How many calories in granola
A bowl of granola has about 280 kcal, before the milk or yoghurt.
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To burn it off
Granola looks like health food and is baked with oil and sugar or honey. That's what makes it crunchy, and it's why a bowl is 280 kcal.
It has 12 g of fat and 38 g of carbs, which is more than most cereals. It's tasty and filling, it's just not light.
The bowl size is the real catch. Granola is dense, so it's easy to pour twice what you meant to.
Tips
- 1Use it as a topping on yoghurt instead of a full bowl.
- 2Mix it half and half with plain oats or a lighter cereal.
- 3Look for one with less added sugar on the label.
Where it comes from
Granola started out as Granula, made in 1863 by Dr James Caleb Jackson at his health spa in upstate New York. It was baked graham flour broken into pieces, so hard it had to be soaked in milk overnight. When John Harvey Kellogg sold a similar cereal under the same name, Jackson sued, and Kellogg renamed his version granola.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Smithsonian Magazine, The First Breakfast Cereal Had to Be Soaked Overnight
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Questions
Why is granola so high in calories?
It's baked with oil and sugar, and often has nuts in it. All three add up.
How many calories in granola with milk?
The granola is 280 kcal. The milk is extra, so type both and Caltype adds them up.
Is granola better than cornflakes?
It has more fibre and fat, and a bowl is 30 kcal more. It depends what keeps you full.
How much granola is one portion?
Most packets count 40 to 50 g as a portion, which looks small in a bowl. Weigh it once and you'll see how much you usually pour.
Is there a lot of sugar in granola?
Most shop granola has honey or syrup baked in, so there's a fair bit. The label shows sugar per 100 g, which makes it easy to compare brands.
