Lizi's High Protein Granola, 350g

Product Information

Yes, the two may have similar ingredients – oats, nuts, dried fruit – but they are very distinct, or should be, although several so-called granolas in the shops veer perilously close to muesli. The difference is, muesli is essentially a raw food while granola has been baked to toasty crispness, the grains melding to form rugged clumps that promise crunch and chew.

Health is big news when it comes to marketing granola. Over the past year, there’s been a rash of granolas with extra health claims such as FODMAP compatible and microbiome friendly. “Prebiotic” – providing food for gut bacteria – is another term that’s bandied about, often for granolas that include inulin, a kind of indigestible fibre, although any granola or muesli containing a good mix of different whole grains, nuts, seeds and fruits fits the bill. Of course, the post-exercise window has become prime time for making sure we are getting our protein. For the fit and healthy, boosting protein intake post workout is a really effective way to make sure that lean muscle mass develops and recovery time speeds up. By consuming protein within an hour of working out, you will be feeding your muscles when they are at their most receptive. Nice big clumps of oats, but barely any flaked almonds and raisins - the three I find are hard, a bit like raisin jerky. Best crunch of the day in a sweetish mix, but there is a bitter aftertaste. No nuts in this, just a few sunflower seeds and oats in nice size clumps. A good medium dark colour but with a sweetish and bitter aftertaste. Not much going on otherwise. A shame about the bitterness.Discover more about meeting your high-protein goals when following a plant-based diet in our blog: 14 sources of plant-based protein.

There are loads of nuts in this, including whole almonds, along with sunflower and pumpkin seeds and slivers of toasted coconut. It has a toasty appearance but not very clumpy - there’s more nut than oat. Slightly salty, almost savoury, but you’d need to like coconut.

Method

Has a pleasing amount of nuts, including toasted hazelnuts, cashews halves, whole unblanched almonds and flaked almonds, and clusters of medium to light oats. Looks granola-ish. On the sweet side but not overwhelmingly so. Decent crunch. Tastes fresh, just not as generous with the nuts as it could be. Contains lots of nice-looking things including raisins and pumpkin seeds but the few pale clumps there are aren’t crunchy; it’s more of a muesli texture. Not sweet, with a slightly bitter aftertaste. Besides the widely known relationship between muscle growth and a high protein diet, this crucial nutrient plays a key role within the skeletal, immune, endocrine, and digestive systems, making us feel a whole lot better. Of course, our High Protein granola contains the natural oat flakes, seeds and nuts that gives it the Lizi’s crunch. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and mix thoroughly, until everything is coated evenly. Spread the mixture out on your prepared pan.