I buy a huge 25lb bag of oats and fill a tub we keep in our panty. We also discovered plain millet and red wheat cereal (the stuff sugar smacks are made of- and we'll get to the homemade healthier version of that later!) which both give the plain oatmeal extra texture and crunch. I found the millet and wheat cereal at Sprouts or Sunflower market for $1 a bag!
A little of each of those is your base for your cereal!
Next comes the add-ins or toppings!! Yum!! Here's all our favorites we do! Peanut butter is a common favorite, cinnamon, apple pieces, honey, syrup, jam, banana slices, whip cream extra frosting from my 2 year olds birthday party, brown sugar, applesauce, chocolate chips, craisens, and raisins, and chopped walnuts or almonds.
I usually make it for them and let them choose which 1 sweet thing will be their flavor and then which extras they want. Today for fun I let them do it salad bar style-but I still measured their 1 sweet :) So deprived.
Here's my 3 kids creations! One had bananas, craisens, cinnamon, peanut butter, and whip cream! And they ate it all up!!
Be creative and Enjoy!
STATS:
Better?-its your own creation-definitely better! *check*
Healthier?- don't even have to state that one! *check*
Cheaper?-at the rate cereal is going for these days $3.50 a box or so this is pennies on the dollar-plus it helps you clean out your fridge:) *check*
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