April 11, 2014

San Franola-Granola that Packs a Punch {Review & Giveaway!}

Disclaimer: I was given boxes of San Franola granola to review and giveaway on my blog. I received no other compensation for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own, as always. 

Congrats to Ashley who won my Bakery on Main oatmeal giveaway

Granola is a delicious snack or breakfast option, but I can't have too much of it in the house. If I buy a bag of it my boyfriend and I are going to finish it in a matter of days. I also make a mean peanut butter granola which I enjoy making from time to time. 

Now granola always gets a bad rap because while it is always delicious, it is usually loaded with calories and sugar,has a measly 1/4 cup serving size of deliciousness, and isn't very filling. 

When I went to Expo East in September (throwback recap one of these days?), of course there were lots of granola and cereal companies. However I tasted San Franola and was blown away not only by how yummy it was but by it's nutritional stats. They are also based out of San Francisco, a city I love, and had a super cute guy working their booth which helped.  I was super excited to have San Franola follow up with me after the expo about doing a blog review & giveaway.  



San Franola is a super delicious granola that isn't super sweet or sticky.  What I love is that their freshly roasted granolas ALL have 10g of protein,only 5-6g of sugar, and 6g of fiber. The best part is that a serving size  for only 150-160 calories is (wait for it) a 1/2 of a cup! The protein is my favorite part because it makes it a better part of a filling breakfast or snack.That is what makes it amazing in my book. 


Their flavors include Cinnamon Almond, Ginger Snap, Lemon Zest, Toasted Chia, and California Raisin.  

The granolas have short ingredient lists, are wheat-free, and  natural ingredients with sweeteners including stevia, honey, and molasses.  For example one of my favorite flavors, Toasted Chia, has the following ingredient lists and nutritional stats.  



Full nutrition facts can be found here on their website.  

My personal favorite flavor was the Ginger Snap. It tasted just like those ginger snap cookies in the bright orange box they sell at the supermarket. I also really loved how this had lots of big chunks of granola and almonds in it, not little teeny tiny crushed up oat bits. 
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To be honest, I was mostly eating this stuff right out of the bag. Addictive. I did really like the little single-serve boxes of the different flavors of granola and managed to find numerous ways to enjoy San Franola. 


Ginger Snap granola on top of oatmeal with nut butter. This was had many mornings. 


Cinnamon Almond granola with blueberries and vanilla almond milk as a snack


Toasted Chia granola with vanilla coconut yogurt, dried cranberries, chia seeds, and a spoonful of Sunbutter.

Finally, as a treat last weekend my boyfriend whipped up some amazing coconut chocolate covered strawberries for me. You need to make these next time you are craving a sweet treat! He made them by first dipping strawberries in melted semi-sweet chocolate chips followed by rolling them in a mixture he grinded up in the food processor that included unsweetened coconut, almonds, cashews, and Toasted Chia San Franola granola

Right now San Franola can be found in stores like Whole Foods and Safeway on the west coast and are working on becoming available on the east coast. To find out more information, order granola online, or use the store locator, check out San Franola on their website or on Facebook.

Lucky for you I have another giveaway on the blog to win some granola! All you have to do is enter via the Rafflecopter below to win a sampler pack of San Franola granolal! Giveaway ends Tuesday, April 22nd at 12:00 AM EST!

Happy Friday! 

Disclaimer: I was given boxes of San Franola granola to review and giveaway on my blog. I received no other compensation for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own, as always. 

26 comments:

  1. I eat granola as a snack all the timeeee! (:

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  2. Ooooh! Granola is dangerous stuff! LOL...I think it is pretty cruel to have something so yummy and expect people to eat 1/4 cup! The stats on the San Franola look WAY better than most! If I could have nuts and/or whey...I'd be all over it! ;-)

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  3. I love granola with almond milk or mixed in my yogurt with some fruit!

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  4. This sounds great. I'd love to try it and love the bigger serving size and nutrition!

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  5. I eat granola straight out of the bag!

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  6. I love to eat granola in yogurt... or on top of baked sweet potatoes with yogurt!

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  7. I love eating it by itself or mixed with YOGURT!!! :) Thanks for the chance to win!

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  8. How have I not tried this yet and it's literally around the corner from me! Haha I love some granola on top of my oats or yogurt :)

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  9. Love this stuff! Addicting is right!

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  10. I like my granola with greek yogurt

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  11. I love my granola in my yogurt for breakfast!

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  12. out of the bag or on cereal

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  13. I love granola and can eat it plain. Thank you for the giveaway.

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  14. I love it in greek yogurt!

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  15. I love granola in pancakes! its the Best!

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  16. granola with berries, cinnamon, and almond milk!

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  17. With yogurt! for most meals haha!

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  18. I like it mixed with greek yogurt for lunch.

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  19. I've taken San Franola to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Kiev. It's my favorite light breakfast food when away from home.

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  20. It's so nice to find another low-sugar granola out there. I feel like a lot of the ones I find locally have great ingredients and protein levels, but are packed with sugar! Adding granola to greek yogurt is definitely my favorite!

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  21. Yogurt + granola = the bomb dot com

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  22. I love granola right out of the box! Sadly, San Franola not available in PDX yet, would love to win some.

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  23. I love granola with greek yogurt!! I can't have yogurt without granola in it, it's just the perfect combination! :)

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