Ingredients for Granola

Video Transcript

"Now we are onto our nut granola. I'm just going to tell you about what I bought. Again, this is totally up to you, whatever you want to throw into yours, whatever you like. I have some cashews I got from the grocery store. Of course you probably know what a cashew tastes like and look like. Mmm. These are raw, organic and unsalted. You don't have to go that far. They can be conventional, meaning non-organic or a little bit of salt on them. But the more basic you get, the healthier it's going to be. That means the less they did to the nut, the less processed, the fewer things they added to it, that's always healthier. So, I have some great raw cashews. I have some almonds here, nice, raw, unsalted. Almonds are such a healthy nut. These are great just to keep on hand just to munch on. These are salted, however. I couldn't find the unsalted; they were out of them actually. Not a big deal. A little bit of salt won't hurt you. I also have some pistachios. I love pistachio anything. These are actually still in the shell, and they're escaping as well. One overboard, but that's alright. I'm going to be peeling them and getting them out of the shell in a minute, but pistachio is a great, great, very flavorful nut. Lastly, I have some sesame seeds. Not a lot, gosh, this is probably only about a tablespoon of sesame seeds, just to sprinkle on top. Great little addition, you can add just a little bit of something, great extra flavor that you need. I also have some honey; I'll show you how we are going to use that. Some raisins, I love that texture with the nuts and that sweetness of the raisins. And the lemon, I'll show you how we are going to use just a little bit of lemon juice in this. Again, I got these from the bulk section because I like to be able to have control over how much of what I get. But it's up to you; just bring home your favorite ingredients."