" ¢Â   First things first : what is granola ? Generally speaking , it check roll oats , wheat germ , sesame seeds , unsweetened coconut , soybean oil , sea saltiness and brownish clams ( more or less ) .

" ¢Â   The first granola ( known as ' Granula ' ) bore very little resemblance to our more forward-looking confection . In 1863 , James C. Jackson , a follower of Sylvester Graham ( who praise the virtues of whole food grain flour , which was soon to be called Graham flour ) baked clams into teetotal loaves , broke them into chunks , bake again , and then ground it into still small chunks . This became , in gist , the first breakfast cereal grass .

" ¢Â   In the next step of granola ’s evolution ( 1877 ) , the element were changed to baked wheat berry , oats and Zea mays nugget by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg ( before he formed the cereal company with his brother ) . He originally called his cereal ' Granula ' , but was sued by Jackson . They compromised on the name ' Granola ' .

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" ¢Â   Granola did n’t really take off though until the coming ofJohnny - Granola - Seed - esque character named Layton Gentry . In 1965 , he deal a recipe for granola that worked as a grain , sure , but also as a snack solid food to be use up on its own , as well as a basis for cookies . Gentry made his fortune , and spend the next several ten spreading the proverbial granola seed all throughout the US , Australia , and western Canada .

" ¢Â   Some of my tender memories are making granola from loot alongside my grandmother , but if you do n’t have the time or lean to do that , you could always buy granola at the store … but beware thesugar content ! Not all granola was created equal , andsomeof it qualifies asnot as healthy as you think .

" ¢Â   Still , Union flight of steps regulation swallow a granola taproom and a bottle of water a sufficient snack / repast . In an routine of irony as only airlines can come up , a flight was delayed overmissing granola bars … bars which would have been used for bite had the airplane been detain .

" ¢Â   Ca n’t be annoy to make it to the store ? you’re able to create your owncustom - made granolato be delivered to your threshold , even check the nutrition facts along the way .

" ¢Â   Those of us who revel the occasionalgranola barcan thank artificer Stanley Mason ( who has been advert here before – Mason invented quite a few other helpful items around the house such as the squeezable tomato ketchup bottle , microwave cookware , and the disposable napkin )

" ¢Â   News to me : apparentlydogs like granola , too . Â"¢Â   harmonize to Flossy Researcher Meg , there are many other room to exhaust granola that I personally have never pick up of or try : granola pancakes , charmer , scones , pie crust , even granola on a control stick ! What about you guys ? And are there any interesting factor you add to your granola ? Or brands you think are both full-blooded and tasty ? partake in below !

" ˜Dietribes ' appears every other Wednesday . Food photograph taken byJohanna Beyenbach . You might remember that name from our post about hercolorful diet .