Comments on: Healthy Granola Recipe

By: healthyhabitscoach

healthyhabitscoach — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:29:01 +0000

Hi Vel,
Alot of people like Stevia and have used it for a long time. I feel hesitant because I know there have been questions about it and I don’t feel like I’ve done enough research on it to feel informed. The concern had to do with extracting just parts of stevia, and also with the excessive way Americans use sweetners. The tea I buy (Green Chai by Yogi tea) has stevia leaves in it, and I’m comfortable with that (expecially for my one cup a day).

I’ve been using honey in my granola now, since it is more of a whole food.

Have you tried the Stevia? Do you like it?
Kathy

By: vel

vel — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:47:07 +0000

I enjoyed the information on granola (which I would like to add to my yogurt). Re the Agave, have you tried Stevia extract available at health stores?
Vel

By: healthyhabitscoach

healthyhabitscoach — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:35:00 +0000

Hi Raley, I have the nutrition analysis on the updated version: http://healthyhabitscoach.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/healthy-homemade-granola-updated/
Kathy

By: Raley

Raley — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:47:49 +0000

i am very interested in the nutritional analysis – is it available yet? i would love to start making my own granola but want to be able to compare the product to other options.

By: healthyhabitscoach

healthyhabitscoach — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:19:22 +0000

They would be too hard. Steele cut oats are a wonderful whole grain, but they need to be cooked with water. They are even less processed than rolled oats.
Kathy

By: Vyctoria

Vyctoria — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:19:10 +0000

Hi, can I add some steele cut oats to this, or would they come out too hard?

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:53:51 +0000

I have made homemade granola for years. I never add fats to my recipe. I sweeten with orange juice, maple syrup, honey, sorghum. My recipe does not produce clumps of granola, which I like. Experiment with flavors. Yum-O!

By: healthyhabitscoach

healthyhabitscoach — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:07:36 +0000

I made the granola today with olive oil instead of canola oil. The flavor is still good – it works well as a substitute and I will change the recipe.

It doesn’t clump much – which I actually like better. If you want more clumping, you could either up the oil or the applesauce.

I’ll be updating the recipe this week and adding a nutrient analysis (finally!) I also want to try it sometime without any oil – but not because I think olive oil is unhealthy in it (as JeromeM thinks) – this is cooked at a low temperature so the oil isn’t oxizided.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:49:34 +0000

When I made it, the granola didn’t clump together…it’s almost as if there weren’t enough wet ingredients.

By: JeromeMJ

JeromeMJ — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:43:20 +0000

Any time you put canola oil or any oil into granola or other dried fruits you have essentially made processed unhealthy foods. DO NOT USE OIL IN ANY NATURAL FOODS!!! Do not do what Whole Foods does. They are expensive and extremely unhealthy.