Recipe

Rips Big Bowl
I re-worked this recipe so that I might mix up 4 servings at a time. Only the grains and nuts were increased. The fruits and milk were NOT increased. This came from Rip Esselstyn's book, Engine 2 Diet. It is a MOST filling breakfast!!!

Nutrition Info

• Calories: 335.5
• Fat: 7.8g
• Carbohydrates: 58.5g
• Protein: 13.6g

Ingredients
* 1 cup raw old-fashioned oats
* 1 cup Grape Nuts or Exekiel brand equivalent
* 1 cup bite-size shredded wheat
* 1 cup Uncle Sam Cereal
* 4 tablespoons ground flaxseed meal
* 8 tablespoons raisins
* 4 handsful of walnuts

* banana, sliced
* 1 kiwi, sliced
* Segments of one grapefruit and juice
* 3/4 cup milk substitute of choice

Directions
Toss all ingredients execpt the grapefruit and milk substitute into a bowl.

After cutting the grapefruit in half, use a small, sharp knife to remove the segments.

Add the segments to the top of the bowl and sueeze in the juice.

Top the bowl with milk substitute.

Note: I have a non-functioning thyroid and was told NEVER to eat grapefruit because of the Synthroid I have to take. Grapefruit interferes with its functioning in the body. I usually use only a banana!!

Variations

In a pinch, simply add water (the fruits blend with the water and give it a sweet taste). Add any fresh or frozen fuit, such as peaches, cherries, mangoes, blueberries, or red grapes.

Rip’s Tip

If you want to lower your cholesterol levels even more, add more oatmeal.