Kira’s BodyBlog

UPDATE - May 20th, 2009

calculated (as best as I could) the nutrition information of this recipe!!!

in 100 grams:

calories: 454.8
fat: 25.3 g
protein: 11.5 g
carbs: 51.2 g

total weight: 1.657 Kg / 3.65 lbs
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after lurkin’ for a while, I finally signed up, and thought it would be a good idea to share my Granola recipe, so other members can use it and I can get some feedback/suggestions. I am neither cutting nor bulking: I am currently losing fat and putting on some muscle thanks to n00b gains (I started working out in June 2008). Some ingredients (eg. coconut) are not ideal for a cut, but overall there isn’t much of it in my granola. It may be possible to create cut and bulk versions of this recipe (or just gauge the quantities to fit into your macros).
I eat my granola plain (eg. a snack when I’m hungry, or before working out) or with milk (eg. for breakfast).
I also took a couple of photos to make my recipe more appealing. Trust me, it tastes as good as it looks: it’s delicious!!

Mix together:
4 cups of rolled oats
1 cup of sunflower seeds
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
1/2 cup of chopped raw almonds
1/2 cup of sesame seeds
1/2 cup of flax seed

coat the mixture with 1/2 cup of light olive oil mixed with a teaspoon of vanilla extract
bake in 2 oven trays @ 170° celsius (338° Fahrenheit) for about 20 minutes, mixing often
when slightly toasted, remove from oven, and immediately add:

1 cup and 1/2 of freshly grated coconut.
1 cup of raisins
1 cup of (chopped) dates or dried figs
1/2 cup of kellogg’s all bran

allow to cool and store in tightly sealed jars

variations:
add honey to the olive oil and vanilla extract (heating it up)
add bits of dark chocolate
(the taste is sweet enough for me without these, though)