Flash in the Pan

Cooler weather is rolling into our part of New England, and that usually gets me thinking about hot cereal. There has been increasing evidence that various non-wheat grains are good for health, largely due to dietary fiber. Old Wessex Ltd. 5 Grain Cereal not only has 20 g of dietary fiber in one serving, but it tastes good. A combination of oats, rye, triticale, barley, and golden flax, it looks a bit like oatmeal before being cooked. There's a nutty overtone to the taste, and the microwave directions are not only easy, but effective. You put half a cup of the cereal and a cup of water in a microwave-proof dish, put it on for five minutes, and out it comes with the type of creamy consistency that you might expect of cooking on the stove. (Actually, there have been times I've cooked quasi-ready oatmeal on the stove top and had less of a pleasing texture.)

Labels: 5 grain, barley, cereal, golden flax, hot, oats, Old Wessex, rye, triticale