Five-Grain Cereal With Apricots, Apples, and Bananas

From Cooking Light. Per 1 1/2 cup serving: 271 calories, 6.5 g fat, 8 g protein, 51 g carb, 8.9 g fiber, 0 mg cholesterol. You may store the dry cereal in a zip-lock plastic bag in the freezer. To make the cereal a batch at a time: add 1/2 cup dry cereal mix to 1 1/2 c. boiling water for each serving. Also can top each serving with some brown sugar and ground cinnamon.

• Ready In: 37 mins
• Serves: 9

Ingredients

• 1⁄3 cup flax seed
• 1 1⁄4 cups steel cut oats (Irish)
• 2⁄3 cup  dried apricot, coarsely chopped
• 2⁄3 cup  dried apple, coarsely chopped
• 2⁄3 cup  dried banana, chip
• 1⁄2 cup  cracked wheat
• 1⁄2 cup  uncooked regular grits
• 1⁄2 cup  oat bran
• 1⁄3 cup  wheat bran
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 13 1⁄2 cups water

Directions

1. Place flaxseed in a spice or coffee ginder; process until ground coarse.
2. In a large bowl, combine ground flaxseed, oats, and the next 8 ingredients; stir well to combine.
3. Bring water to a rolling boil in a large saucepan.
4. Add in cereal; cover and lower heat; simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Uncover and cook 2 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.
6. Serve immediately.