Comments on The Larissa Monologues: Homemade Granola...It Will Change Your Life

It looking really very amazing!!!!!

2011-02-28T15:12:58.083-08:00

It looking really very amazing!!!!!

Anonymous - thanks for the analysis...that's great...

2009-02-04T16:53:00.000-08:00

Anonymous - thanks for the analysis...that's great to have, since I make it so frequently! I've been using raisins (and sometimes sugarless cranberries) for the fruit.

Okay, I did the nutritional analysis of this grano...

2009-02-04T16:06:00.000-08:00

Okay, I did the nutritional analysis of this granola which I made today. I made the recipe as directed, but used banana chips for dried fruit because the dried fruit I could find had lots of sugar & the banana chips didn't- BIG MISTAKE. I had no idea how much FAT (saturated!)is in the banana chips! So, keep that in mind with the numbers. The cranberries also have added sugar, but I had them on hand. So, if you use no-sugar-added fruit (which I recommend) and stay away from the banana chips- it will make a difference in sat fat/cal/carbs.

1/2 cup serving is as follows:
CALORIES: 238g
FAT: 16g (3.6g sat, 1.7g poly, 2g mono)*3 g saturated fat from banana chips
SODIUM: 58mg
CARB: 29g
SUGAR: 12.5g *2g from cranberries
PROTEIN: 5.3g
FIBER: 4.5g

The cereal is quite good! I plan to do a cost analysis next. Thanks!

This looks amazing, I love homemade granola, and t...

2008-10-31T05:05:00.000-07:00

This looks amazing, I love homemade granola, and think I'd be willing to try this! :)

Anonymous - I don't have the nutritional analysis,...

2008-10-03T12:30:00.000-07:00

Anonymous - I don't have the nutritional analysis, but would welcome it if someone wants to do the math! Also, I use dried fruit with no sugar added. All fruit has natural sugars, but are also high in fiber and potassium. But for those who prefer not to have dried fruit, that can easily be omitted!

It looks great but dried fruit is extremely high i...

2008-09-29T14:36:00.000-07:00

It looks great but dried fruit is extremely high in sugar and calories
...could you give a nutritional analysis of the recipe...I'd be most interested in the calorie and sugar content per serving...thanks.

i love granola and really want to try making my ow...

2008-09-26T21:02:00.000-07:00

i love granola and really want to try making my own. there are so many recipes out there but i think i might have to try this one first :) looks great!

that looks so healthy! Good on you!

2008-09-24T04:14:00.000-07:00

that looks so healthy! Good on you!

This looks delicious! It looks like the new granol...

2008-09-23T20:38:00.000-07:00

This looks delicious! It looks like the new granola bars Starb*cks has that are so very yummy. Definitely trying this!

Larissa- I found you on stumbleupon! The granola ...

2008-09-23T19:09:00.000-07:00

Larissa- I found you on stumbleupon! The granola looks great. I am trying to be healthy too but just can't say goodbye to steak just yet! A little at a time!

This looks amazing. I'm really excited to try it! ...

2008-09-23T16:51:00.000-07:00

This looks amazing. I'm really excited to try it! :)

You always post the most delicious looking recipes...

2008-09-23T15:26:00.000-07:00

You always post the most delicious looking recipes! I'm for sure going to have to try this one out!

this looks great. a perfect recipe to make this we...

2008-09-23T08:02:00.000-07:00

this looks great. a perfect recipe to make this weekend.

I'm definitely going to try out this recipe. Soun...

2008-09-23T06:11:00.000-07:00

I'm definitely going to try out this recipe. Sounds like a yummy and healthy idea! Are you also going to post some red-meat substitute recipes? I'm very anxious to try tofu or some other protein to try and eat less read meat myself.

Beautiful looking granola! I love the idea of put...

2008-09-22T21:08:00.000-07:00

Beautiful looking granola! I love the idea of putting in stuff you like instead of buying premade.

ohmygosh this looks divine. however i don't think ...

2008-09-22T15:06:00.000-07:00

ohmygosh this looks divine. however i don't think i could part with wheat chex, i love them too much.

I was just thinking about how much packaging boxed...

2008-09-22T13:46:00.000-07:00

I was just thinking about how much packaging boxed cereal comes with and how it probably isn't so hard to make your own. I thought this out loud this morning--we are in sync as always, sister. Anyway, I like your recipe because it is oat-based. My old stand by is shredded wheat and I am trying to eat less gluten, so granola would be an awesome alternative.

I'm going to try to blog more frequently. I just need to replace my broken digital camera!

Take 2....I just wrote a comment but got an error....

2008-09-22T11:14:00.000-07:00

Take 2....I just wrote a comment but got an error.
What I was saying was: You make healthy food look scrumptious!
I wish I could move on from Captain Crunch Berries to adult cereals....but my taste buds will not let me.
I need a "how-to" book to learn to eat like a healthy adult.

I love making homemade granola. But I also love bo...

2008-09-21T23:03:00.000-07:00

I love making homemade granola. But I also love boxed cereal. In regard to anything cereal-ey I say "more is better!!"

:)

Whoa! This looks delicious! I would need to cut ou...

2008-09-21T22:17:00.000-07:00

Whoa! This looks delicious! I would need to cut out the oats and wheat germ, but I think I could still swing it. I definitely want to make some now! Dear food allergies, I hate you.