For Americans, breakfast cereal was the century-long marketing juggernaut that could not be stopped. And the reason most people in our country still start the day by reaching for a box of it. It’s quick; it’s simple. And never mind the sugar content: It says right there on the box that it’s somehow full of vitamins!
With easy homemade granola, though, you get a much more tasty, nutritious, from-scratch way to satisfy that cereal habit those ad people so carefully and cleverly spent decades pounding into all of us. This week, I offer a simple master granola recipe perfect for customizing—and show you how to fashion it into your own homemade granola bars considerably better than anything you’d ever pick up off a store shelf.
So, then, what are you supposed to do with that box of cereal still sitting in your cabinet? Don’t eat it; use it for a science experiment! And let your kids do some thinking about what those boasts on the cereal boxes, at least when it comes to iron content, really mean. Read on to find out how.
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