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Fruity Muesli (Cooking for 2)
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Fruity Muesli (Cooking for 2)

Best Life Diet approved recipe! Old-fashioned oats and soymilk meld flavor and texture in an overnight specialty enhanced with fruit. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:5 min
Start to Finish:8 hr 5 min
makes:2 servings (about 1 cup each)

1cup old-fashioned oats
1cup vanilla soymilk
2tablespoons raisins or sweetened dried cranberries
1/2medium banana, chopped
1tablespoon ground flaxseed or flaxseed meal
1.Place oats in medium bowl. Pour 1/2 cup of the soymilk over oats. Cover; refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 12 hours.
2.Just before serving, stir in raisins and banana. Spoon into individual serving bowls; sprinkle with flaxseed. Serve with remaining soymilk to be poured over muesli.
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Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 290 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 90mg; Total Carbohydrate 48g (Dietary Fiber 6g, Sugars 15g); Protein 11% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 4%; Calcium 20%; Iron 15Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 High-Fat Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 MyPyramid Servings: 1/4 c Fruits, 2 oz-equivalents Grains 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1/4 c Fruits, 2 oz-equivalents Grains
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