Leftover Cereal.
From a Reader:
Dear Tawra,
I recently came upon your website and newsletters, which I find very useful.
In a recent issue you mentioned the cost of food that gets thrown away, especially when parents offer their children more food that they can eat. One of the examples you gave was that of soggy cereals.
Here is my suggestion for making the most out of soggy breakfast cereal:
Collect letftovers in a bowl (with lid) and keep it in the fridge until you have about 1 cup of it (you can also store it in the freezer if you think this might take more than 2-3 days). On a day when you have time (like on weekends), prepare a batch of your favorite pancake batter, then add in the saved soggy cereal mixture. Cook as usual (you might have to add milk or flour to adjust the consistency of your batter). It will make for heartier pancakes and – if you use whole-wheat cereal – it can also increase your family’s fiber intake without anyone noticing. My kids find that my “Mini Wheats” pancakes are the best!!!
Take care!!!
Sylvie, Montreal, Canada
Dear Tawra,
I recently came upon your website and newsletters, which I find very useful.
In a recent issue you mentioned the cost of food that gets thrown away, especially when parents offer their children more food that they can eat. One of the examples you gave was that of soggy cereals.
Here is my suggestion for making the most out of soggy breakfast cereal:
Collect letftovers in a bowl (with lid) and keep it in the fridge until you have about 1 cup of it (you can also store it in the freezer if you think this might take more than 2-3 days). On a day when you have time (like on weekends), prepare a batch of your favorite pancake batter, then add in the saved soggy cereal mixture. Cook as usual (you might have to add milk or flour to adjust the consistency of your batter). It will make for heartier pancakes and – if you use whole-wheat cereal – it can also increase your family’s fiber intake without anyone noticing. My kids find that my “Mini Wheats” pancakes are the best!!!
Take care!!!
Sylvie, Montreal, Canada
posted by Tawra Jean at 11:07 AM
6 Comments:
That doesn't sound very appetizing, when considering that you are collecting saliva from numerous spoons that have gone into the kids' cereal.
I'll pass on that one.
You're right but it's still a neat idea.
Tawra
My only reaction to this idea was "ewwww". I would rather save by 1. pouring them less in the first place and having them ask for either a second bowl or a piece of fruit or 2. alternating cereal days with other breakfast ideas to cut back on the amount we would normally spend on cold cereal.
The thought of saving soggy cereal from everyone in the fridge and then re-using it...yuck...creative perhaps, but not very appealing...sorry...I'll pass on that as well.
My variation on the same theme has been to pour it into the bread machine where it becomes part of the liquid in the bread recipe. I always trusted the heat of the bread baking to kill anything unwanted, and I always used it fresh. My kids all thought "leftover cereal bread" was some of our most tasty.
Margaret
I have to say I am with the first lady/person who wrote...if a child has a cold etc. you would be passing it on to everyone...YUCK...I will have to pass this one. I throw left over cereal to the trash.
Yes you may save a few pennies on the cereal bill, but what about the Dr. bill when everyone gets sick?
A better idea would be give the child half a serving then see if they want more.
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