Muesli

4 servings

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 2 tbs. ground flax seed
• 2 black mission figs chopped
• 4 pitted dates chopped
• 2 tbs. dried raisins or cranberries
• 2 tbs. chopped almonds
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 4 oz. Actimel or yogurt

Combine all of the dry ingredients including dried fruit. For a cold cereal, pour in 1 Actimel per serving (a probiotic drink by Dannon) and soak for 20 minutes. For a hot cereal, add 2 and 1/2 cups water and cook on a very low heat for 20 minutes. Right before serving, pour Actimel or yogurt on the top of cereal. Additional variations are to add 1 tbs. wheat germ and 1 tbs. ground flax seed.

This breakfast cereal can be made up in advance and eaten hot or cold. As a morning time saver, portion up cereal into four individual bowls and stack in the refrigerator until the day of use.

Adapted from The Healthy Kitchen by Andrew Weil, MD and Rosie Daley.