Are you looking for something a little different to jazz up breakfast? Here’s an easy breakfast mix. After it’s prepared, you can scoop portions into small plastic bags for breakfast  “on the go.”  Add a container of low fat or fat-free yogurt and/or a piece of fruit, such as a banana, for added nutrition. The protein in the yogurt provides the brain food that aids successful students.

Ingredients:
1⁄4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1⁄4 cup margarine, tub-style
11⁄2 cups square, whole-grain corn cereal
11⁄2 cups square, whole-grain rice cereal
11⁄2 cups square, whole-grain wheat cereal
1⁄2 cup raisins or dried cranberries

Directions:
Remember to wash your hands before cooking and to clean your work surface.
1. In small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon, set aside.
2. In large microwaveable bowl, microwave butter on high about 40 seconds, or until melted. Stir in cereals until evenly coated. 
3. Microwave one minute, stir and microwave an additional minute.
4. Sprinkle half of the sugar mixture evenly over cereals, stir.
5. Sprinkle remaining sugar mixture, stir.
6. Microwave for one minute.  Stir in raisins or dried cranberries.
7. Spread on paper towels to cool.

Nutrition Facts: 
Serving Size: 1⁄2 cup; Yield: 10 servings.
Per serving: 165 calories; 4 g fat; 10 mg cholesterol; 210 mg sodium; and 2 g fiber. 
Source: The “Grain Chain,” a group of MyPlate National Strategic Partners committed to promoting and supporting grains, offers a series of recipes featuring whole grains. Members include American Bakers Association, Wheat Foods Council, Grains Food Foundation, National Pasta Association, USA Rice Federation, General Mills, and Kellogg’s.

Beth Van Horn, family and consumer sciences educator with Penn State Extension Centre County, submitted this recipe. She can be reached at 355-4897 or Beth1@psu.edu . Penn State Extension Centre County’s website is extension.psu.edu/centre