Millet is not just, "For the birds". It should be included on your heart healthy list of grains along side oats because of the level of magnesium that it contains. One cup of cooked millet contains over 26% of the RDA of magnesium. Millet is also a good source of phosphorus, manganese, potassium, and amino acids.
It can be boiled or steamed and eaten as a breakfast cereal. Ground and added to bread flours, or cooked and added cold to salads. It can be served by itself, or mixed with a variety of other grains.
Millet is an excellent cereal grain for young children who can not digest large amounts of gluten based grains.