What is Granola?
[[Image:granola03242006.JPG|thumb|right|A bowl of granola.]] '''Granola''' is a [[breakfast]] food and [[snack food]] made up of [[rolled oats]], [[nut (fruit)|nuts]], [[honey]] or other sweeteners such as [[brown sugar]], and sometimes [[puffed rice]], that is usually baked until it is crisp, toasted and golden brown.<ref>{{cite web|title=IP Australia Trademark#32227|url=http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/atmoss/falcon_details.show_tm_details?p_tm_number=32227&p_detail=DETAILED|access-date=27 May 2012|archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107120304/http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/atmoss/falcon_details.show_tm_details?p_tm_number=32227&p_detail=DETAILED|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the baking process, the mixture is stirred to maintain a loose breakfast cereal consistency. [[Dried fruit]], such as [[raisin]]s and [[Date palm|dates]], and confections such as [[chocolate]] are sometimes added. Granola, particularly if it includes [[Flax#Flax seeds|flax seeds]], is often used to improve digestion. Granola is often eaten in combination with [[yogurt]], honey, fresh fruit (such as [[banana]]s, [[Strawberry|strawberries]] or [[blueberries]]), [[milk]] or other forms of [[Breakfast cereal|cereal]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Breakfast foods]] {{food-stub}} [[Category:Snack foods]]