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My new favorite granola.
Love Grown granola is the best granola I’ve ever had out of a bag.
I do not say that lightly.
You all know by now how much I love supporting mom & pop shops, especially ones in the U.S. Love Grown Foods was created by a couple’s passion for health and entrepreneurship, and they live right in Colorado. I recently received a (love) care package from the company with their granola, and PB and I immediately fell in love.
My favorite is the raisin almond crunch granola, um, without the raisins. I personally don’t like raisins in my granola so I pick them out and add them to PB’s bowl. Instead of using crushed TLC bars in my yogurt bowls I now use this granola and it is sooo good. Just take Fage yogurt and add some berries, mini chocolate chips, and a big handful of Love Grown granola. My favorite are the whole roasted almonds that add the perfect crunch and staying power I need.
I think testing granola and canned tomatoes are a favorite hobby because I test out different brands all the time to be sure I am enjoying the best out there. So far here are my favorite granolas in order of love:
1. Love Grown granola- The raisin almond crunch is my favorite but they are all equally crunchy and yummy. I like the price point- $4.99 for a good size bag- and I love the people behind the company.
2. Frog Hollow Farms granola– The issue with this granola is access and consistency. It is expensive (in general) but even pricier because of the shipping cost. Also, each batch can be slightly different. Jessi found the recipe online here if you want to try it.
3. Crushed TLC roasted almond crunch bars– These are great because of the long shelf life. However, they do not have the fresh natural taste that the above two do.
Check out this granola- if I like it this much I am confident you will too!
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YUM! I’m so excited- I’m getting a package from them this week. I’m a parfait lover to the extreme, so I cannot wait to make one using their goodness. Hope you have a good week
i ADORE love grown’s granola! definitely my favorite ever, and i’m not a granola person at all. but i could eat this all day long 🙂
The Raisin Almond Crunch is killer. I always find myself picking out the almonds, and then I’m sad when I get down to the bottom of the bag and they’re all gone!
@Sarah R, I did the same thing!
Yuck. I don’t like raisins either. I always pick them out of oatmeal raisin cookies. I’d rather bake them up without them. Ew.
@Kelly, HA! I actually LOVE raisins- just not in my granola!
I LOVED the Frog Hollow granola! I bought it a few times for myself and my sister and then stopped because of shipping and it didn’t taste very healthy. But it tasted sooo good. And the dried peaches are the best ever. Mmmm best.
I’ve heard so much about Love Grown. I hope to try it sometime!
I love Best Damn Granola company. It’s based out of Dartmouth, MA. The best is the Fig ‘n Nuts. 🙂
Just took a look at your blog for the first time..where in Rhode Island are you originally from and why’d you move? Also is Love Grown or Frog Hollow available at Whole Foods?
@cayla, Hi! I’m from Cranston and I moved to Philly when I got married. My husband is from Philly and that’s where his career is so I left my favorite little town of Cranston! Where are you from?
Love Grown is not available in RI as far as I know, but their shipping costs are only about $6 so if you buy a few bags it is worth it. Also it doesn’t hurt to ask Whole Foods if they can order it as sometimes they can with certain brands. I saw it at a big chain market here but not at Whole Foods yet.
Frog Hollow is not available anywhere except online or at their farmer’s markets or in Cali I believe. I picked some up last time I was in San Francisco as it would not be worth it to me to ship it (the granola itself is expensive and the shipping is too).
I hope this helps you!
@RhodeyGirlTests,
I’m actually from CT, but I absolutely LOVE rhodey…my family vacations in Narragansett every summer and I also have family in North Kingstown. Newport is one of my favorites, of course, as well as Providence, but we love exploring all the other smaller towns and beaches in RI throughout the summer. We’re also UNBELIEVABLE ice cream fans, and are always up for Brickley’s (please tell me you’ve had it?!) and Del’s.
Great idea about asking the Whole Foods to purchase some bags. I hate paying for shipping! Also, TLC ROASTED ALMOND (and the pumpkin variety) are some of my favorite crunchy granola bars. Crunching it up for granola must be delicious too! What’re your favorite granola bars?
Ahh, Love Grown is just awesome and the owners are so amazing. They’ve come SO far in such a small amount of time. When I met them at the farmers markets last year, they were still unknown in blog land!! So very cool!