Low Calorie granola?

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ambercole
ambercole Posts: 426
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Is there such a beast? I LOVE granola, but it is so darn high in calorie for such a small portion. Does anyone know of a "lite" or low cal granola?

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  • doubleloop23
    doubleloop23 Posts: 86
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    Special K! And it's delicious!!:flowerforyou:
  • ProTFitness
    ProTFitness Posts: 1,379 Member
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    Make your own. I have a reciepe around here some place LOL I have made it before using oats, honey, nuts, ect You should be able to finda a good one on line. Google it :-)
  • beethedreamer
    beethedreamer Posts: 465 Member
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    you could make your own. its natural and homemade. there are tons of recipes online for yummy granola, and you can pretty much add whatever you'd like, but just be sure to limit those add-ins because that's where the calories are :P
  • ProTFitness
    ProTFitness Posts: 1,379 Member
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    Just found one :-)

    The Ingredient List for Homemade Granola
    Make your Granola even more healthful with organic ingredients
    4 cups oats
    1 cup wheat germ
    1 cup chopped walnuts
    1 cup chopped pecans
    1 cup shredded coconut
    1/4 cup brown sugar
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup olive oil
    1/3 cup honey
    1/3 cup water
    1 cup dried sweetened cranberries or other dried fruit such as golden raisins or cherries.



    Instructions for Homemade Granola
    Delicious and nutritious granola!
    1 Heat the oven to 300 degrees F.
    2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the oats, wheat germ, nuts, coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.
    3. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the oil, honey and water.
    4. Toss until well combined.
    5. Spread the mixture evenly on a cookie sheet.
    6. Bake for 40 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring every 10 minutes to keep it from sticking.
    7. Let it cool and stir in the fruit.
    8. Store in an airtight container.
    9. Makes about 7 cups.

    http://www.squidoo.com/homemade-granola
  • ambercole
    ambercole Posts: 426
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    Thanks proT! I think i have just about all of these ingredients. I think i'll try it.
  • srcurran
    srcurran Posts: 208 Member
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    I make homemade granola, too. Then you can control the fat and sugar that goes into it.
  • beethedreamer
    beethedreamer Posts: 465 Member
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    Just found one :-)

    The Ingredient List for Homemade Granola
    Make your Granola even more healthful with organic ingredients
    4 cups oats
    1 cup wheat germ
    1 cup chopped walnuts
    1 cup chopped pecans
    1 cup shredded coconut
    1/4 cup brown sugar
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup olive oil
    1/3 cup honey
    1/3 cup water
    1 cup dried sweetened cranberries or other dried fruit such as golden raisins or cherries.



    Instructions for Homemade Granola
    Delicious and nutritious granola!
    1 Heat the oven to 300 degrees F.
    2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the oats, wheat germ, nuts, coconut, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.
    3. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the oil, honey and water.
    4. Toss until well combined.
    5. Spread the mixture evenly on a cookie sheet.
    6. Bake for 40 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring every 10 minutes to keep it from sticking.
    7. Let it cool and stir in the fruit.
    8. Store in an airtight container.
    9. Makes about 7 cups.

    http://www.squidoo.com/homemade-granola

    i've been looking for a recipe for a while, and this is perfect. simple and easy to control what goes in. thanks :]

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