Here’s a recipe for all of you who miss hot cereal in the morning. Loaded with fiber, it’s a great way to get the benefits of flax-not to mention that it’s really, really tasty.
Yield: About 9 servings, each with about 16 grams of carbohydrates and 9 grams of fiber, for a total of 7 grams of usable carbs and 11 grams of protein.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup flaxseeds
- 1 cup ground almonds
- 1/2 cup oat bran
- 1 1/4 cups wheat bran
- 1 cup vanilla-flavored whey protein powder
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 300°F.
- Grind your flaxseeds in a food processor with the S blade in place. Flaxseeds take a while to grind up, so you may have to run the processor for several minutes.
- While the food processor is running, lightly toast your ground almonds by putting them in a shallow baking pan in the oven for 5 minutes or so.
- When the flaxseeds are ground and the almonds are toasted, combine them with the oat bran, wheat bran, and protein powder, and store in an airtight container.
- To make a bowl of cereal, put 1/2 cup of the mixture in a bowl and add 3/4 cup of boiling water and a pinch of salt. Stir, and let your cereal sit for a few minutes before eating.
