MONTHLY GRANOLA MAKING

Used to be I’d make granola for myself because store bought is often rancid (from the nuts and seeds), too sweet and weirdly flavored. Many mornings breakfast is 1. fuel/health and 2. A tummy coating before supplements not the delicious-first affairs of eggs, bacon, toast, pancakes, etc etc now relegated to once-a-week treats. Plus with homemade granola, its cool to control the ingredients–organic oats, unsweetened coconut and switching up the nuts and dried fruits for taste and variety. But, slowly others in the household gravitated to my stash. Being that I don’t buy chips and crappy snacks, I noticed it was being used by the guys for late night snacks, as evidenced by dirty bowls in the sink in the morning and an ever dwindling supply. And, not only did hubs start eating it but also began complaining when we ran out. He even started buying the raw ingredients so I’d make it more often and once actually made it himself (recipe on page 34 Mad Hungry). Now its made monthly or twice monthly on the regular. This morning it was even eaten over several other options (egg on rice a usual favorite) by soccer- practice-bound son. Even chosen, I might add over other boxed cereal options. SO, on health and wellness PLUS flavor and pleasure: if you build it they will come. And once they come, they’ll learn themselves what is good for them! And, as mentioned yesterday–this granola-making activity was accompanied by sounds of my reclaimed sound system. With Texas still on my mind–check out the MH music pick too.