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So much for making the recipe more natural. People would rather eat artificial ingredients than give up vibrant colors.
The people have spoken. They've had enough of General Mills' attempts to make its breakfast cereal more natural and want the old version back. In a surprising announcement made last Thursday, the company said it would do precisely that -- reintroduce its classic Trix cereal, in all its artificial glory, because that's what people want.
[...] Ever since General Mills announced in 2015 that it would start phasing out artificial colors and flavors from all its cereals (an announcement that boosted sales by 6 percent in early 2016 and pleased many shoppers and scientists who have concerns about the health effects of these petroleum-sourced food dyes), there has been a parallel outpouring of protest from committed cereal lovers. People weren't happy with the way the cereal looked or tasted.
"Petroleum-sourced food dyes," it's what's for breakfast!
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday September 26 2017, @03:52AM (3 children)
Oatmeal is kind of messy and takes a long time in my rice cooker so I just make it on the stove.
Now thinking about the possibilities of a chicken flavored breakfast cereal.
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(Score: 1) by anubi on Tuesday September 26 2017, @05:37AM
I find if I just pour hot water over oatmeal, coffeemaker style, its just right.
Put the bowl with some dry oatmeal where the cup goes, cycle the coffeemaker, sans pod, and let 'er rip.
After a while, you determine how much oatmeal to put under there to have it come to the consistency you like.
Overcooked oatmeal? ugh. Then I gotta add some wheat germ to make it have at least a little texture.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 1) by terryk30 on Tuesday September 26 2017, @01:04PM
Get minute oats (as in 1-min, not 3-min), pour serving in bowl. Boil water in kettle (to vigorous boil), immediately pour over oats (stirring w/o spoon via the pouring itself), quickly cover w. plate. Let sit 5 min or so.
You have to learn to gauge the amount of water by eye as you pour. (It would cool off too much if first poured into a measuring cup.) Ideally you use just enough such that when you uncover the oats there's only a bit of unabsorbed water at the bottom. I think what I've been doing is using a little more water than is needed to wet and submerge all the oatmeal.
Now these being 1-min oats, what you get is more gluey than granular so don't forget you're eating breakfast not patching holes.
(Score: 2) by RamiK on Tuesday September 26 2017, @01:50PM
You're using the wrong kind of oats: https://lesliebeck.com/foods/oats [lesliebeck.com]
Do the following:
1. Fill soup bowl halfway through with Quaker quick-cooking white oats.
2. Pour milk fully covering the oats to about 2/3 of the bowl.
3. Throw in the microwave for 2-3minutes.
4. Flavor with 1-2 tbsp strawberry jam or whatever. Experiment with whipping cream and powdered \ canned milk.
There are other brands of rolled oats but if they're too thick or uncut, you might find that 2-3min aren't enough. And seeing how 4-5min might evaporate the milk and burn the oats even when poured to the brim, I recommend you try Quaker's first just to see if you like the texture and taste.
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