I was so excited to receive my GrandyOats samplers a few weeks back. When they arrived in the mail, I had a hard time controlling myself - I wanted to try them all right then. I did, however, use some self control and waited for breakfast the next day to try my first one - Low Fat Cranberry Chew Granola. It wasn't bad, but I have to admit that I wasn't too impressed. Maybe it was the low fat recipe that was to blame for my less-enthusiastic impression of it (I am not a fan of low fat foods - I like the sweet in the flavor I guess). I continued to try the other four granola flavors over the next few days. Here is how I rated them at that time, with number one being the best...

1) Classic Granola

2) Goji Agave Granola

3) Nut Butter & Almond Granola

4) Cinnamon Apple Crisp Granola

5) Low Fat Cranberry Chew Granola

My taste test of these fine GrandyOats Granola samplers was revealing but not so surprising. I already knew that I preferred classic granola flavors, but what I didn't plan on was enjoying the Goji Agave so much. This had a good flavor, the Agave seemed sweet enough, and I liked the addition of the oat bran, jumbo raisins, and of course the goji berries. It was interesting that I didn't care for the Cinnamon Apple Crisp Granola as much as I thought I would. I think I liked the flavor well enough, but it must have been the crisped rice that left me feeling there wasn't much substance to the granola. I really like a hearty, chewy granola.

Here is the ingredients to my top two rated flavors, in case you're interested...

Classic Granola Ingredients: Oats, Honey, Sunflower Seeds, Wheat Germ, Expeller Pressed High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Sesame Seeds, Cashews, Pumpkin Seeds, Cocounut, Wheat Bran, Walnuts, Vanilla, and Sea salt.

Goji Agave Granola Ingredients: Oats, Agave, Sunflower Seeds, Oat Bran, Pumpkin Seeds, Jumbo Raisins, Sesame Seeds, Goji Berries, Unsweetened Coconut, Dried Sweetened Cranberries (High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Cane Sugar), Vanilla, Blueberry Juice, Sea Salt.

For more information about GrandyOats Granola, you can visit their website here.

-Brian