Today's recipe is adapted from one in a recent Runner's World Magazine. I changed the butter in the recipe to coconut oil and the maple syrup to honey. I increased the honey a bit. The extra honey helps to make this a nice crisp granola. It is great for snacking as well as for breakfast. This would be great to take along for a winter hike, ski or snow shoe.
So feel free to customize this recipe to your taste. That is what is great about making granola at home. You are totally in control of the ingredients.
Blueberry Crunch Granola
2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
½ cup wheat germ
¾ cup dried blueberries
¾ cup sliced almonds
½ cup raw cashews, coarsely chopped
½ cup shredded coconut
½ cups packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons apple pie spice
4 tablespoons coconut oil
3 tablespoons honey
Pre-heat oven to 300 F. Cover a jelly roll pan with aluminum
foil.
Combine the oats, wheat germ, blueberries, almonds, cashews,
coconut and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Mix well. In a saucepan melt
coconut oil and add the honey. Pour over the cereal and nut mixture and mix
well. Spread on prepared pan. Sprinkle with the apple pie spice. Bake for 35 minutes or until lightly brown. Stir occasionally while baking. Makes 6 Cups
Super Foods Today: Blueberries, coconut oil, almonds, honey
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Chris Wodke at Duathlon National Championship Tuscon 2013 |
Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished 2nd
at Boston in
the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs
exploded.
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent TeamUSA
at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago
in 2015.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S.
as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas , Texas .
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure
for CMT. We have 159 members in 30 states. We also have members in Australia , Scotland ,
Canada , Vietnam , Turkey ,
Finland and Iran . If you
wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com
or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of
normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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