Re: Are there any healthy cereals

January 21, 2012

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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On Jan 21, 2012, at 1:24 PM, " SCochrane " <sanreid@...> wrote:

> Hi, was wondering if anyone knows of a good healthy dry cereal?

>

> Thanks, GL7

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January 21, 2012

,

I would love to try this with brown rice. Do you grind the brown rice into a

flour first?

How much water/milk do you add to slow cook?

Thanks in advance.

Kuby

>

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!

January 21, 2012

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

> 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!

>

January 21, 2012

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.

>

> 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

> < >

> Subject: Re: Are there any healthy cereals

>

> > 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!

> >

>

January 21, 2012

Yes, I grind my organic brown rice first-you can pulse it on high a few times

for a " course " grind, but I grind it on high until it is a fine grind. I then

put a cup or two in my slow cooker, add enough water (or juice or broth) to

cover, then let it sit for a few minutes to allow the grains to absorb the

liquid-then add more liquid, enough to just barely cover the grains, let it cook

on low overnight (or for a couple of hours) You can also do this on a low heat

on the stovetop, in which case you would bring your liquid to a boil, slowly

stir in the grains, reduce heat, then cover and simmer for about 20 minutes. I

like the mini slow cooker, since it is sort of foolproof and needs no

babysitting!

> >

> 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!

>

January 21, 2012

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.

> >>

> >> 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

> >> < >

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

> >>

> >> > 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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January 21, 2012

No - it is designed not to create heat like the wet blade does. Here is a link giving you some information about the difference between the two blades:/message/18354

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On Jan 21, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Lucille wrote:

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

Lucille

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