Recipe for "muesli-1"

NAME

     MUESLI-1 - cold, enriched porridge
     The trouble with buying packaged muesli is that it generally
     contains salt and sugar, often in larger quantities than you
     might choose for yourself.  Making your own muesli is  quick
     and  easy,  and you can change the ingredients and alter the
     proportions to suit yourself.
     After a few experiments, I've settled on this recipe:

INGREDIENTS (2 liters)

     250 g     rolled oats
     100 g     assorted dried fruit
     50 g      bran
     50 g      sesame seeds
     75 g      nuts
     100 g     shelled sunflower seeds
     60 g      banana chips

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Mix all ingredients together.
          (2)  Serve (about 5 heaped dessert spoons  seems  about
               the  right  amount)  with milk, cream, yoghurt, or
               whatever you like on breakfast cereal.  I've heard
               that  fruit juice is an alternative, but I haven't
               tried it.

NOTES

     Use your own choice of dried fruits.  I like to cut 4  or  5
     pieces  of dried apricot into slivers, making up the balance
     with sultanas or raisins.  I generally use unsalted peanuts,
     but  I'm  sure most nuts would be fine (how about almonds?).
     One word of warning: if you use quick-cooking  oats  instead
     of rolled oats, the result is decidedly mushy.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 5 minutes.  Precision: No  need  to
     measure.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Stephen Withers
     University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
     stephenw@murdu.oz