This nutritious homemade granola is an excellent source of fibre and is great as a healthy snack or mixed in with your favourite yogurt!
Fibre for your Health
Eating fibre is good for your health. In fact, fibre has a reputation for being the number one source of nutrition for your colon. There are two types of fibre, soluble and insoluble. Soluble Fibre traps sugars, cholesterol and fat, slowing their absorption in the body while insoluble fibre helps pass food smoothly through the intestines. Fibre, therefore, works well to lower blood cholesterol and glucose levels, while promoting proper digestive health. It can be used to help you maintain a healthy weight, but most importantly, helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Fibre isn’t the only thing that is good in this nutritious homemade granola. In addition to the health benefits of oats and oat bran, including seeds, almonds, coconut flakes and cranberries combine to increase antioxidants essential to fighting free radicals in the body and boosting the levels needed to keep your immune system strong.
3-1/2 cups oats
1/2 cup oat bran (or wheat germ)
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/8 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sesame seeds
1/2 cup coconut flakes
3/8 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup oil
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup hot water
1/4 tsp vanilla
Mix the ingredients with your hands.
Spread on 2 cookie sheets & bake at 325 degrees for 30 min. (or until golden).
Turn after 15 minutes.
| Carbohydrates | 6.5g |
| Fibre | 1.1g |
| Sugars | 1.5g |
| Protein | 1.3g |
| Calories/tbsp | 26 |
| Total Fat | 1.6g |
| Cholesterol | 0mg |
| Sodium | 1.6 |
