Magick1's Full Review: Kashi Mountain Medley Granola 14 Oz
Kashi products are becoming a regular staple in my house from the cereal to oatmeal to granola. I am trying to eat better and introduce better items to the family and with the terrific flavor of all of the Kashi products, it hasn’t been a terribly hard sell. This is fortunate. The products that Kashi offers are so healthy and benefit your body so much, why wouldn’t you want to switch?
The Product
Kashi Mountain Medley first attracted my attention in my local warehouse store. I was searching for some good granola to use with my yogurt every day. Walking through the cereal aisle, I saw it, read the ingredients and was hooked immediately (without having tasted it).
I enjoyed the fact that this granola offered Omega-3’s, has nothing artificial and gives you 25% of the daily fiber intake with 1 serving! There are some excellent things in this granola like cranberries, raisins, almonds, pecans and sunflower seeds! With the grains that they have in here, you are also getting 2/3’s of your daily whole grain needs in 1 serving!
The granola is delicious and hearty. It has big pieces of oats, grains, and nuts that you can see. The sweetness that you pick up when eating this granola is light and delicious and not overtly sugary in flavor. I think you will be pleased with the sweetness. The raisins and cranberries are soft and tender, not dried too much. Therefore, you won’t feel like you are chewing on bark! This granola is excellent as a breakfast cereal as well as a yogurt granola topping or as a trail mix kind of snack where you just eat it directly from the box!
The Ingredients
Kashi seven whole grains and sesame® blend (whole: rolled oats, hard red winter wheat, rye, barley, triticale, triticale, long grain brown rice, buckwheat, sesame seeds), evaporated cane juice syrup, cranberries (cranberries, evaporated cane juice crystal glycerin), raisins, expeller pressed canola oil, coconut, gum Arabic, almonds, pecans, vegetable glycerin, roasted sunflower seeds, sea salt, honey, natural maple flavor, soy lecithin, nonfat dry milk, natural mixed tocopherols for freshness.
Contains wheat, almond, pecan, soy and milk ingredients. May contain other tree nuts.
Nutritional Facts
This information is based upon 1 serving which is roughly ˝ a cup.
Calories 220 Calories from Fat 60
Total Fat 7g or 11%
Saturated Fat 1g or 5%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 0mg or 0%
Sodium 110mg or 5%
Potassium 140mg or 4%
Total Carbohydrates 37g or 12%
Dietary Fiber 6g or 25%
Soluble Fiber 2g
Insoluble Fiber 4g
Sugars 12g
Other Carbohydrate 19g
Protein 6g
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%
Iron 6%
Overall Impressions
The granola is a terrific blend of grains and fruits and is sweet enough to satisfy a sweet tooth. Using it as a cereal, I find that my hunger stays at bay for quite a while. Some cereals I have tried in the past leave me hungry for more within the hour. This one does not!
The flavor is delicious straight out of the box and the cranberries and raisins are naturally sweet without being tart or too dried out to eat. As a matter of fact, the raisins and cranberries are still moist enough that they are chewy and kind of stick to my teeth briefly while chewing those pieces! The grains have a great crunch without being too dry or hard to chew. The pieces are also small enough for children to handle. I have never seen a huge clump of granola in any of the boxes that I have purchased!
The additional Omega-3’s that are in this mix are terrific. A lot of children, including my child, do not eat fish readily and anything that I can do to go give her added Omega-3’s is a plus. The almonds, pecans and sunflowers you can see in the granola mix and you are getting a very good mixture in this granola! If you are looking for something to snack on or to add to your daily routine, this is a great mixture and it tastes excellent!
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