Gone are the days when granola was stigmatized as a crunchy, hippy food. Now, granola is considered to be a tasty addition to breakfast, due to the fact that it is a combination of some foods touted for their health benefits: oats, nuts and fruit. This homemade version from Cheryl at Free Range Living uses all those ingredients, with the addition of shredded coconut for some extra flavor. She sweetened hers with honey and maple syrup, and it looks better than most store-bought versions.
Healthy ingredients or not, granola is also high in fat and calories, so it should be eaten in small portions. Cheryl suggests using it as a topping for yogurt parfaits, mixtures of fruit and plain yogurt, for a nice, healthy breakfast.
8-18-2006 @1:15PM MJ said... Goof stuff woth the trouble of making it yourself I can never find one with the exact stuff i want in it. Dont like too many nuts and no seed please! Will cleanse the colon nicely.........LOL
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8-20-2006 @12:39PM Dan Tannenbaum said... Typing with a mouthfull of Granola, are we?
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8-21-2006 @11:39AM Judy said... I made this the other day and it's fabulous. I used apricots, golden raisins and dried cherries for the fruit and pecans, english walnuts, sliced almonds and sunflower seeds for the nuts. Yummy!!
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