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Top Off Your School Week With These Unique Granola Brands

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Cal Poly chapter.

Add a little sweetness and crunch to your meals this week by purchasing one of these must-try granola brands. Use it as a topping on your favorite snack, eat it by the handful, or down the whole bag, we won’t tell!  

Overnight Oats With Purely Elizabeth

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It’s hard to wait the whole night to indulge, but in the morning you will thank yourself. Purely Elizabeth granola is gluten-free, non-GMO, and filled with whole foods such as quinoa and chia seeds. With delicious flavors such as Cranberry Pecan, Chocolate Hazelnut, and Honey Almond Probiotic, the opportunities are endless. The Maple Almond Butter flavor added the perfect nutty, sweet note, and great texture to overnight oats. So go ahead, start your day with a bowl of Purely Elizabeth, and take on the day!

Eat Wildway By the Handful 

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Wildway’s Wild Blueberry granola is best eaten in the mountains, at the beach, or in your own backyard. It is hearty, filling, and is a great trail-mix substitute. For all the adventurers out there, this is your new granola BFF. Loaded with fruits high in antioxidants such as blueberries and dates, as well as a variety of nuts and seeds, the fun never stops. Wildway is grain-free, vegan, and uses 100% whole-food ingredients. So grab a bag of Wildway and get out there, the mountains are calling! 

Top a Smoothie with Nature’s Path Organic 

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The best way to up your smoothie game is with a nice crunch of granola on top. Nature’s Path Organic Smoothie Bowl Super Food Granola is here to help. Filled with super greens such as spirulina and chlorella, this granola is packed with antioxidants and fiber. The addition of freeze-dried blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries adds just the right amount of sweetness. It is USDA Organic, non-GMO, and Gluten-free. So go ahead, close your eyes, take a bite, and savor the smoothie flavor, or create your own smoothie bowl and add this granola for the perfect crunch. 

Add Bubba’s to Dessert  

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Evie Schwartz

Whether Bubba’s Ungranola is considered granola or not is up to you, however, it is undeniably good! It is grain-free, made with nutrient-dense coconut oil, vegan, and full of whole ingredients. The Cinnful Apple flavor can top vanilla bean ice cream, a berry crumble, or even a frosted cake. The Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt flavor is delicious with any flavor of ice cream or frozen yogurt. The Bananas Foster flavor is similar to banana bread and will please any skeptic of banana flavoring, especially when sprinkled atop a frozen chocolate-covered banana. Bubba’s Ungranola delightfully surprised me with its nutty, sweet taste, and crunchy texture.

Feeling Granola?

From die-hard granola enthusiasts to granola newbies, anyone can top off their week with granola. Try adding granola to overnight oats, smoothies, desserts, or simply eating it by the handful. Check out Purely Elizabeth, Wildway, Nature’s Path Organic, and Bubba’s the next time you go to the grocery store. With crunchy textures and nutty, sweet, and salty flavor complexes, your school week is bound to get tastier! So what are you waiting for? Take a study break and grab that granola! 

Evie Schwartz

Cal Poly '21

There is no new food I won't try. I love discovering new foodie destinations in SLO. My dream job would be taste-testing at Trader Joes!