Good To-Go Granola

Finally, something that worked for ME for breakfast

If you’ve read through much of this blog then you know that I struggle to deal with breakfast. Over the years I’ve cooked fancy breakfasts, done granola bars, and tried smoothies as well as oatmeal and Carnation Breakfast Essentials. Occasionally, one of these fires me up, but typically not. Plus, unless I’m doing a lazier hike, I’ve found that I don’t like fooling with cooking in the morning. I want to eat something tasty QUICKLY and then pack up and get moving. All too often I settle for a Snickers.

On my last section hike I tried a variety of options, and the one that overall worked best- not to mention tasted great- was Good To-Go’s Granola.

At $6.50 per package it didn’t exactly bankrupt me, and the photo of the actual product on their website looked intriguing.

The ingredient list passed muster too. First of all, it has real deydrated whole milk, not soy. I understand that if you’re vegan this will be an issue, but soy is a phytoestrogen, and even though it hasn’t been proven to have negative hormonal effects on men, I remain cautious. I don’t like the taste anyway. I’d just as soon use water.

So, whole milk plus oats, seeds (pumpkin, flax and sesame), nuts (almonds and pecans), fruit (turkish figs and blueberries) and sweetness (maple syrup and honey). Sounds real good in fact. But was it?

YES.

I made it in a ziploc and by the time I remembered to take a pic I’d finished most of it, but what remained looked like this:

Bottom line- I had a quick, tasty breakfast with minimal fuss and got 580 calories into me to fuel a morning on the trail. That’s more than 2 Snickers bars worth of energy, and no doubt a more healthy option. And the package weighed a mere 4.8 oz. Winner.

I now have at least one thing that works for me for breakfast. Now I just need to find 6 more.

Grade: A