Product: Bakery on Main Gluten-Free Extreme Fruit and Nut Granola – $6.49+
Granola is either good or it’s not.
It’s that simple.
Thankfully, all of the varieties I’ve been able to try from Bakery on Main have delighted my taste buds and made me consider actually going out to the store to buy the bigger bag versions (I had sample packs from a Gluten-Free Expo in Birmingham, AL). Which is weird, because when given the chance to buy granola, I usually opt for something else. The reason being that they are loaded with sugars and, usually, fat along with it.
While Bakery on Main’s granola selection is varied and delicious, all of the varieties offered do have a lot of sugar in them. It’s not something I like seeing in my food, but…I’ve actually seen worse. For granola, however, Bakery on Main makes fantastic, low-fat, granola options for the gluten-free community.
This was the last sample pack in my cabinet. Bakery on Main’s Gluten-Free Extreme Fruit and Nut Granola. I was actually a little sad to reach the end of the sample packs. I was quite enjoying my little journey through gluten-free granola (that is good!).
Here’s another one that excited my palate upon the first bite. Ever present are the Bakery on Main granola staples – the crunchy corn, rice and seed clusters that have been present in each version of the granola. I like it. It’s a nice touch and definitely lightens up the granola a lot. But also included in this one are a variety of nuts including almonds, Brazil nuts, pecans, walnuts and filberts. On the fruit category, add a sprinkling of dried cranberries, raisins, apricots and coconut. What you have here is an amazing salty/sweet combination that really works.
I loved it. I would dig through my pack and find the different dried fruits and pair them with nuts and the corn clusters. It was a delicious, fun, and filling lunch for me. I loved the variety of flavors in this one. It was fun to toss a bit back and just chew, tasting the fruity sweetness against the sweetness of the corn and seed clusters, mixed with the salty nature of the nuts. It was really, really good.
A serving size of this granola is 3/4 of a cup. That’s about 1/2 a cup more than most granola. This will set you back 26o calories and 13 grams of fat, however. I know! 13 grams of fat isn’t exactly low in fat, but much of that is derived from the nuts, which are a healthy fat. Still, it does make this one a little harder to swallow, yes? But…the one thing I hate seeing on these nutrition facts is the 11 grams of sugar. I don’t think granola has to be loaded with sugar to taste good.
That being said, Bakery on Main does provide a delicious line-up of granola. The important thing to watch is your serving size. So, if gluten-free granola is your thing…I highly recommend Bakery on Main. Their line-up is amazing, tasty, and better for you than most other options out there.
The Celiathlete 