3 Easy Ways to Pack Nutrition into Kids, Part 3

Cereal Grains

Oatmeal, 7-grain Cereal, 5-Grain Cereal, Farina, Grits, and more

By parading a variety of grains through the mornings, you will get more micro-nutrients in your family. Add berries, apples, dried fruit, chopped nuts, etc. for more flavor and nutrition.

Cooked grains are full of nutritional value, are easy, fast, and economical.

I have ground my own grain for 7-grain or 5-grain cereal but my Whispermill grinds it too fine for my family's taste. It is great for baby cereal though.

Bob's Red Mill has a plethora of different blends and varieties of cereal grains. If your family is opposed to oatmeal, surely there is something at Bob's that will appeal to them.

This morning we had 7-grain cereal with frozen berries. Delicious!
Not everyone was happy though. One boy, age 7, fried himself four eggs over easy. One boy, 17, had coffee and yelled at a congressman being interviewed on the TV. One girl, 5, whined for oatmeal again, after having it four days in a row. With raisins.
Then we all gathered around the TV and watched the Acorn spokesperson blather on. Smoke was coming out of our ears after that.