I worked at a veggie restaurant where they made a breakfast cereal -- raw oatmeal,applejuice,yogurt ,nuts and dried fruit they would let it sit over night and it was great, lots of people loved it and I just made some myself a couple days ago. I also eat it not soaked, just with yogurt or rice milk with nuts or whatever.

If that is true, I must already be dead :(

The reality is, most oats are not really "raw" but steamed in order to prevent the soft moist grain from going rancid. That steaming happens at 212 degrees, and temperatures above 105 degreee Fairenheit kills all the live enzymes, so the oats are not really raw.

Speaking of raw grains....Raw grains in general are not that easy to digest raw (they aren't POISONOUS, just take a longer time to break down the complex carbohydrates into sugars that the body needs, thereby can cause some large intestine distress). One way to get around this is to SPROUT your grains and legumes, then dehydrate them and mix them into crackers that you "cook" in the dehydrator at no greater than 105 degrees, thereby maintaining the enzymes and the "live" quality of the food without the gastric distress. If you are able to find raw whole oat grains, the following recipe will be an added bonus for you.

This recipe also works with rolled or cracked grain, but with the rolled oats, just mix the water 1 part to 1 part and you shouldn't have any to drain off. Adjust amount of water as necessary to make sure it is all soaked up by morning.


Raw Oatmeal
6 Tbs. raw whole grain oats , soaked overnight in pure water to cover (may use Barley, Kamut or Spelt as well) (2 carb blocks)
9 whole almonds, soaked overnight in pure water to cover, in separate container from grain (3 Fat blocks)
1 fig or 2 pitted dates, soaked in 1/2 cup pure water overnight, in separate container from grain and almonds (1 carb block)
dash of cinnamon
In the morning, drain and discard water from oats and the almonds. Rinse almonds. Put oats, almonds, fruit and the fruit soaking water in blender and blend until fairly smooth. Add banana and cinnamon and blend quickly. Makes 3 carb blocks, 3 fat blocks. Eat immediately.

Some people balance it by adding 3/4 cups of ricotta cheese for 3 protein blocks.
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Hazelnut Muesli Recipe:

Ingredients:


1 cup hazelnuts, roasted & chopped
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
3/4 cup wheat germ
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup dried apricots cut up
1/4 cup coconut ribbons
1/2 cup brown Sugar (optional)
Directions:
Blend all ingredients together and store in an airtight container.

This recipe for Hazelnut Muesli serves/makes 12.

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Gobbling Granola Recipe:

Ingredients:


1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 1/2 cups uncooked, rolled oats
1/4 cup slivered almonds
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins
1/3 cup chopped dates
1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
1/3 cup chocolate chips
Directions:


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Melt the butter in a 15-by-10-inch jelly roll pan. Stir in the brown Sugar until combined. Stir in the oats, almonds and walnuts. Spread the mixture in an even layer in the pan.

Bake the granola for 12 to 15 minutes or until it is golden brown, stirring twice during the baking process. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and cool. When the mixture is completely cool, stir in the raisins, dates, apricots and chocolate chips.

Store it in an airtight container.

This recipe for Gobbling Granola serves/makes 5.5 cups.