Whole food granola

[CharlotteAnderson3]

Why do you use RAW nuts, wheat germ, etc. if you are just going to bake it?

[Thewrathofpaul]

omg i'm so jelous. I wish my mom fed me like that

[nflati123]

I'm so sad that there isn't a coop like yours near where I live. I live on Oahu, and let me just say that everything's SUPER EXPENSIVE!

[blenderdudeTV]

Awesome job, Robyn.

[Evange]

That's a shit tonne of cinnamon!

[redirises]

I've made raw granola with rolled oats in the dehydrator at 115'. I just made a cookie recipe with oats, dates, nuts, coconut and spices and dehydrated it to see what it would taste like. It was really good and REALLY crunchy! It holds up amazingly with almond milk.

[kayleenb]

In the future can you please film closer up to the food you are making so we can see what you are doing better. Thanks!

[TraceyTil]

I don't have a blendtec blender, so how can break down the cell walls of the flax seeds in this recipe? I've tried crushing them with a roller pin, with no success. Will it hurt to leave them whole?

[fontrella]

@TraceyTil You can use a coffee grinder as well to grind the flax seeds. You can also leave them whole but you will not get all the great benefits from the flax seeds when they are left whole as you would when they are grind to powder. Hope this help

[bg11215]

Yikes! Why are you putting the granola in the oven?! By heating it above 118 degrees, you destroy many of the valuable nutrients. Same goes for heating the sweeteners on the stove.

[bg11215]

I believe that rolled oats are processed too, using steam at high temperature.

[doro0366]

Thank you for caring and sharing good ideas.

[MaxDoes]

Are you mormon? Because I heard that you were... lol.

[rxda90]

Why make a big deal about "rolled oats" vs. "instant oats"? Don't you end up cooking and dehydrating the rolled oats at 250* in this recipe anyway?

[thatstheguy07]

the simple answer to this is that then it would be cooked twice...

[rxda90]

The point is that she decries the use of "high temperature" in the processing of instant oats, which supposedly reduces the vitamin and mineral content. So she uses rolled oats instead, which aren't "processed", and then proceeds to cook it anyway, thereby reducing the vitamin and mineral content.

[thatstheguy07]

yea i understand what your saying. but its either dont have granola, or do. and when you do, your gonna have to cook the oats. they taste like cardboard otherwise.

so, if your gonna have to cook them, best to get the uncooked stuff, so u dont end up having twice cooked oats.

its that or no fabulous granola recipe at all.

i mean sure, you could throw some raw oats into your smoothie or something, as i do daily, but its gross. this is a tasty sounding treat, that needs to be cooked ;)

[thatstheguy07]

thats the way i see it anyway ;) she may have a completely different answer for you.

[adamc404]

boo! don't steal food from bees!

[efmesch]

Beekeepers raise bees so that they 'produce more honey than they need. It's the excess honey that they "steal".

[thoughtplacebo]

Awesome video. I just found your channel with the help of one of my viewers. I hope you have a video exposing Monsanto. I detest GMOs.

[GreenSmoothieGirl]

It will keep many weeks in the fridge in a gallon Ziploc freezer bag. If it's summertime, only up to two weeks on the counter--longer if you bake it until it's dry, and shorter if it's still damp when you quit baking it.

[zebracandy101]

@GreenSmoothieGirl at first i thougt this channle would be starneg but it wasnt

x♥x♥ emi

[shestudios]

Nice video Smoothiegirl,

I am a family of one. I still want to make the same amount because I am lazy. How long will this keep? Or how can I keep it longer?

[gicelaciclon]

nice kitchen!

[glittermoongdes]

I love making my own granola, I can make it with whatever sweetener I want and lower the calories by almost 50% to some brands. You're my new hero greensmoothiegirl :)

ps. I was vegan 5 years ago and couldn't afford it so I went lacto-ovo, but now that I have my own child and want to start feeding her right, I realize if you cut out the processed foods you can eat vegan cheaper than a meat eater!

[MrsHepp83]

What coop do you use? I live in Houston, TX, and can't seem to find a good coop. I have been reluctant to mail-order, since the cost of shipping outweighs the money I save buying in bulk.

[GreenSmoothieGirl]

Azure Standard

[GreenSmoothieGirl]

Depends on how warm your kitchen is. In the summer, not longer than 2 wks. You can put it in gallon Ziploc bags and keep it in the fridge, though, if you want to make more than a two-week supply.

[JenniBick]

How long will this mixture keep at room temperature? I'd love to make a huge pan, but I hope it won't go bad before I can finish it.

[MarTin3Z420]

i kee p hearing you say how flax is nutricious but i heard the most nutricious was cannabis hemp seeds

[GreenSmoothieGirl]

Hemp seeds are great too!

[havemercybabe]

if I had that for breakfast every day I would be smiling all the time! You definitely cannot buy nutrition like this in a packet.

[REduceusecyclepeat]

this is really delicious, and super easy. i actually forgot the sunflower seeds, but it was still incredible!

i'm going to try your breakfast recipes this weekend=D

thanks for the presentation, and the tips!

[thatgirlfit85]

For example, you said you spent $800.00 a month on groceries. When you break that down for a family of six that is actually pretty cheap. $800.00/4 weeks a month= $200 week/7 days a week=$28.57 day/6 people=$4.76 per person per day. That is pretty cheap.

[thatgirlfit85]

You're absolutely right. After you cut out the meat and all other processed foods you don't spend anymore money eating this way. Loved this video too; just subscribed.

[ffatali]

im drinking green smoothies now for 15 days, this morning i just want to vomit. god i miss my eggs, nice video tho!!

[bbbblazin2802]

I am so glad I found your vids!

[rawkinrawmama]

You go girl! I wish I had the room to buy in that quantity because I would! By the way, your granola is a hit in our house!

[curtsyoldworldgirl]

Don't the flaxseeds go rancid when they are placed in the oven? How high is the oven temperature?

[GreenSmoothieGirl]

The oven is at 250, and if yours will go lower, you can put it as low as you want (but bake it longer than 45-60 mins.). The flaxseed won't go rancid.

[curtsyoldworldgirl]

Cool. I tried it. It tasted good. I also added some dried figs, apples, etc. Yum. Nice with yoghurt.

[GreenSmoothieGirl]

Sounds good! To be more complete with my answer, flax seed has been tested at baking temps of 350 for up to 2 hours with no damage to essential oils or lignans.

[curtsyoldworldgirl]

That's good to know, bec I was concerned about that. Thanks for informing us all. You're a legend. Great tips, as always.

[jasdecoy]

Again, you have outdone yourself! :D Thanks!

[yardsnacker]

Awesome Greensmoothiegirl! Thank you!

[hurleykid83]

Awesome.. I've been looking for a healthy Granola recipe.. I love your Bulk bins... :)

Thanks