Review of 'Bear Naked' Go Bananas... Go Nuts! Granola

Review of 'Bear Naked' Go Bananas... Go Nuts! Granola (not vegan; honey)
Overall Rating: 3.5/5
Summary: Packed with fresh banana flavour and filled with walnuts! Love that. Although I enjoyed the walnuts, I feel that the walnut pieces should have been a wee bit bigger. The coconut flavour is subtle and I really don't notice the almonds all too much. I liked the mild sweetness of it and that the ingredients are wholesome and simple. I think the oats were a bit too tough to chew, but other than that, this is a very filling granola.

Where to buy: US store locator; buy online



Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN OATS, HONEY, CANOLA OIL, BANANA CHIPS (BANANAS, COCONUT OIL, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR), COCONUT, OAT BRAN, NATURAL FLAVORS, ALMONDS, WALNUTS, MAPLE SYRUP, WHOLE GRAIN CRISP RICE (WHOLE GRAIN RICE, BARLEY MALT), GROUND FLAX SEEDS.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/4 cup
Calories: 140
     Calories from fat: 60
Total fat: 7g
     Saturated fat: 2g
     Trans fat: 0g
     Polyunsaturated fat: 2g
     Monounsaturated fat: 2.5g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 5g
Total carbohydrate: 18g
     Dietary fiber: 2g
     Sugars: 5g
Protein: 3g
Iron: 4%

The ingredients are all natural and wholesome. I love that it's sweetened with maple syrup and lightly so.

The nutrition facts are a bit scary to look at because there are 140 calories for only 1/4 cup of granola. That's really really a small amount. However!...believe it or not...that 1/4 with a 1/2 cup of almond/soy milk was actually very, very filling for me. The fats are healthy fats and the sodium is very low. I definitely recommend this granola.

Other Granola flavours:

• Blue Beary Flax (vegan)
• Honey Almond Protein
• Maple-icious Pecan
• Original Cinnamon Protein
• Fruit and Nutty Goodie Bag
• Chocolate Elation
• Triple Berry Fit (vegan)
• V'nilla Almond Fit (vegan)

Brand (quoted from bearnaked.com):

• All natural -- no preservatives, artificial flavours
• Not all products are organic
• "While we do not actively source GMO ingredients, there are many factors outside of our control that have led to an environment in North America in which GMOs are not sufficiently controlled. There are a variety of major food crops that have seeds infiltrated by GMOs; therefore, it is possible that some Bear Naked foods containing these ingredients may contain GMOs"