Creamy Banana Almond Hot Cereal

Combine hot cereal, water, and salt in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for 10 minutes.

Then, uncover and add all of the remaining ingredients, except for flaxseed oil. You can control the texture by the amount of almond milk you add. For a creamier wetter cereal add more almond milk, for a thicker cereal add less. The hotter and longer you cook your cereal, the thicker it will become. Play with this to get the texture you like. I like to add a generous splash of almond milk and cook it over medium heat for about 4 minutes. This also breaks the grains down further, which I really like.

As you continue to cook your cereal, uncovered, mash the banana slices with a fork and stir well to get it creamier. Once your banana is mashed and hot cereal is to your desired consistency, remove from heat and stir in flaxseed oil. Flaxseed oil is not a high heat oil, so we don't want to add it till the end to get the maximum nutrient out of it. Now serve up your nice warm bowl of hot cereal and enjoy