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Your child will love waking up to eat cereal that he or she helps to make.

What you need:

• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup quick barley (or another 1/2 cup of rolled oats)
• 1/2 cup of dried fruit such as apricots, apples, blueberries, cranberries, raisins, or mangos
• 1/3 cup of chopped nuts or seeds such as almonds, pecans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, or walnuts (optional)
• milk, or plain or vanilla yogurt
• honey or sugar to taste (optional)
• gummy worm (optional)
   

What you do:

1. Pour the oats and barley into a mixing bowl. Stir in the dried fruit. You can use one type of fruit or combine two or more for a total of 1/2 cup. Add the nuts if desired. Stir everything together until well mixed. Store the cereal in an airtight container. 
2. Serve the cereal in a bowl and top with milk. You can add a small amount of sugar or a teaspoon of honey to sweeten it. You can also serve the cereal with plain or vanilla yogurt. Fresh fruit makes a nice addition, too. For a warm cereal, heat the milk in a microwave before adding to the bowl. 
3. For extra fun, add a gummy worm to the bowl for your child to find. In this case the early bird really does get the worm! 

Illustration: Mary Bono

 

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