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Spring 2008 Theme: Hip Hippy Granola Goodness
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 Dear Breakfast Lover,
Recently, this thing I did for the Food Network about granola aired again. A billion people (actually 5,000) came to Mr B looking for granola recipes. Considering that it's Earth Day season, I thought we'd just roll(ed oats) with it. So this Spring, let's be like our friend, the hippy, and make a big batch of granola. Compare the taste and cost to boxed cereals. I think you'll groove on it.
Peace!
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 | Jim's Super Granola |
This is a recipe we featured on the Food Network's "Secret Life of... Cereal". It's an amalgamation of the best granola recipes on Mr Breakfast. The recipe's name is a nod to the program's host Jim O'Connor. This recipe makes about 3 cups or 6 servings or granola.
 | Jim's Super Granola
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1/3 cup honey
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) butter
2 cups old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup popcorn - finely ground
1/8 cup wheat germ
2 teaspoons sunflower seeds
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
1/3 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup raisins or other dried fruit
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Toast coconut on parchment for about 6 minutes until lightly toasted. Allow coconut to cool to room temperature.
In a small sauce pan over low heat, stir butter and honey until butter is melted and well combined.
In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, popcorn wheat germ, sunflower and sesame seeds, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Add honey-butter and peanut butter to the oat mixture and stir until well combined.
Squeeze together a few chunks to create oat clusters.
Cook for 20 to 25 minutes - stirring every 5 minutes.
Remove from oven. Add dried fruit, stir and allow to cool.
Serve with milk and fresh fruit. Stores well in a sealed container for two weeks.
8 Other Groovy Granola Recipes:
Check out all 52 Homemade Cereal Recipes at MrBreakfast.com.
Like your oats hot? Try these 49 oatmeal recipes.
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  Granola: The Crunchy Condiment
Granola can be much more than just cereal or a snack. Try sprinkling it over oatmeal to add a crunch to morning mush. Instead of a sugar, drop a couple tablespoons of granola over your grapefruit. Want to make ice cream healthy? Cover it with granola! (Alright, it might not make it healthy, but it'll make it delicious). Hot Tip: If you add granola AND a small scoop of ice cream to oatmeal, you may never eat oatmeal alone again.
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This Earth Day season, I turned to a frequent contributor and a true earth-hugging peacenik, Kellie Dancho, to act as the editor of this issue of the Breakfast Report. Here are her tips to help the earth through breakfast.
5 Great Reasons To Go Granola (a.k.a. Organic)
- Organic foods taste great!
- Organic production reduces health risks from agricultural chemicals and pesticides.
- Organic farmers work in harmony with nature, build healthy soil & protect our water resources.
- Organic producers are leaders in innovative research.
- Organic farming helps keep rural communities healthy and supports independent farmers.
Visit the OTA (Organic Trade Association) for more reasons.
Earth-Conscious Companies
If companies were people, these company-people would be throwing peace signs at each other out the windows of rainbow-colored mini-vans while they smile broadly because they're high on "nature". Don't feel like cooking? Check out some their au natural products.
 Bear Naked
Their cereals are made with whole grains, are 100% organic, with no added oil, refined sugars, trans fats, cholesterol or high fructose corn syrup. And all vegan and Kosher friendly too!
Click here for more info.
 Arrowhead Mills
Try their Buckwheat Pancake and Waffle Mix. It's fast, easy and delicious. Ingredients: Organic Buckwheat Flour, Organic Whole Wheat Flour, Sweet Whey, Non-Alum Baking Powder, and Sea Salt.
Click here for more info.
 Kashi
Kashi Organic Promise Cereals are all 100% certified organic without chemicals, preservatives or anything artificial. And they're delicious!
Click here for more info.
 Peace Cereal
Their mission is to "serve you by making delicious natural and healthy cereal... and donating 10% of (their) profits to peace".
Click here for more info.
 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
They've been certified by the National Green Restaurant Association for their recycling and waste management program. The "Leaf" also offers organic coffee like Tierra Natural (certified 100% organic).
Click here for more info.
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A study of 19,000 Americans called NHANES III found breakfast skippers are more likely to gain weight because they are more inclined to overcompensate for the loss of key nutrients at breakfast by eating more fat-rich, high-energy foods later in the day.
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 Mother's Day Is May 14
Don't forget your mom's special day. Check out MrBreakfast.com to find the perfect Mother's day brunch recipe or the best local restaurant to take her out.
Check out the Special Mother's Day Section.
 The Early Days Of Breakfast Cereal
Before Sugar Pops and Sugar Smacks, there was Granula (with a "u") and Elijah's Manna. The people who brought us the first cereals were old-school scientific hippies with a focus on all-natural ingredients and a healthy digestive system.
Read the article.
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Hot Stuff For Spring!
Just in time for Mother's Day! Wanna suprise your mom? Buy her breakfast underpants!
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