Edit: As of Jan 2019 I am no longer with this amazing company. As they grew into more of a tech platform and built Prepear). and I am always finding great recipes to adjust to our standards.  Recently, I picked up some children’s books with recipes for kids.  One such recipe was a raw breakfast cereal but for me, after my personal tweaking, it has become my favorite anytime homemade cereal.

 

homemade cereal

 

Breakfast anyone?

Let’s face it, aside from having children who are, what I call, selective eaters, we moms are always looking for good tasting clean food that is going to help us attain our personal fit best.  Am I right? Not only that, we are also looking for ways to naturally boost our energy levels.  But how many of us will unintentionally forget to eat breakfast or lunch, or both? I will be honest with you and raise my hand here, too.  Yes, after rushing the kids and hubby off to school and work, with their bellies filled with a wholesome breakfast, I typically come back home to clean up, toss laundry in the washer and head up to my home office to start my day.  At times, I will be on such a roll that I will realize after my stomach starts to yell, that I forgot about me!

 

close up with walnuts

 

Don’t be afraid of nutrient-dense calories.

I explain to my children that calories are our energy and that’s one thing we moms need to realize, too. Without food, we will very quickly become lethargic, maybe get a headache and if you are like me, become quite grouchy. Here is why this combination is so great:

  • fiber-keeps you feeling full longer, regular bowel movements

  • calories-energy, brain food

  • natural sugar-another source of energy

  • healthy fats-keeps you feeling full longer, great for nails, skin and hair

  • calcium-stronger bones and nails

  • tastes great!

close up on spoon

 

Today was one such crazy day.  After dropping the kids off from school, I did the switcheroo with the laundry, sent a few emails, went to workout, came home for a shower, got on a webinar…oops! Realized that I not only needed food for energy, I needed to recover from a workout.  My first source of nutrition was a basic smoothie with coconut milk and French Vanilla Complete Drink Mix.  After the 1 hour webinar I blended up this homemade cereal and was good to go until lunchtime.  As a matter of fact, I also had it for lunch since I needed to get out the door for a few errands before grabbing the kids from school.

So remember moms, skipping a meal for any reason, is not a good idea.  If you are choosing clean, minimally processed foods, you will be full of the energy needed to get through your busy day.

 

My Favorite Homemade Cereal

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Prep Time 5 mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 1 serving

Ingredients
  

  • ⅓ cup old fashion oats
  • ¼ cup walnuts
  • 1 teaspoon coconut flakes unsweetened
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ cup almond milk or milk beverage of choice
  • 1 cup fresh fruit

Instructions
 

  • Toss oats, walnuts (or pecans, almonds), coconut oil, pitted dates, coconut flakes and cinnamon to a blender.
  • Pulse a few times until it becomes slightly blended. I like to leave chunks since I like textures.
  • Serve in a bowl topped with some milk and fresh fruit.
Keyword cereal, oatmeal
Category: Recipes

About Jackie Vega, RDN

Jackie is a Registered Dietitian and ACE certified personal trainer. She is married with two children, ages five and seven, and her busy family and entrepreneurial life has drawn her specialties towards pre/postnatal, children and families while mentoring mommies and mommies-to-be towards fit, healthy pregnancies as well as achieving that pre-baby physique! She earned her Bachelors of Science in Dietetics from Kansas State University while nursing babies in between online classes. Her dietetics internship was completed through an accelerated program via distance education at Iowa State University. She is the Meal Plan Developer at Super Healthy Kids and continues to spread health and nutrition through her children's school as well as alongside many health professionals through the Juice Plus+ company.

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