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Need help with being "regular"? Try this high fiber breakfast treat to get you going in the morning!

Fruitful Morning Muesli

Hand on: 5 minutes
Total time: 5 minutes

Makes 4 servings

2 cups quick or old fashioned oatmeal (uncooked)
2 cups unsweetened apple juice
1 and one-half cups fresh fruit (any combination of peaches, nectarines, or strawberries)
1 8-ounce carton of vanilla low-fat yogurt
2 Tablespoons chopped nuts (optional)

Combine all ingredients except nuts; mix well
Cover; refrigerator 8 hours or overnight
Serve cold; sprinkle with nuts, if desired. Refrigerate in airtight container up to 4 days.

Source: www.quakeroatmeal.com

Per serving (with nuts): 293 calories (percent calories from fat, 18), 10 grams protein, 53 grams carbohydrate, 5 grams fiber, 6 grams fat (1 gram saturated fat), 3 milligrams cholesterol, 45 milligrams of sodium.

Nutritional Bonus Points: This healthy breakfast cereal is lower in sugar, fat, and sodium than most store brands of muesli. The addition of yogurt gives you 493 milligrams of potassium (10% of recommendation) and 135 milligrams of calcium (14% of recommendation).