Granola, or, as it is called, an American breakfast, is a mixture of crushed and dried oatmeal, nuts, dried fruits and honey. This is a very useful and nutritious breakfast, which is easy to prepare at home in the oven. To do this, grind and mix all ingredients, and then dry in an oven at a temperature of about 200 degrees, from time to time, stirring. You can also use not only oatmeal, but also wheat, buckwheat flakes or other - to taste.
Caloric content of granola
Caloric content of the dish, which includes many ingredients, depends on the caloric content of the ingredients. Oat flakes, nuts and honey have a high caloric content (about 300, 650 and 375 kcal per 100 g of product, respectively). Dried fruits are less caloric (about 230 kcal per 100 g of product). The total caloric content of this mixture, that is, granola, is about 400 kcal per 100 g. But, even at high caloric intake, granola is advised to eat for breakfast with diet food. Do not forget that fried nuts, not only that are very high in calories, they also accumulate carcinogens, so it is important to pay attention to the composition of the mixture consisted of dried nuts, and not fried.
There is also a dietary granola, which is used as a snack or snack. The composition of this mixture includes buckwheat flakes, diet dried fruits and, instead of honey, maple syrup. Caloric content of such granola is much lower, in addition, it can be consumed by people suffering from an allergic reaction to honey.
Benefits of granola
The benefits of granola are obvious, since the ingredients from which it is made are a storehouse of vitamins and nutrients. Nutrition of this mixture is such that, using a small amount of it, the energy reserve is replenished for a long time, while the correct carbohydrates included in the flakes are not deposited in the form of fatty deposits.