granola

Everyday

1. Granola is a breakfast food of baked oats, nuts, seeds and dried fruit, often sweetened with honey, eaten with milk or yogurt. tree →
2. A granola bar is a snack bar made from these ingredients. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, granola is a common breakfast and snack in the USA, Canada and Australia; in the UK similar food is often called «crunchy muesli» or «granola». In health lessons it shows that a food can have fibre but also a lot of sugar, so we read labels. Phrases: a bowl of granola, granola bar, yogurt and granola.

Examples

• I had a bowl of granola with milk for breakfast. tree →
• Mum packed a granola bar for my snack. tree →
• We made our own granola with oats, honey and raisins in cooking class. tree →
• Granola tastes good with yogurt and berries. tree →
• Check the label: some granola has lots of sugar. tree →
• The hikers ate granola on the trail. tree →

Note

Uncountable: «some granola», «a bowl of granola». Granola is baked and crunchy; muesli is usually raw and not baked. Some granola contains nuts, which matters for children with nut allergies.