Trade-Up Tuesday: Granola Giveaway
Welcome to Trade-Up Tuesday! Every Tuesday, I blog about a Trade-Up I’ve made since learning about NuVal and I give away something for free. Today’s Topic: Granola!
I’ve never been a huge granola eater because I’ve always been wary of the amount of fat and calories that some granolas can contain. As a long-time Weight-Watcher, granola just was never Point-worthy to me. However, a small amount of granola mixed in to one of my favorite Greek yogurts makes a great snack, so I’ve been sampling some these days.
Granola scores really run the gamut. In Today’s Giveaway, I’ve included the Rock Star of all Granolas (Bear Naked Fit) and a Kashi Granola also (because soooooo many A Better Bag of Groceries readers love Kashi). Check out how their NuVal scores compare:
- Bear Naked Fit: NuVal score of 91
- Kashi Mountain Medley: NuVal score of 31
Wow! Big difference! Whoever wins this Giveaway will have to taste-test both of them and let me know how they compare.
To Enter
One lucky winner will win both the Bear Naked and the Kashi granola. All you need to do is leave a comment below telling me how you like to eat your granola. You can enter twice by telling me the NuVal score for anything in your second message. For example, if you like to mix your granola into your non-fat plain Chobani Greek yogurt, the NuVal score is 94. You can find lots of examples of NuVal scores on this blog, on www.tradingupdowntown.com and on www.nuval.com. I will choose one winner at 7 am EST tomorrow. Good Luck!
Posted by: Melissa 89 comments
Posted in: Granola
Tags: Bear Naked, Granola, Kashi
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 7:18 am
I like to top my homemade muffins with granola before baking, it adds a little crunch
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 7:58 am
I like granola on top of strawberry yogurt and fresh strawberries
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Stonyfield Low-Fat Strawberry Yogurt (NuVal score: 29)
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:13 am
Love granola and SoyMilk
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:14 am
Original Edensoy is a 82 on the Nuval charts!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:36 am
I love to have oatmeal with peanut butter sprinkled on top of a bowl of oatmeal. Yup, carbs on my carbs
Hey, it adds a nice crunch!!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:38 am
For peanut butter, I roll with Teddie Smooth UnSalted Peanut Butter (NuVal score: 49)
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:44 am
I like my granola mixed with a microwaved chopped apple, cinnamon and greek yogurt! It’s a healthy apple pie/crumble.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:51 am
I love granola on everything – chopped up strawberries, on bran cereal, yogurt, icecream, you name it!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:53 am
I love Bear Naked!!! I always put granola in my greek yogurt with either blueberries or bananas
Yum!!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:54 am
I love granola mixed in a fruity yogurt parfait or on top of banana with peanut butter!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Kashi TLC oatmeal cookies score a 40!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:59 am
I love granola on top of some Greek yogurt with fresh fruit!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:00 am
I love granola mixed in my pancake batter to add crunch to the finished product!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:00 am
The box of Kashi TLC Oatmeal cookies (score of 40) in my cupboard is calling to me …
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:00 am
I also love granola in milk, like Almond Breeze vanilla, which scores a 47.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:15 am
Had a little sprinkle this morning on greek yogurt with fresh berries and sliced banana
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:15 am
Granola in a little milk is the perfect snack especially with some sliced banana (nuval score 91). I had no idea bear naked fit scored so high! That’s great, I love nuval!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:22 am
I love to have my granola in my greek yogurt with some fresh strawberries or blueberries.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:23 am
If it were possible our 7 year old would eat a sliced banana covered in Stonyfield Farm’s blueberry yogurt and Bear Naked Banana Granola sprinkled on top, every morning. That’s the way we like to eat granola.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Stonyfield Low-fat Strawberry Yogurt has a nuval score of 29.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:27 am
I love mixing my granola with Stoneyfield plain yogurt and some berries…it’s my favorite breakfast and snack!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:35 am
I love eating granola with non-fat plain greek yogurt.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:36 am
Chobani non-fat greek yogurt is my favorite, and it scores a 94!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:41 am
I like granola with plain greek yogurt and fresh pineapple (especially in summertime when pineapple is so sweet!)
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:45 am
Granola with Edensoy Soymilk is delicious!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:46 am
I love granola in my greek yogurt, oatmeal, and tossed in with lighter cereal!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:46 am
I like to mix pb and granola for a quick energy boost!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:47 am
Teddie PB unsalted is a 49!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:47 am
Really like plain greek yogurt and granola, definitely better than hot oats in the summer
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:48 am
Plain, non fat greek yogurt is a 94 on the NuVal scale.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:51 am
Love granola over fresh strawberries! Tastes (sort of) like a little strawberry cobbler!! Yum!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Strawberries get a 100. Yay!!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Best of all, Edensoy Soymilk scores an 82!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:53 am
I love eating granola with Chobani non-fat plain greek yogurt. Also love granola with skim milk.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:54 am
Fresh blueberries and granola is very refreshing and very summery!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:54 am
Plain Chobani is a 94 and skim milk is a 91!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:54 am
Blueberries score a whopping 100!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:56 am
Granola mixed in with Cheerios to give it some extra crunch!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:59 am
Yogurt, ice cream, baked w/ sweet potatoes, on melon. Love it. I make my own granola so I don’t know how it would score. Maybe I’ll try to score everything individually…
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 9:59 am
I too like granola mixed in with normal cereal! I love the added crunch and sweetness!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:04 am
Love the granola on smoothies and with yogurt!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:05 am
I prefer Chobani’s greek yogurt… the honey flavor. Is the score still a 94? I hope so!!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:08 am
Skim milk and granola….a classic that you cannot go wrong with!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:09 am
And skim milk gets a Nuval score of 91!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Granola and greek yogurt is my favorite combo!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:15 am
I love it sprinkled on top of my oatmeal. Gives it a bit of a crunch!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Granola mixed with Chobani gets a score of 94-Now thats a high scoring breakfast!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:32 am
i eat granola with yogurt, apple sauce, or almond/soy milk!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:34 am
Bear Naked Peak Protein Granola mixed into Chobani Blueberry Yogurt is my fav!!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:37 am
I love to eat granola on top of mixed berries, especially in the summer when they are at their most delicious!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:38 am
I like to eat granola as a topping to my oatmeal. It adds a nice crunch!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:46 am
i like to eat my granola by the handful or put it in my yogurt
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:55 am
I love to top granola over fresh strawberries!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:56 am
And strawberries score a perfect score of 100! Yay!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 11:05 am
I like them with soymilk and Chobani.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 11:06 am
Silk Soymilk Light:82
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 11:19 am
I’m so happy to see that Bare Naked Fit granola scores 91 – that’s the only granola I will eat now! Some are so high in cals and fat it’s just not worth it. I love granola with yogurt (Chobani plain with cinnamon and a tiny bit of Agave). And…the Bare Naked kind is reasonably priced!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
I like to eat granola in my yogurt and oatmeal.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Chobani non-fat greek yogurt = nuval score 94
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I love my granola with Chobani non-fat vanilla! It’s the best snack!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Chobani Non Fat Greek Vanilla Yogurt= NuVal Score of 73
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
I use granola as a fruit and yogurt parfait.Also, I love it sprinkled over my oats at times. Yummy stuff!!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
I like to eat granola right out of the bag (box)with a spoonful of peanut butter. So yummy!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Blueberries score a 100!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Blueberries score a 100! No wonder my Mom tries to get my Dad to eat them all the time. They are a superfood!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Like so many otheres, I like to eat my granola with yogurt.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
I agree, granola and Chobani non-fat vanilla greek yogurt is absolutely delicious!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Plus, Chobani non-fat vanilla greek yogurt scores a 73, higher than other yogurts!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Mango has a nuval score of 93!!!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Granola eaten as cereal with milk is my favorite.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
So glad to see blueberries score 100. I eat them every day!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
My favorite is granola with berries such as strawberries and blueberries!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Plus, both strawberries and blueberries score a 100!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Granola with soymik!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
silk light soymlik: score of 82!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
i think granola is a near perfect food, in other words it’s good by itself, with yogurt, with milk, with oatmeal, in baking goods and many, many more.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Homemade granola is my favorite thing to make and give as gifts. I add tons of goodies to it: different kinds of nuts, cranberries, dried banana chips, coconut, etc….super delish and I’m sure very high calorie! (But worth it)
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
oh and picking berries are my favorite summer treat. I live in coastal New Hampshire and just picked a massive amounts of raspberries this morning (NuVal score: I think 100, it is 100 for blueberries!)
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Straight out of the bag!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
When I saw the photos at the beginning of your post, I was almost afraid to look at the NuVal scores…Yay for Bear Naked! I eat it almost every day! Love mine with Light & Fit Vanilla yogurt and whatever fruit I have on hand (blueberries are my favorite!).
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
I like to mix it in with my yogurt *usually greek but sometimes regular* and my oatmeal to give it a lil more pizazz!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
I like to eat granola with plain yogurt and fresh mango!
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
And like you mentioned, plain yogurt by Chobani is a 94 and mango is a 93.
on Jun 29th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
I always eat my granola mixed with greek yogurt and a scoop of jam!
on Jun 30th, 2010 at 12:19 am
I like my granola with Chobani vanilla Greek yogurt!!
on Jun 30th, 2010 at 12:19 am
Which scores a 73!
on Jun 30th, 2010 at 8:59 am
i love to sprinkle granola on top of my smoothies
on Jul 3rd, 2010 at 4:09 am
I like to eat it dry like a snack.