Re: Re: Are there any healthy cereals

[Guest guest]

I thought you put all veggies in the Vitamix raw.

Lucille

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From: " " <berrywell@...>

Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 3:30 PM

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Subject: Re: Are there any healthy cereals

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> Technically, the Vitamix doesn't " cook " ...it heats by friction. This is

> why you would cook veggies or meats before adding them to the Vitamix. If

> you are asking if you can " cook " your grains in the dry container, the

> answer is a resounding NO. Grains need a long cooking time, more than

> what you would run the Vitamix for, not to mention that you would have

> liquid grains by the time they were " cooked " , lol.

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>> Can you cook in the smaller dry container like you can in the wet

>> container?

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>> Lucille

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>> From: " Berry " <berrywell@...>

>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 2:39 PM

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>> Subject: Re: Are there any healthy cereals

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>> > Organic puffed rice or quinoa makes a great cereal. You can add

>> > fruits,

>> > nuts, and/or seeds to make it more interesting, and drizzle a little

>> > agave

>> > or honey into it for sweetness. You might also try a nice hot cereal.

>> > I

>> > cook whole oat groats overnight in my mini slow cooker, so I wake up to

>> > a

>> > nice pot of hot oat porridge. Delish! I plop on a dollop of homemade

>> > raw

>> > yogurt, and drizzle with a little agave nectar. Cooking it overnight

>> > avoids having to cook in the morning. You can do the same with brown

>> > rice, quinoa, buckwheat, etc. You can use your Vitamix to turn any

>> > grain

>> > into a " cream of XXX " cereal, simply by grinding the whole grain and

>> > cooking it. Cream of brown rice hot cereal is smashing stuff! Just

>> > grind

>> > some organic brown rice, throw it in the crockpot with enough water (or

>> > fruit juice for more flavor) and let it cook overnight. YUM!

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[Guest guest]

OK, that makes sense. I was thinking that you make the soup in the

Vitamix and then cook it. I love soup and I'll be making some often.

Thanks.

Lucille

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From: " " <berrywell@...>

Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 5:30 PM

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Subject: Re: Are there any healthy cereals

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> If you are making a soup, such as brocolli or cauliflower, etc., you will

> want to COOK the veggies first. If you are blending things you would

> normally eat raw, such as cucumber, spinach, lettuce, carrots, etc., then

> you don't need them cooked first. In other words, if your end result is

> something you would eat raw, then no need to cook it, but raw brocolli

> soup is nasty! The vitamix will HEAT soup to a lovely, steamy temp, but

> don't expect it to cook your veggies while it does it. I steam several

> heads of cauliflower at a time, then store the steamed floretts in mason

> jars in the fridge, so they are ready to toss in the Vitamix for a quick

> soup at any given time.

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>> >> Can you cook in the smaller dry container like you can in the wet

>> >> container?

>> >>

>> >> Lucille

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>> >> From: " Berry " <berrywell@>

>> >> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 2:39 PM

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>> >> Subject: Re: Are there any healthy cereals

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>> >> > Organic puffed rice or quinoa makes a great cereal. You can add

>> >> > fruits,

>> >> > nuts, and/or seeds to make it more interesting, and drizzle a little

>> >> > agave

>> >> > or honey into it for sweetness. You might also try a nice hot

>> >> > cereal.

>> >> > I

>> >> > cook whole oat groats overnight in my mini slow cooker, so I wake up

>> >> > to

>> >> > a

>> >> > nice pot of hot oat porridge. Delish! I plop on a dollop of

>> >> > homemade

>> >> > raw

>> >> > yogurt, and drizzle with a little agave nectar. Cooking it

>> >> > overnight

>> >> > avoids having to cook in the morning. You can do the same with

>> >> > brown

>> >> > rice, quinoa, buckwheat, etc. You can use your Vitamix to turn any

>> >> > grain

>> >> > into a " cream of XXX " cereal, simply by grinding the whole grain and

>> >> > cooking it. Cream of brown rice hot cereal is smashing stuff! Just

>> >> > grind

>> >> > some organic brown rice, throw it in the crockpot with enough water

>> >> > (or

>> >> > fruit juice for more flavor) and let it cook overnight. YUM!

>> >> >

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