I love it when popular supermarket brands jump aboard the Gluten Free Train! & That’s exactly what Lizi’s has done by providing Gluten Free Granola!
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For so many years I have seen Lizi’s down the cereal aisle of my local supermarkets. Not only that I have seen it in other family members bowls & craved it. The packaging is inviting, but seeing it piled high in your brothers cereal bowl really does bring the cravings & jealously to a whole new level! However, no longer do I need to feel like this. Lizi & her team have listened to a huge amount of consumer nagging & thus demand, & created a healthy, delicious gluten free granola!
With Coeliac Disease affecting one in 100 people (Although only 24% who have the condition have been diagnosed), it is great to see some of the nation’s favourite brands creating gluten free versions of their already popular products. Lizi’s Gluten Free Granola is not just gluten free either, it has been fully approved by Coeliac UK. This is definitely very reassuring for many, as I have found many companies becoming very confused with what passes as ‘Gluten Free Oats’.
It is also really nice that Lizi’s Gluten Free Granola isn’t just really standard like so many gluten free products. It is often the case that a brand provides a gluten free alternative & it’s just really plain. All the gluten eaters get exotic, different flavours yet we just get bland alternatives. Lizi & the team don’t think like this… the gluten free granola is filled with all my favourite nuts & plenty of seeds too. ‘Desiccated Coconut, Cashew Nuts, Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Golden Linseeds, Almonds, Walnuts, Hazelnuts’ – irresistible, hey?!
I am a massive fan of breakfast time & decided to have my first bowl of gluten free granola alongside some fresh fruit & almond milk. It smelt great & it tasted even better. I will definitely be trying this again. I did find it quite filling but not, uncomfortably so. It definitely kept me going until a late Saturday lunch out! Similarly to when I eat gluten free porridge, this gluten free granola seems to gradually release it’s goodness; but its full of even more fibre & good fats!
Though I had my gluten free granola, simply alongside almond milk & fresh fruit there are definitely so many other ways you can try it. For example it works really well alongside fresh yoghurt & berries. I am a big fan of coconut yoghurt. Both Coyo & The Coconut Collaborative are brands that I would highly recommend… I buy both depending on what supermarket I am in! They are both dairy free as well so if you are looking for a delicious Gluten Free & Dairy Free Breakfast using these alongside Lizi’s Gluten Free Granola is definitely a great idea!
I love Granola so much I would happily eat it for dessert, sprinkled on top of ice cream, frozen yoghurt or even with pancakes! I really think this gluten free granola could work really well in a recipe too. Maybe some on-the-go cereal bars or flapjacks… you never know until you try!
Lizi’s Gluten Free Granola is music to my ears & heaven to my tastebuds. It’s full of flavour, texture & just makes you feel really good whenever you eat it! I will definitely be buying this again as one of a few cereal options I have. (I love cereal!!) It’s going to be available initially this summer in both Asda & Sainsbury’s (June & July 2015 respectively), so hopefully you can hold on till then!
Are you a granola fan? Have you got any other ways you eat your granola? & also let me know what you think of Lizi’s Gluten Free Granola! Drop a comment below or on Facebook/Twitter.
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Thanks for reading,
Becky xxx
