I’m glad to hear that most of you are goat cheese lovers too. As an update, I polished off the remaining bit at lunch today, which means I need to get more tomorrow…
In other, not so goaty, news my mid-afternoon snackage this week has been lovely and full of yogurt.
Today’s strawberry chocolate yogurt bowl was quite be-u-tiful!
I’d share the recipe, but in reality it’s more of a non-recipe.
Basically I spooned out 1/2 cup of plain Chobani Greek yogurt into a bowl and mixed it with 3-4 drops of stevia to take away the tartness (this is the only way I can handle plain yogurt), strategically placed sliced strawberries around the outer edge of the bowl and topped it all with Cocoa Goodness granola. Easy as (chocolate strawberry) pie!
The star of this snack was the granola.
Sweet, crunchy and chocolately granola that is made with LOVE.
I was sent a few bags of Love Grown Foods granola to try out. Currently I have 3 bags open- the Cocoa Goodness, Apple Walnut Delight and the Sweet Cranberry Pecan. They’re all delicious but I’ve been going crazy about the Apple Walnut! I think the large oat clusters I found in this bag stole my heart. 
What I love the most about the Love Grown Foods granola, besides the large chunks of granola, is that the company strives to produce a product that is made with wholesome ingredients.
Their granola is delicious, healthy and lower in calories and sugar than many other granolas out therer. They’re also:
- Free of Refined Sugar
- Free of High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Free of Trans Fats
- Free of Hydrogenated Oils
- Free of Artificial Flavors
- Free of Preservatives
- Free of Gluten
- Free of Genetically Modified Ingredients
And, I already spotted Love Grown granola on the shelf at my local Kroger!! This is nice to see because often times natural food products are only sold at organic markets, which many people may not have access to. I grew up in a small town so I know what it’s like to feel left out of the loop when certain products aren’t sold at stores near you.
I used the Sweet Cranberry Pecan to top a batch of pumpkin spice yogurt. Another non-recipe with 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt, stevia, 2 T of pumpkin puree and a dash of pumpkin pie spice.
I love dried fruit in granola and the cranberry coconut combo in this variety is phenom!
I finished off my large container of yogurt for the week already so now it’s time to get creative with the granola. Who knows what crazy combos I’ll come up with, but believe me you all will be the first to find out!
And be sure to look for all the Love Grown Foods varieties (in the organic section) at a grocer near you.
PS – Last night I attended a Social Media event here in Richmond that highlighted Tumblr, a relatively new (to me) micro-blogging platform. It was really cool to learn about what Tumblr is best used for and how fast it’s growing first hand from several folks who are directly involved with the company – Marc LaFountain, vice president of community support at Tumblr and Rich Tong, fashion editor at Tumblr and Jeff Rock, the Co-founder and Product Director of Mobelux, the developers of the Tumblr apps, and Rebecca Stice, the author of TheClothesHorse and one of the 24 bloggers who recently covered NY Fashion Week for Tumblr. The panel was informative and and interesting, the only problem is now I want to start a Tumblr blog. I guess that’s what happens when you’re a social media lover.
Oh, and if you’re looking for a good laugh please check out these two food related Tumblr blogs that were mentioned during the panel – Paula Deen Riding Things, where people submit photos of Paula riding different objects (the funniest part is that Paula actually tweeted about it) and Food Mourn (totally the opposite of what I’m going for here on EBF, but pretty funny).
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Brittany Mullins, HHC
