Find out why fit granola is the ideal breakfast or snack for you.

Homemade fit granola is all the rage and here to stay. Its varied ingredients and its properties and benefits make it an essential part of your breakfast and snacks for a fitness lifestyle.

Get imaginative and combine the richest and healthiest ingredients to your taste and give your body a healthy joy.

What is granola and why should you include it in your breakfast and snacks?

Granola is a delicious food made from oat flakes or flakes and nuts mixed with honey and other natural ingredients that you can add as you like (dried fruit, seeds, spices and even cocoa). The mixture is baked and stirred to obtain a crunchy and loose consistency.

You can have it for breakfast with yoghurt, a glass of milk or a vegetable drink or with fresh fruit such as banana, apple or strawberries.

It is also ideal as a snack before or after exercise or on excursions.

Homemade fit granola is a healthy and tasty option that provides protein, vitamins, minerals and fibre.

Although they look very similar in appearance, granola is not the same as muesli because, although they share the same ingredients, the way they are made is different. In the case of muesli, the ingredients are used raw and mixed with milk or a hot or cold vegetable drink. Granola is usually eaten on its own as a cereal or with yoghurt or fresh fruit.

Properties and benefits of granola. Find out why it’s all the rage

The properties and benefits of homemade fit granola have made it a trendy breakfast, snack or afternoon snack. Here we detail its nutritional contribution:

• Fibre.
• Proteins of vegetable origin.
• Omega 3 fatty acids.
• Vitamin A, C, E and B vitamins.
• Minerals such as sodium, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium.

Including fit homemade granola in our daily diet will help to reduce cholesterol levels and blood pressure, control blood sugar levels, improve intestinal transit and maintain a healthy weight thanks to its satiating power.

Granola is the ideal snack if you do sport. Here’s why.

The homemade fit granola for athletes is the best snack you can have.

It is a light snack that provides a good energy boost over a long period and is therefore ideal for long-duration or high-intensity sports activities.

It is also recommended for sportsmen and women who want to increase muscle mass because of the nutrients it provides, which are converted into energy.

Simple recipes for you to make homemade granola

By making our homemade fit granola, we can use the ingredients we like the most and control the number of sugars, unhealthy fats and preservative additives.

Here are a couple of recipes for you to cook your granola. You can also vary the ingredients each time you make it.

Fit homemade granola recipes

Recipe 1

Granola balls with tropical fruits

Ingredients of the first recipe:

• Oats
• Chopped walnuts
• Chopped almonds
• Pumpkin seeds
• Sultanas
• Strips of rolled coconut
• Small pieces of dried fruit (mango, pineapple, papaya…)
• Honey 2 or 3 teaspoons
• Extra virgin olive oil 1 or 1 tsp.

1. Preheat the oven to 150º.
2. Mix the oats, nuts and dried fruit in a bowl.
3. Heat the honey and oil for twenty seconds in the microwave and stir.
4. Integrate everything and spread the mixture on a sheet of baking paper on the baking tray. You can make it into small balls.
5.  Bake for 20/25 minutes
6. Remove the tray from the oven and leave it to cool.
7. Store the pellets in an airtight jar.

Recipe 2

Spiced granola with a hint of citrus

• Oat flakes
• Walnuts
• Nuts (hazelnuts, pistachios, almonds)
• Seeds (sesame, linseed, sunflower)
• Spices (cinnamon, cocoa, ginger)
• Orange or lemon zest
• Honey 2 or 3 teaspoons
• Oil 1 or 2 teaspoons

1. Preheat the oven to 150º.
2. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl (minus the citrus zest).
3. Heat the honey and oil for twenty seconds in the microwave and stir.
4. Integrate everything (including the zest) and spread the mixture on a sheet of baking paper on the baking tray.
5. Bake for 25/30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
6. Cool and store in an airtight jar.

Healthy, tasty and easy to make: homemade fit granola

You no longer have any excuse not to include homemade granola in your breakfasts and snacks. Take advantage of all its properties and benefits and enjoy its delicious and varied flavour.