Lon likes the cereals with dried fruits and nuts in them but have you noticed how expensive these are? On top of that, there usually isn't enough "stuff" in it, more just the cheap filler. We recently started blending our own cereals. This gives you complete control over which dried fruits are used, which nuts (and how they are cut), and which flake or filler.
Our most recent mix had Special K as the base.
The mix-ins were craisins, sunflower seeds, whole almonds, and a mix that had roasted soybeans, chopped dried apricots, dried blueberries, dried cranberries, walnuts, and raisins.
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snazz said:
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Glad to see my family is not alone in the art of cereal blending. We do this too but in a slightly different way. I make my own granola with lots of yummy dried fruit and candied ginger. I use this as my base. Then comes fresh berries or bananas. Then shreddies and then some Kashi. Stir it up and you got cereal nirvana. |
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Ellen said:
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I mix my own too! I use Kashi Flakes or Good Friends or Quaker Oatmeal Squares as my base and I like to mix it with something sweeter and not so good for me like Cocoa Pebbles or Waffle Crisps. However, I'm not a fan of too much dried fruit or nuts in my cereal, or fresh fruit for that matter. I keep my cereals separate and mix each serving as I eat them, depending on my mood and what I have available. |
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Asianmommy said:
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Hey, that's a great idea! |
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Jessica@Foodmayhem said:
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Snazz, candied ginger is a great idea. I wonder if I'd like that in cereal. |