Granola: A Better-For-You Snack

We all love a good crunch when we’re snacking, but not all crunches come equal, especially when the focus is nutrition and living a balanced diet lifestyle. In this dispatch from the granolaboratory, we’re crunching the numbers and comparing the granola we know and love to common snack items like potato chips we (wish we could) love.   

What the crunch?! Stress is a natural part of life and directly correlates to unhealthy eating habits. When we bite into something crunchy, it can help release the tension built up from involuntary jaw clenching. Following suit, interactions between our senses of smell and taste also play a major role in positive feedback to our brains while eating. We feel the crunch, we hear the crunch, and we love the crunch.  

A comfort crunch like potato chips are a common snack for many. While they may provide a quick fix for our crunch cravings, they’re full of empty calories, high in fat, and low in fiber or protein. As it turns out, both fiber and protein happen to be key ingredients that contribute to our bodies feeling “full” for a prolonged period; without these key sources we are led to overeating and a host of negative nutritional habits that can be hard to kick. We’ve all been there and get it—when things taste good, we can talk ourselves into looking the other way.  

But we dare to ask the question, what if something could taste good AND be better for you?  

This, friends, is where the fun begins. Uncle Crumbles set out on a mission to revolutionize the granola scene with inventive flavors and all-natural, gluten-free ingredients. For instance, let’s take a serving of our Brainberry granola—packed with ALA omega-3 fatty acids that support multiple key body functions, as well as real blueberries and 16 grams of whole grains. Protein, fiber, micronutrients - you can see why Uncle Crumbles® granola is the obvious better-for-you snack winner here. And we’ve put in the work to create a variety of all-natural flavors, a flavor for every family member!  

The facts have been checked, the numbers have been crunched, and the results are in: Uncle Crumbles® granola is the perfect way to treat yourself AND treat yourself right while satisfying your crunch fix. Now, if you’ll excuse us, these amazing flavors won’t invent themselves.