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Did you know that ALL boxed breakfast cereals are toxic?
In fact, organic boxed breakfast cereal is the most toxic of all! Â How can this be? Â It seems that everywhere you turn, a bowl of breakfast cereal is touted as a very healthy choice for your first meal of the day.
It’s not true, folks!
To make boxed breakfast cereal in the factory, the grains first have to be subjected to such intense pressure and heat that they actually liquify into a slurry. Â This slurry allows the grains to be quickly and easily shaped into the puffs, flakes, and other shapes that make each cereal distinct.
The manufacturing process used to make boxed cereal is called extrusion and it is so violent and denaturing that the proteins in the grains are actually rendered toxic and allergenic by the process. Â This is why organic boxed breakfast cereal is more toxic than nonorganic – because organic boxed cereal is whole grain and thereby has more protein in it! Â The more protein, the more toxic the boxed cereal.
Sugar and Dairy Free Cereal Recipe
What is a cold breakfast cereal lover to do? Boxed breakfast cereal is considered a staple food in our society. No worries for all you healthy home economists out there – just make your own! Â Â Here’s a recipe that my family loves and that I have shared for years as a Chapter Leader for the Weston A. Price Foundation. Â I hope your family enjoys it too!
For visual learners, check out the two videos plus recipe on how to make breakfast cereal.
This recipe for grain free breakfast cereal is a good option for Paleos.
Sugar and Dairy Free Cereal Recipe
Recipe for a homemade sugar and dairy free cereal that your family will enjoy that will nourish and digest much better than boxed brands from the store.
Ingredients
- 6 cups flour preferably freshly ground
- 3 cups filtered water
- 2 Tbl lemon juice
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup coconut oil
- 1 cup date syrup
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbl fresh cinnamon
Instructions
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Mix well and soak the flour in the filtered water plus lemon juice on the kitchen counter (covered with a cloth and rubber band) for 24 hours.
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Mix everything into a batter. Pour batter into (2) 9x13 pans coated with coconut oil. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 F/ 177 C or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Do NOT overbake else the cereal will turn out too hard.
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Let cool and then crumble onto baking sheets and dehydrate at 200 F/ 93 C for about 24 hours.
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Take out dried cereal off the top every few hours so as not to over dry as this can also make the cereal too hard.
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Store in airtight container in the fridge.
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Serve alone as a snack or in a bowl with milk of choice.
Sources and More Information
How to Adjust to the Taste of Soaked Oatmeal
Soaked Oatmeal Benefits Without the Soaking?
How to Make Oatmeal the RIGHT Way
Dirty Little Secrets of the Food Processing Industry
The ingredients are good but how is the cereal processed is the real question. Do you buy at a local healthfood store?
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
I know you say "all", but take a look at Uncle Sam's. It is not a "formed" boxed cereal. When you look at it, it is seeds and oats.
I would love to hear you thoughts on it.
r
This cereal is awesome, we love it.
ok I can't eat wheat. what else can you use?
Joanne
too baa yaa i like wheat what does that mean?
Since the wheat flour is soaked overnight, the gluten is broken down as practiced by traditional societies. You might find that you can eat wheat prepared traditionally in this way. If not, try another type of flour that works for you. I haven't tried other flours, so cannot offer advice.
Can I use an oven to dehydrate this cereal? I do not have a dehydrator?
Hi Tracey, I actually use my oven to dry out the cereal. I set it as low as it will go. A dehydrator would work fine too.
Sarah, what about ezekiel 4:9 sprouted grain cereal? I know the grains are sprouted and minimally processed, but i dont know the exact procedure they use. it seems to be okay b/c they aren't formed or squished into any shape, it's just crumbled grain…
B.R.I.L.L.I.A.N.T!!!!! love this. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Could I reduce the amount of sweetener in general? 1 c. of maple syrup seems like a LOT! I'm thinking about making this next week for quick and easy on-the-go snacks for my kids. Hmm….