All-Grain Breakfast with Apples: Great!

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  • Preparation Time

    5 minutes +3 hours

  • Cooking Time

    10 minutes

  • Difficulty Rating

    1

  • Health Level

    5

  • Serves

    4

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Ingredients

  1. ¼ cup / 40 gm steel-cut or rolled oats
  2. ¼ cup / 40 gm whole rye
  3. ¼ cup / 45 gm whole spelt
  4. ¼ cup / 45 gm hulled barley
  5. 2 cups / 480 ml water
  6. 1 tsp. / 5 gm butter or macadamia nut oil
  7. ½ cup / 120 ml organic soy or Greek yogurt
  8. 1 medium apple, cut into bite-sized pieces
  9. 1½ cup / 360 ml milk, preferably organic pastured or vegan

Directions

  1. Prepare the cereal ahead of time, preferably a few hours prior or overnight.
  2. Melt the butter or heat the oil in saucepan and add in the four grains. Stir well to have a balanced mixture and coat them with evenly.
  3. Continue cooking until the grains have really toasted, about 5 minutes.
  4. Remove from heat and add the water. Set aside for a few hours.
  5. Heat the cereal mixture over medium-high heat and bring it to a simmer.
  6. Add the apples and continue simmering until they are tender and the cereal is cooked. The longer you simmer, the thicker the consistency will become.
  7. Remove from heat when desired consistency is achieved.
  8. Put in a bowl, stir in the yogurt, then pour in the milk.

Serving size:1 cup / 240 ml

Exchanges per Serving: 2 Carb, 1 Protein, 0 Fat

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Comments 15

  3. Ossie-Sharon

    Hi, Michelle. Many of the recipes are in the Menu Planner lists – they are categorized according to their main ingredients (carbohydrates, proteins, or fats). If you want to add a recipe that is not in the Menu Planner, you can select a similar one as a placesaver in your menu, and then make the swap at mealtime.

  8. Shirley45

    I agree with Tina50 we need something that is quick and easy,I live in Australia and you can’t get most of the ingredients,so unless you know of a substitute for some as for example SPW flour etc let me know. Feel I have wasted my money!!

  9. Ossie-Sharon

    Hi, lynne. Don’t worry too much about diving into foods with which you are unfamiliar – just ease into the program, and upgrade according to what is comfortable. You can find and/or order healthy foods from some of the links on this page: http://www.trimdownclub.com/where-to-buy-uk. Some of the sites offer free shipping over a certain amount. If you find a health-oriented shop that sells staples in bulk, take time to prepare foods at home rather than searching for them outside, and take advantage of farmer’s markets, you can save money and feel less drained. This feeling of being overwhelmed will eventually dissipate – it is just “growing” pains, and you can join groups and community forums here to hook up with people who have felt as you do now, but came out on the other side.

  11. lynne1956

    I agree totally with evabrass we need more information for the UK as some of the things on here would cost us a fortune by the time we finished. I thought it was going to be cheaper and easier, not expensive and takes ages. this way on here means we have to go through page upon pages just to find the simple or basic ones on here. please add another link for the likes of us.

  12. evabrass

    I live in the Orkney Islands, which are in the North of Scotland. Many of the ingredients that are in the breakfast recipes, would not be available here. I often make Scottish porridge oats for myself. I add Greek Yogurt and cinnamon and runny honey or maple syrup. It is very filling and nutritious. As I am generally in a hurry, I pour a cupful of porridge oats into a bowl and add a cup and a third of liquid (Water and or fresh milk). I then cook in the microwave for four minutes. Do you think that this type of breakfast is OK?

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