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This recipe makes a staple at home. Not only you will end up having low-calorie granola, but you will be rewarded with a delicious homemade condiment that you can add to your meals.
If you love granola as much as I do, then you have landed at the right blog. I don’t remember going anytime to the supermarket without passing by the granola and cereals aisle. However, truth is that I do not end up buying a pouch or box of granola every time. The reason is that I do not find a healthy or light granola every time I do the grocery shopping. Hence, I decided to invest some of my time and energy to produce one of the best healthy recipes that you can ever prepare at home: low-calorie granola.
This recipe of low-calorie granola makes a perfect snack if served in bars or an important add-on ingredient to any breakfast or dinner meal. It is a great combination of healthy ingredients such as natural sweeteners, unrefined oils, and whole grains. It is also vegan and gluten-free which contributes to classifying it as an ideal choice for healthy diets and weight loss. Not only it is preservatives-free, but it is also super easy to prepare and fun to customize to suit your taste buds. Once you prepare it at home, you will do it more often saying goodbye to store-bought granola.
The answer is twofold. Yes, granola is healthy and contributes to weight loss if you choose the right combination of ingredients. I am referring here to ingredients like whole grains, natural sweeteners saturated fat-free. Granola is usually loaded with fiber content, which is best in letting you feel full for a long time and accordingly saves you from craving snacks and meals and emotional eating.
About the previous question, this is the opposite side. Although granola in the best scenario helps you lose weight, some versions or brands of store-bought granola are loaded with saturated fats, artificial sweeteners or sugar, and carbohydrates. Such a combination makes the calorie meter strike leaving you with an unhealthy alternative to your snacks or meals. Therefore, if you still want to buy granola from the store, read carefully your labels.
If you love clumpy granola, then you need to take the below tips into consideration:
Think outside the box. As I mentioned earlier, this recipe can be easily modified to satisfy your taste buds. Follow the above tips to enjoy low-calorie granola across the different variations and have a healthy meal:
Repeated statement: do not cover or cut the granola before it cools completely. Granola can stay in perfect condition in an air-tight container for a month. You only need to cut it after it cools and store it to enjoy.
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This recipe makes a staple at home. Not only you will end up having low-calorie granola, but you will be rewarded with a delicious homemade condiment that you can add to your meals.
Mix the dry ingredients: rolled oats, almonds, peanuts, and sunflower seeds, and salt
Key tips for a fail-proof homemade granola
Calories: 234 kcal per serving | Serving size: 1/2 cup | Number of servings: 6
Total Fat 13 g | Saturated Fat 1 g | Cholesterol 0 mg | Sodium 34 mg | Potassium 153 mg | Total Carbohydrate 25 g | Dietary Fiber 3 g | Sugars 12 g | Protein 5 g | Vitamin A: 0% | Vitamin C: 0% | Calcium: 30% | Iron: 5%
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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