When Engine 2 pulls up to a house fire, our lieutenant immediately does a “hot lap”—a 360 degree walk around the structure to determine the scope of the situation before deciding on a course of action.

Experiment with different ingredients to personalize your bowl and determine the best plan of attack.

Ingredients:

1 cup uncooked hot cereal or quinoa

1 tablespoon ground flaxseed meal

2 tablespoons raisins or dried cranberries

1 banana, sliced

½ cup fresh or frozen fruit

½ cup soy milk

1/2 handful of walnuts

Instructions:

Cook cereal in water according to directions with flaxseed meal, raisins, banana, and fruit.

Drizzle with soy milk and top with nuts.