High Fiber Omega-3 Rich Granola
This omega-3 rich granole recipe will jump-start your day as it's lodaded with nutrients. It is also weight loss compatible, as it has a relatively low-calorie content.
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas*
- 6 c. old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 c. pitted dates
- 1 c. wheat bran
- ¾ c. water
- ½ c. ground flaxseed
- 1¼ t. salt
- 1 c. chopped walnuts
- 1 c. coconut flakes
*Frozen and thawed OK.
Instructions:
- Heat dates and water together. Blend until smooth in blender with bananas and salt.
- Combine remaining ingredients in large bowl. Add blended mixture and mix well. It
should form large clumps.
- Bake on two non-stick cookie sheets in oven overnight at 100oF. In the morning raise oven temperature to 200oF for 30 minutes to brown slightly.
Serve with fruit and applesauce, with soy or nut milk, or as a topping over pudding or frozen banana smoothies.
Nutritional analysis per serving (1/4 cup):
- 143 calories
- 6.0 g fat
- 20.22 g carbohydrate
- 4.3 g protein
- 0 mg cholesterol
- 4.3 g fiber
- 22 mg calcium
- 1.96 mg iron
- 101 mg sodium
- linolenic acid (omega-3) .64 g
- linoleic acid (omega-6) 1.79 g.
Enjoy!
Dr Gily
