Trader Joe's

Just recently, there have been several Trader Joe's opening up in our area. As I walked through one for the first time, I found this gluten free granola they sell. Now I am always looking for ways to
extend my daughter's school snacks, so I gave this a try.

The flavor was very close to a traditional granola with lots of nuts and some dried fruit. I liked the flavor, and so does my eldest daughter. However, it does not have the chewiness of a traditional granola. Its texture can be best described as the light corn crunch of a corn cereal.

You might increase the chewiness of the granola by adding additional dried fruit to the mixture. The packaging states that it is loaded with fruit and nuts. Indeed it is very heavy on the nuts, and a little light on the fruit. Now adding the additional fruit will change the taste of the granola, and make it more like a crunchy fruit snack. To me, both sound really yummy.

One other thing I should mention is that I did not find this granola as filling as regular granola. It could easily be that this granola did not have any oats, and oats are known for being filling. I found myself plowing through it as fast as I would plow through a box of cereal. This is good because it shows how much I like the taste, and bad because it did not curb my hunger greatly.

This is worth buying.