Breakfast for a 10 pound dog

Here is what I do. I mix 1/4 cup Quaker rolled oats with 1/2 cup water and heat in the microwave for 3 minutes. If you prefer, you can boil the water on the stove and stir in the oats.

For convenience, rather than making one meal at a time, you can make a bigger batch. Boil the water the night before, add the oats, bring back to a boil, then turn off the flame and leave the oats soaking overnight. Portion out the oatmeal over the next two or three breakfasts. For variety, substitute buckwheat, millet, or whole brown rice - but not white rice, which is heavily processed.

To the oatmeal or other grain/cereal, I add:

• 1/8 cup plain yogurt
• 1/2 tsp unsweetened applesauce or crushed banana
• a couple of drops of RAW honey
• 1/2 tsp of The Missing Link, an all-natural whole-foods supplement
• Every other day, I add 1/2 egg, lightly boiled.