{"id":6623,"date":"2024-01-22T10:54:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T18:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/foodservices\/?p=6623"},"modified":"2024-01-22T10:54:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T18:54:27","slug":"granola-bars-making-healthy-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/foodservices\/blog\/2024\/01\/22\/granola-bars-making-healthy-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"Granola Bars: Making Healthy Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>January 21 is National Granola Bar Day. We know granola bars are an easy and quick way to provide kids with a nutritious snack (or sometimes even breakfast), but it&#8217;s important to know that not all granola bars offer the same nutritional value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Look For<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The common basic ingredients of a granola bar sound healthy enough: granola, nuts, and sometimes berries, but it&#8217;s the added sugar and fat content that can change how nutritious the snack is. When shopping for granola bars for your family, we recommend looking for the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Whole grains (oats, quinoa, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nuts and seeds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fruit (berries, apples, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4+ grams of protein<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3+ grams of fiber<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Short ingredient lists with easily recognizable ingredients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Avoid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep an eye out for these sneaky ingredients showing up on granola bar nutrition labels (especially if they&#8217;re showing up first on the ingredient list!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Added sugar and syrups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refined grains (white flour, de-germed cornmeal, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artificial sweeteners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Long ingredient lists with ingredients you don&#8217;t recognize<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more insight into choosing healthy granola bars, check out these resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/how-to-pick-healthy-granola-bars-2018-1#overall-if-youre-looking-for-a-tasty-snack-you-probably-dont-need-a-granola-bar-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Pick Healthy Granola Bars<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/are-granola-bars-healthy\" target=\"_blank\">Are Granola Bars Healthy?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> We know granola bars are an easy and quick way to provide kids with a nutritious snack (or sometimes even breakfast), but it&#8217;s important to know that not all granola bars offer the same nutritional value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-announcements"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - 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