This is my favorite morning cereal. If you already have the toasted mix in your pantry, it cooks up in under 15 minutes. You can substitute steel-cut oats for whole, but don’t use rolled oats. Pearled barley will also work, but it’s not as nutritious as hulled.

ready in about 20 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • whole oats
  • polenta
  • amaranth
  • toasted cereal mix
  • hulled barley
  • millet