Three-Grain Breakfast Cereal with Walnuts and Dried Fruit

Yield: 24 (1/3 cup) servings

1/2 cup maple syrup

1/3 cup honey

3 tablespoons canola oil

1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract

4 1/2 cups regular oats

1 cup uncooked quick-cooking barley

3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

1/2 cup wheat germ

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Cooking spray

1 (7-ounce) package dried mixed fruit, chopped (such as Sun-Maid brand)

Preheat oven to 325°. Combine first 4 ingredients, stirring with a whisk.

Combine oats, barley, walnuts, wheat germ, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Add syrup mixture; stir well to coat. Spread oat mixture evenly onto a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes or until browned, stirring every 10 minutes. Stir in dried fruit. Cool completely.

Note: Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

CALORIES 185; FAT 5.8g; PROTEIN 4.5g; CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 24mg; SODIUM 4mg; FIBER 4g; IRON 1.6mg; CARBOHYDRATE 31.3g

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Creamy Spiced Brown Rice Cereal

1 1/4 cup fat-free skim milk

3/4 cup quick cooking brown rice

1 medium apple(s), Royal Gala, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped

4 1/2 tsp McNeil Nutritionals SPLENDA No Calorie Sweetener

1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt, preferably Greek

Bring milk to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in rice. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 5 minutes.

Stir in apple, Splenda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cover and simmer 5 minutes or until rice is tender.

Remove from heat and stir in yogurt. Spoon into small bowls and top with additional yogurt and diced apple, if desired. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

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