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Making Time for Breakfast Made Easy

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Does your day start like you are an air traffic controller? Everyone is racing around. You are heading out the door to work, to school. Make a hot breakfast? Really! You are happy if your shoes match.

The importance of breakfast lies in the word itself. By eating breakfast, we are actually breaking the fast that was induced during the long gap of time from the meal eaten the previous night. When we wake up in the morning, most of our energy is used up and it needs to be re-energized in order to go through our daily routines.

Starting your day with proteins and whole grains provides that long term energy needed to carry you through out your day. Fast and easy healthy breakfasts start with time-saving, easy recipes.

Making Time for Breakfast Made Easy

Author: Lehman's

Ingredients

1 cup steel cut oats
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup dried figs
4 cups water
1/2 cup half-and-half

Directions

In a slow cooker, combine all ingredients and set to low heat. Cover and let cook for 8 to 9 hours.
Stir and remove to serving bowls. This method works best if started before you go to bed. This way your oatmeal will be finished by morning.