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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://connect.bcbsil.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Apple Raisin Breakfast Barley</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley</link><description>Recipe Book</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>Apple Raisin Breakfast Barley</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:10:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:28a2f758-be8c-4fda-9ee6-857fb3db9afa</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley#comments</comments><description>Current Revision posted to Recipe Book by BCBSIL Connect Team on 1/27/2026 2:10:17 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Breakfast or Brunch" src="/resized-image/__size/240x240/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-07/6232.2066166_5F00_connect_5F00_recipes_5F00_breakfast.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients: Makes 5 servings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1 quart water&lt;br /&gt;1 cup barley&lt;br /&gt;1 each cinnamon stick&lt;br /&gt;3/4 cup apple cider&lt;br /&gt;5 tablespoons raisins&lt;br /&gt;4 oz. apples peeled and chopped&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup water&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Directions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do not rinse barley for this recipe. In a large pot, bring water to a boil.&amp;nbsp; Add barley and cinnamon stick.&amp;nbsp; Reduce heat to a simmer.&amp;nbsp; Continue simmering until almost all liquid is absorbed (about 40 minutes).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add apple cider, raisins, apples, water, lemon juice.&amp;nbsp; Continue cooking until additional liquid is evaporated (about 30 minutes), remove cinnamon stick&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Size:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup cooked&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nutritional Information:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;200 Calories, &amp;lt; 1 gm. fat, 0 gm sat fat, 4 gm protein, 46 gm carbohydrate, 12 mg sodium, 7gm fiber&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt="leaving site icon" height="10" src="/cfs-filesystemfile/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/OpenNewWindow.png" width="10" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Latin American, Vegetarian, Recipe book, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Breakfast, High fiber, High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Apple Raisin Breakfast Barley</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley/revision/7</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:41:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:28a2f758-be8c-4fda-9ee6-857fb3db9afa</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley#comments</comments><description>Revision 7 posted to Recipe Book by BCBSIL Connect Team on 12/22/2023 3:41:52 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients: Makes 5 servings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Breakfast or Brunch" src="/resized-image/__size/240x240/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-07/6232.2066166_5F00_connect_5F00_recipes_5F00_breakfast.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1 quart water&lt;br /&gt;1 cup barley&lt;br /&gt;1 each cinnamon stick&lt;br /&gt;3/4 cup apple cider&lt;br /&gt;5 tablespoons raisins&lt;br /&gt;4 oz. apples peeled and chopped&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup water&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do not rinse barley for this recipe. In a large pot, bring water to a boil.&amp;nbsp; Add barley and cinnamon stick.&amp;nbsp; Reduce heat to a simmer.&amp;nbsp; Continue simmering until almost all liquid is absorbed (about 40 minutes).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add apple cider, raisins, apples, water, lemon juice.&amp;nbsp; Continue cooking until additional liquid is evaporated (about 30 minutes), remove cinnamon stick&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Size:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup cooked&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nutritional Information:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;200 Calories, &amp;lt; 1 gm. fat, 0 gm sat fat, 4 gm protein, 46 gm carbohydrate, 12 mg sodium, 7gm fiber&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt="leaving site icon" height="10" src="/cfs-filesystemfile/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/OpenNewWindow.png" width="10" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Latin American, Vegetarian, Recipe book, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Breakfast, High fiber, High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Apple Raisin Breakfast Barley</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley/revision/6</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:32:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:28a2f758-be8c-4fda-9ee6-857fb3db9afa</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley#comments</comments><description>Revision 6 posted to Recipe Book by BCBSIL Connect Team on 7/30/2021 8:32:16 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients: Makes 5 servings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1 quart water&lt;br /&gt;1 cup barley&lt;br /&gt;1 each cinnamon stick&lt;br /&gt;3/4 cup apple cider&lt;br /&gt;5 tablespoons raisins&lt;br /&gt;4 oz. apples peeled and chopped&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup water&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do not rinse barley for this recipe. In a large pot, bring water to a boil.&amp;nbsp; Add barley and cinnamon stick.&amp;nbsp; Reduce heat to a simmer.&amp;nbsp; Continue simmering until almost all liquid is absorbed (about 40 minutes).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add apple cider, raisins, apples, water, lemon juice.&amp;nbsp; Continue cooking until additional liquid is evaporated (about 30 minutes), remove cinnamon stick&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Size:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup cooked&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nutritional Information:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;200 Calories, &amp;lt; 1 gm. fat, 0 gm sat fat, 4 gm protein, 46 gm carbohydrate, 12 mg sodium, 7gm fiber&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt="leaving site icon" height="10" src="/cfs-filesystemfile/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/OpenNewWindow.png" width="10" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Latin American, Vegetarian, Recipe book, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Breakfast, High fiber, High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Apple Raisin Breakfast Barley</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley/revision/5</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:37:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:28a2f758-be8c-4fda-9ee6-857fb3db9afa</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley#comments</comments><description>Revision 5 posted to Recipe Book by BCBSIL Connect Team on 6/8/2021 2:37:22 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients: Makes 5 servings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1 quart water&lt;br /&gt;1 cup barley&lt;br /&gt;1 each cinnamon stick&lt;br /&gt;3/4 cup apple cider&lt;br /&gt;5 tablespoons raisins&lt;br /&gt;4 oz. apples peeled and chopped&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup water&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Do not rinse barley for this recipe. In a large pot, bring water to a boil.&amp;nbsp; Add barley and cinnamon stick.&amp;nbsp; Reduce heat to a simmer.&amp;nbsp; Continue simmering until almost all liquid is absorbed (about 40 minutes).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Add apple cider, raisins, apples, water, lemon juice.&amp;nbsp; Continue cooking until additional liquid is evaporated (about 30 minutes), remove cinnamon stick&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Size:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup cooked&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nutritional Information:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;200 Calories, &amp;lt; 1 gm. fat, 0 gm sat fat, 4 gm protein, 46 gm carbohydrate, 12 mg sodium, 7gm fiber&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt=" " src="https://www.csdesignpro.com/retail/test/leaving.png" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Latin American, Vegetarian, Recipe book, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Breakfast, High fiber, High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Apple Raisin Breakfast Barley</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley/revision/4</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 22:06:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:28a2f758-be8c-4fda-9ee6-857fb3db9afa</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley#comments</comments><description>Revision 4 posted to Recipe Book by BCBSIL Connect Team on 12/11/2020 10:06:57 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients: Makes 5 servings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1 quart water&lt;br /&gt;1 cup barley&lt;br /&gt;1 each cinnamon stick&lt;br /&gt;3/4 cup apple cider&lt;br /&gt;5 tablespoons raisins&lt;br /&gt;4 oz. apples peeled and chopped&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup water&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Do not rinse barley for this recipe. In a large pot, bring water to a boil.&amp;nbsp; Add barley and cinnamon stick.&amp;nbsp; Reduce heat to a simmer.&amp;nbsp; Continue simmering until almost all liquid is absorbed (about 40 minutes). Add apple cider, raisins, apples, water, lemon juice.&amp;nbsp; Continue cooking until additional liquid is evaporated (about 30 minutes), remove cinnamon stick&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Size:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup cooked&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nutritional Information:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;200 Calories, &amp;lt; 1 gm. fat, 0 gm sat fat, 4 gm protein, 46 gm carbohydrate, 12 mg sodium, 7gm fiber&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src="https://www.csdesignpro.com/retail/test/leaving.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Latin American, Vegetarian, Recipe book, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Breakfast, High fiber, High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Apple Raisin Breakfast Barley</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley/revision/3</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:32:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:28a2f758-be8c-4fda-9ee6-857fb3db9afa</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley#comments</comments><description>Revision 3 posted to Recipe Book by BCBSIL Connect Team on 9/21/2020 1:32:35 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients: Makes 5 servings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1 quart water&lt;br /&gt;1 cup barley&lt;br /&gt;1 each cinnamon stick&lt;br /&gt;3/4 cup apple cider&lt;br /&gt;5 tablespoons raisins&lt;br /&gt;4 oz. apples peeled and chopped&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup water&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Do not rinse barley for this recipe. In a large pot, bring water to a boil.&amp;nbsp; Add barley and cinnamon stick.&amp;nbsp; Reduce heat to a simmer.&amp;nbsp; Continue simmering until almost all liquid is absorbed (about 40 minutes). Add apple cider, raisins, apples, water, lemon juice.&amp;nbsp; Continue cooking until additional liquid is evaporated (about 30 minutes), remove cinnamon stick&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Size:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup cooked&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nutritional Information:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;200 Calories, &amp;lt; 1 gm. fat, 0 gm sat fat, 4 gm protein, 46 gm carbohydrate, 12 mg sodium, 7gm fiber&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/resized-image/__size/15x240/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-07/5367.OpenNewWindow.png"&gt;&lt;img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/15x240/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-07/5367.OpenNewWindow.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Latin American, Vegetarian, Recipe book, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Breakfast, High fiber, High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Apple Raisin Breakfast Barley</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley/revision/2</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:32:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:28a2f758-be8c-4fda-9ee6-857fb3db9afa</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley#comments</comments><description>Revision 2 posted to Recipe Book by BCBSIL Connect Team on 6/14/2019 12:32:01 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients: Makes 5 servings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1quart water&lt;br /&gt;1 cup barley&lt;br /&gt;1 each cinnamon stick&lt;br /&gt;3/4 cup apple cider&lt;br /&gt;5 tablespoons raisins&lt;br /&gt;4 oz. apples peeled and chopped&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup water&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Do not rinse barley for this recipe. In a large pot, bring water to a boil.&amp;nbsp; Add barley and cinnamon stick.&amp;nbsp; Reduce heat to a simmer.&amp;nbsp; Continue simmering until almost all liquid is absorbed (about 40 minutes). Add apple cider, raisins, apples, water, lemon juice.&amp;nbsp; Continue cooking until additional liquid is evaporated (about 30 minutes), remove cinnamon stick&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Size:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup cooked&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nutritional Information:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;200 Calories, &amp;lt; 1 gm. fat, 0 gm sat fat, 4 gm protein, 46 gm carbohydrate, 12 mg sodium, 7gm fiber&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/resized-image/__size/15x240/__key/widgetcontainerfiles/3fc3f82483d14ec485ef92e206116d49-s-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-footer-footer/OpenNewWindow.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/15x240/__key/widgetcontainerfiles/3fc3f82483d14ec485ef92e206116d49-s-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-footer-footer/OpenNewWindow.png" alt=" " /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Latin American, Vegetarian, Recipe book, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Breakfast, High fiber, High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Apple Raisin Breakfast Barley</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley/revision/1</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 20:48:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:28a2f758-be8c-4fda-9ee6-857fb3db9afa</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://connect.bcbsil.com/nutrition/w/recipe-book/96/apple-raisin-breakfast-barley#comments</comments><description>Revision 1 posted to Recipe Book by BCBSIL Connect Team on 3/15/2019 8:48:20 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ingredients: Makes 5 servings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1quart water&lt;br /&gt;1 cup barley&lt;br /&gt;1 each cinnamon stick&lt;br /&gt;3/4 cup apple cider&lt;br /&gt;5 tablespoons raisins&lt;br /&gt;4 oz. apples peeled and chopped&lt;br /&gt;1/4 cup water&lt;br /&gt;1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Directions:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Do not rinse barley for this recipe. In a large pot, bring water to a boil.&amp;nbsp; Add barley and cinnamon stick.&amp;nbsp; Reduce heat to a simmer.&amp;nbsp; Continue simmering until almost all liquid is absorbed (about 40 minutes). Add apple cider, raisins, apples, water, lemon juice.&amp;nbsp; Continue cooking until additional liquid is evaporated (about 30 minutes), remove cinnamon stick&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Serving Size:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1 cup cooked&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nutritional Information:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;200 Calories, &amp;lt; 1 gm. fat, 0 gm sat fat, 4 gm protein, 46 gm carbohydrate, 12 mg sodium, 7gm fiber&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0080c3;"&gt;Recipe Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Recipe provided by &lt;a title="FLIK Hospitality Group" href="http://www.flik-usa.com/blog/wellness/recipes" target="_blank"&gt;FLIK Hospitality Group&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-components-multipleuploadfilemanager/9b3bfb49_2D00_151b_2D00_422b_2D00_a736_2D00_777965c45b12-2116/pastedimage1552682323821v1.png"&gt;&lt;img src="/resized-image/__size/320x240/__key/communityserver-components-multipleuploadfilemanager/9b3bfb49_2D00_151b_2D00_422b_2D00_a736_2D00_777965c45b12-2116/pastedimage1552682323821v1.png" alt="new window" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Vegetarian, Recipe book, Diabetes/prediabetes - Carb Conscious, General Healthy - Health Conscious, Mexican, Breakfast, High fiber, High blood pressure - Sodium Conscious, Heart Disease - Heart Conscious&lt;/div&gt;
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