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                                                                     BREAKFAST RECIPE

Cracked Wheat

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This is a breakfast that freezes well, so we make all we will need for 30 days, divide, chill in fridge overnight, freeze.  Serve with sides of fruit and yogurt.     A reminder:  start eating fiber foods slowly  (see note at Creamy Wheat).

1 c. dry whole wheat berries (also called kernels)

3 c. water

1/4 tsp. sea salt

Rinse wheat in a screen-type colander; drain.  Put wheat, water, and salt into blender,cover.   Let soak about 1 hour  (this is optional, but softens the wheat a bit).   DO  NOT  change the water,  as  nutrients would  be  lost.   Blend on/off at low speed until wheat is cracked in small  pieces.  Pour  all  into  a  double  boiler.   Cover.    **Cook  30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.  Take off heat, let stand covered, for about 10 minutes.  Ready to serve.  Makes 4 to 6 servings.

**crockpot method:  put blended  cracked  wheat/water/salt  into a crock pot.  Cover, cook on low for 5 to 7 hours,  until  tender.  Turn  off crockpot; allow to sit, covered, for about 25-30 minutes.   Ready  to serve.

NOTE: cooked cracked wheat is useful in other meals.  It mixes/cooks well with ground beef. We use the following formula:  2 c. ground beef (1 lb.) + 1 cup of cooked/cooled cracked wheat.  [Some families choose to use: 2 c. ground beef + 2 c. cooked/cooled cracked wheat].  See eatwheat.com

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