Eating Well:Yogurt & Granola
Posted in Eating Well on February 6th, 2009 by BB – 9 CommentsIt seems to me there are 3 typical groups of food enthusiasts: those who are born with the metabolism of a hummingbird, those who work out and moderate their food intake, and those who just don’t give a damn.
Being somewhat of a mix of the latter 2 groups, I’ve put on a few more pounds than I’d care to have over the last couple years. Not surprisingly, my weight gain had a direct correlation to (no shit), injuring my back at work thereby disrupting my gym routine, having a death in the family, getting laid off, and joining Yelp in the same year. Ultimately, taking care of myself was moved to a slow-simmering backburner of my life.
Totally non-related to the new year, I decided I had enough. No scratch that, I decided to get off my fat arse and actually DO something about having enough. I’ve started to seriously track what I’m eating, reduce my alcohol intake, and be more active. So when I was sent a box of Quaker New Delights Granola to sample, I was psyched. Seriously. I had been eating granola bars as dinner on breaks between my Intermediate Algebra night courses.
Apparently, these babies are new to stores beginning this month, and what’s more important to me, they have natural ingredients and a moderate amount of calories. I decided to switch things up a bit from my normal dry granola yogurt topping. The result was a slightly sticky, faintly tart addition that enhanced the texture and imparted the subtle sweetness I was hoping for.
So far Quaker has 3 flavors, Dark Chocolate Raspberry Almond(pictured), Toasted Coconut Banana Macadamia Nut, and Honey Roasted Cashew Mixed Berry. Surprisingly, I haven’t tried the other 2 yet. Yeah, I know. The “true” food enthusiast in me wanted to sample each one in the same day, but that’s how you get fat.
Here are the ingredients for my favorite breakfast/lunch/snack at the moment:
1. 1 cup of fat-free plain yogurt, whipped with a fork or whisk til creamy
2. 1 tbsp of agave nectar
3. 2 tbsp of dried wild blueberries
4. 1 Quaker True Delights granola bar or 1/2 cup dry granola topping of your choice
