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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yogurt and granola are healthy, high in protein and fiber and maybe healthy fats. [/quote]

Only if it’s plain yogurt and granola with very little sugar. Most commercial granolas have a lot of sugar. If you make your own or use just plain yogurts, oats, and add some honey or maple sugar and fruit, then it’s healthy. [/quote]

Sugar is not "unhealthy." It's not nutritious but it doesn't hurt you unless

(1) It's all you're eating, which is not an issue with yogurt and granola which, even if full of sugar, also has pleny of nutritious value. Yogurt with added sugar is not the same as candy.

(2) You are calorie restricting, in which case the added calories from sugar "cost" too much, and also added sugar tends to induce people to consume more of items because it tastes good to them.

But the sugar is not, in itself, a problem. I am not on a calorie restricted diet and full fat yogurt and granola are a great, filling breakfast for me. I usually buy plain yogurt and sweeten with honey. I'd love to make my own granola (and sometimes do) because it tastes better, but it's generally cheaper and a million times easier to buy it. But there are so many options there, too -- many granolas are sweetened only with honey, and if you can find one heavy on nuts, the nutritional value goes even higher.

But you don't have to fear sugar. It won't kill you![/quote]

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