Granola is a breakfast food and snack food consisting of rolled oats, nuts and honey which is baked until crispy. During the baking process the mixture is stirred to maintain a loose, breakfast cereal type consistency. Dried fruit, particularly raisins or dates, are sometimes also added. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A snack food (commonly shortened to snack) is seen in Western culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main meal of the day (breakfast, lunch, dinner). ... A tablespoon of rolled oats Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Hazelnuts from the Common Hazel Chestnut A nut can be either a seed or a fruit. ... A jar of honey, shown with a wooden honey server and scones/biscuits. ... Dried fruit is fruit that has been dried, either naturally or through use of a machine, such as a dehydrator. ... Raisins Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Binomial name Phoenix dactylifera L. The Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is a palm extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. ...

A bowl of granola

Besides being a breakfast food and snack food, granola is often eaten when hiking or camping because it is lightweight, high in energy, and easy to store; these properties are similar to trail mix. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3456x2304, 3119 KB) Summary Photographed by and copyright of (c) David Corby (User:Miskatonic, uploader) 2006 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Granola User:Miskatonic Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3456x2304, 3119 KB) Summary Photographed by and copyright of (c) David Corby (User:Miskatonic, uploader) 2006 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Granola User:Miskatonic Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A snack food (commonly shortened to snack) is seen in Western culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main meal of the day (breakfast, lunch, dinner). ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Car camping is camping in a tent, but nearby the car for easier access and for supply storage. ... A common variety of gorp (trail mix, California mix) made out of peanuts, raisins, and M&Ms. ...

Granola is often eaten in combination with yogurt or other cereal. It can also be used as toppings in pastries and desserts. Yoghurt Yoghurt or yogurt, less commonly yoghourt or yogourt, is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. ... This article is about cereals in general. ...

The names Granula, Granola and Ganolietta were trademarks in the late nineteenth century United States for foods consisting of whole grain products crumbled and baked until crispy; compare the contemporary Swiss invention, muesli. The food and name were revived in the 1960s, and fruits and nuts were added to it to make it a health food popular with the hippie movement. Granola made a major appearance at the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Festival. The name is no longer trademarked except in Australia where it is by the Australian Health & Nutrition Association Ltd.'s Sanitarium Health Food Company. A trademark or trade mark[1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by an individual, business organization or other legal entity to uniquely identify the source of its products and/or services to consumers, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Muesli (originally (Bircher)müesli [myə̯s li] in Swiss German, Müsli [my:s li] in German) is a popular breakfast dish (breakfast cereal) based on uncooked rolled oats and fruit. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Healthful eating is the act of following a balanced nutritional diet. ... Singer at a modern Hippie movement in Russia A hippie or hippy is a member of a specific subgroup of the counterculture that began in the United States during the early 1960s, spread to other countries, and declined in the mid-1970s. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... The Woodstock Music and Art Festival was the most famous rock festival of its era. ... The Sanitarium Health Food Company is a food company in Australia and New Zealand that produces a large range of breakfast cereals as well as a range of vegetarian products. ...

Granola bar

Close-up of a chewy granola bar showing the detail of their pressed shape

More recently, granola bars have become popular as a snack. The granola bars are identical to normal granola except in their shape. Instead of a loose, breakfast cereal consistency, granola bars are pressed into a bar shape and baked into that shape. The result was a more convenient snack. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (6083x1573, 1205 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Granola User:Cburnett ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (6083x1573, 1205 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Granola User:Cburnett ...

Another variety is the chewy granola bar. In this variety, the oats are not baked as long (or at all) for a chewy texture. Some question whether such a snack should be called granola at all; in fact, some manufacturers prefer cereal bar or snack bar.

In the 1990s, many cereal producers introduced "low fat" granola as an alternative to traditional granola, as part of the contemporary low fat craze. The low fat granola tends to be dryer than traditional granola, and may indeed be healthier if the recipe is not further modified to add sugars or other empty calories. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Empty calories, in casual dietary terminology, are calories present in high-energy foods with poor nutritional profiles, typically from processed carbohydrates or fats. ...

"Granola" as slang

"Granola" is also used as a slang term (metonym) describing a person who is hippie-like, a modern bohemian, environmentalist, or leftist in outlook^[1]. The protagonist of Neal Stephenson's Zodiac delights in the nickname "Granola James Bond". Prop comic Gallagher, and one-time candidate for governor in the 2003 California recall election, uses the term in a similarly pejorative manner – "California is like a bowl of granola; full of fruits, nuts, and flakes." In rhetoric, metonymy is the substitution of one word for another word with which it is associated. ... Singer at a modern Hippie movement in Russia A hippie or hippy is a member of a specific subgroup of the counterculture that began in the United States during the early 1960s, spread to other countries, and declined in the mid-1970s. ... The term Bohemian was first used in the nineteenth century to describe the non-traditional lifestyles of marginalized and impoverished artists, writers, musicians, and actors in major European cities. ... Bold textHello ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer, known primarily for his science fiction works in the postcyberpunk genre with a penchant for explorations of society, mathematics, currency, and the history of science. ... Zodiac (1988) is Neal Stephensons second novel, which tells the story of an environmentalist, Sangamon Taylor, uncovering a conspiracy involving industrialist pollutors and bicameral minded Satanists in the Boston Harbor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis with President George W. Bush (2003) Seal of the Governor of California (without the Roman numerals designating the governors sequence) See also: List of pre-statehood governors of California, List of Governors of California The Governor of California is the highest executive authority... The 2003 California recall was a special election permitted under California law. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with pejoration. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

See also

• Muesli
• Flapjack

Muesli (originally (Bircher)müesli [myə̯s li] in Swiss German, Müsli [my:s li] in German) is a popular breakfast dish (breakfast cereal) based on uncooked rolled oats and fruit. ... Packaged flapjack For the seaweed commonly known as flapjack, see Carpophyllum maschalocarpum // In the UK, a flapjack is a tray bake (or bar cookie) made from rolled oats, fat (typically butter), brown sugar and usually Golden syrup or honey. ...

References

1. ^ Tom Dalzell & Terry Victor. The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, vol. 1. Routledge, London, 2006. p.909. ISBN 10:0-415-25937-1