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| The perfect breakfast. :) |
A number of years ago, as I learned more and more about how healthy raw nuts and seeds are, I started stirring them into smoothies and my morning oatmeal. But at some point I realized if I switched to muesli, I would greatly increase the volume of raw nuts and seeds I was eating. For about two years now, I've been making my own muesli as a go-to breakfast to power my day.
Here's the recipe (I buy all my ingredients raw and organic from the bulk section of my co-op):
- rolled oats (4 cups)
- walnuts (4 cups)
- almonds (2 cups)
- sunflower seeds (2 cups)
- pumpkin seeds (2 cups)
- raisins (2 cups)
- date pieces rolled in oat flour (2 cups)
- pistachio nuts (1.5 cups)
- chia seeds (1.5 cups)
- hemp seeds (1.5 cups)
- flax seeds (1 cup)
Feel free to add or remove any nuts/seeds to suit your tastes (I occasionally use dried cranberries or sesame seeds, for instance).
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| Packed with a wide variety of nutrients and healthy fats |
The only real steps are to grind the flax seeds and chop the walnuts and almonds. Then you just combine all ingredients and stir them together. My yield is about 5 quarts (or 20 cups). Buying raw and organic can seem quite expensive (even in bulk), but is actually fairly economical for how nutrient-dense it is. A batch usually ends up costing in the neighborhood of $45-50. For breakfast, I cut about 1/3 cup of the muesli with a splash of granola (for a touch of sweetness) and enjoy with grass-fed milk and fresh fruit. That means I can get around 75 servings out of a batch, well under $1/serving, or maybe about $1/serving if you include the cost of granola, milk, and fruit.
