Friday, May 13, 2011

if you saw

If you saw a granola package with the following nutrition facts, what would you think?

Marathon Crunch Granola

Assume you know the following:

  • the granola is made with all real food
  • no oil is included
  • it is sweetened with honey & maple syrup
  • contains almond butter & peanut butter (homemade, minimal ingredients)
  • has a good amount of nuts/seeds


The one thing that I have a hard time with when creating recipes is knowing if they have a good nutrition profile. I know the food is good as I prepare and eat it, but then get lost if I compile all the details.

What does a "perfect" granola's nutrient profile look like?

7 comments:

  1. Granola is tricky... it's often high in fat and sugar. The basic rule of thumb is having a carb to sugar ratio of 4 to 1. Your granola has the ratio of 2 to 1, even if it's sugar from natural sources, is it still high. The goal is to know that most of your carboydrates come from fiber and complex carbohydrates, not sugar.

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  2. Granola is so calorie dense, I think that's why a lot of people are disappointed in the serving size. Personally, I don't really care about calories/fat, so I'd eat it :)

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  3. Oh gosh, it's hard to believe it's still cold in other parts of the country. It's been hot an humid here for over a month now. Hope your 8 miles went well today. I'm so exicted for your marathon next week!

    Ice cream, dried fruit, and granola are 3 foods I will not bring into my house. They are so calorie dense, and go down so easy. I can polish off a whole container in one sitting...and still not be full.

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  4. Thank you for the granola, Kier. They are all absolutely fabulous! I am looking forward to breakfast tomorrow with yogurt, fresh strawberries and a healthy dose of granola - YUM!

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  5. I'm super curious about your granola Kier. I agree with Nicole about this recipe being a bit high in sugar. I generally expect granola to be pretty dense in calories, and this one is in line with what I would expect, but it would be super awesome if you could invent a low-calorie granola. I'll be your biggest customer if you can come up with one! :-)

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  6. I think everyone's already covered it, but comparing it to the box in my hand [which is not a whole granola] it seems a bit high in fat and calories, which the fiber and protein are great.

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  7. Do you know how hard it is to reduce the sugar/fat in my granola recipe to be comparable to brand names? This is so frustrating as everything that goes into mine seems so much better than some of the ones that I've seen. Plus, I don't use oil - and I see that as a huge plus.

    Maybe the calculator I am using is weird/off...

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