There are loads of nuts in this, including whole almonds, along with sunflower and pumpkin seeds and slivers of toasted coconut. It has a toasty appearance but not very clumpy - there’s more nut than oat. Slightly salty, almost savoury, but you’d need to like coconut. Contains lots of nice-looking things including raisins and pumpkin seeds but the few pale clumps there are aren’t crunchy; it’s more of a muesli texture. Not sweet, with a slightly bitter aftertaste. At 6g of sugar per 50g serving an d made with soya protein flakes and crispies , it’s 100% plant- based and lower in sugar than you might expect.

Of course, our High Protein granola contains the natural oat flakes, seeds and nuts that gives it the Lizi’s crunch. If you’re following a vegan or vegetarian diet, it’s so important that your diet is rich in variety. By taking this approach you can ensure you are consuming all of the healthy protein your body needs. There’s an added bonus to using plant-based foods as your source of protein – these foods are also incredibly nutrient dense and full of vitamins, minerals and that all-important fibre – providing further health benefits. Has a pleasing amount of nuts, including toasted hazelnuts, cashews halves, whole unblanched almonds and flaked almonds, and clusters of medium to light oats. Looks granola-ish. On the sweet side but not overwhelmingly so. Decent crunch. Tastes fresh, just not as generous with the nuts as it could be.Nicely toasted oats, gathered in a few clumps, but very little else; there was definitely one sunflower seed in our bowlful. A good toasty flavour on the sweet side, with some crunch, but no discernible nutty flavour or fruit. So, whether your choice of fitness is yoga, running, strength training, hiking or biking – make sure that you are rewarding your exercise efforts with protein to keep your body in tip-top condition.

Of the 20 amino acids, the body is only able to produce 11. The remaining nine are known as ‘essential’ and must be derived from food sources. Small clumps and pieces of nut rather than whole nuts. A few hard raisins. Quite pale so it looks a bit anaemic and the taste has a slight bitterness. Not very sweet, but delivers a decent crunch that sadly doesn’t last.

Ingredients

Turn on the oven and allow it to fully preheat fully. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside. A pale but clumpy mix; I find flakes of Brazil nut and almond, plus half cashews and pumpkin seeds in reasonable levels. Not sweet but reasonably crunchy. Strong bitter aftertaste, which is a shame as it is good value otherwise.

In a large mixing bowl, add the oats, protein powder, cinnamon and salt and mix to combine. Add in the pepitas, almonds, flax meal and chia seeds and stir once again until everything is well incorporated. As well as being responsible for making new bones and muscles, enzymes and hormones, protein is a source of energy for the body. Eating the right amount makes sure that you have all the energy you need for an active lifestyle, busy day or the exercise you have planned. Does contain odd little squares of dried orange stuff which is hard to identify, and some tiny puffs, but also generous walnut halves and unblanched almonds. A well-balanced granola, not too sweet, with a good chew factor rather than crunchy. Nutty, almost savoury flavours and a quality that makes the high price more palatable.An attractive pale gold mix with some clumps and small amounts of raisins and flaked almonds. Tastes very sweet and sugary (there’s desiccated coconut in there) so it’s not very complex, but it’s chewy. A good base to add other nuts and its low price bumps up the value score. Extremely sweet but manages to be balanced by nuts. Good and crunchy with a nutty flavour. I like the unblanched almonds. A pale mix and not very clumpy (looks like a muesli), but it does seem lavish, loaded with nuts and fruit, including big, expensive-looking raisins as well as oats and wheat flakes. Sadly, the granola is on the soft side, not crisp and not very sweet. Oddly bland given the amount of nuts. Very dark, almost like it has cocoa in (it turns the milk brown). Contains puffs of cereal and flakes of almonds, cashew and coconut. Not madly sweet but the flavour is complex, with slightly bitter treacly flavour; it comes across like a grown-up Coco Pops. The puffed cereal is divisive - does it have a place in granola?

Nice big clumps of oats, but barely any flaked almonds and raisins - the three I find are hard, a bit like raisin jerky. Best crunch of the day in a sweetish mix, but there is a bitter aftertaste.

Health is big news when it comes to marketing granola. Over the past year, there’s been a rash of granolas with extra health claims such as FODMAP compatible and microbiome friendly. “Prebiotic” – providing food for gut bacteria – is another term that’s bandied about, often for granolas that include inulin, a kind of indigestible fibre, although any granola or muesli containing a good mix of different whole grains, nuts, seeds and fruits fits the bill. Having a high-protein breakfast not only replenishes the sources that have been absorbed by the digestive system overnight, but it keeps you feeling fuller for longer , giving you the energy to go about your day – whatever may await you! Slightly darker than most, this is more porridge than clusters. Sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds are visible, along with a few scraps of chopped toasted nuts, but the taste is bland, like raw porridge, and the nuts don’t taste the freshest. A fruit-free blend that’s pale, with a few clumps, some sunflower seeds and one or two big whole almonds. The flavour isn’t bland but it’s not sweet at all. Delivers lots of nutty and seedy flavours. If you don’t want any sugar this could be good. With puffed quinoa, pumpkin seeds and oats this does not have a traditional look. There is a bit of honey flavour, though not overwhelmingly sweet, very crunchy, but more like breakfast cereal than a granola. Fun though.