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I love breakfast foods\u2014from waffles and quiche to smoothies\u2014but I can rarely be bothered to actually make them. The mere idea of heating the waffle iron on a weekday gives me anxiety. Mornings are busy, and I often end up reaching for whatever is the most convenient and will keep me full until lunchtime.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
With this in mind, I grabbed Trader Joe\u2019s Peanut Butter Protein Granola while on a shopping trip months ago. The rest is history. Now I pick up a bag every time I go, and sometimes I buy two just to make sure I don\u2019t run out. It\u2019s my breakfast secret weapon, one I rely upon to keep me sane on busy weekday mornings.\n<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n This easy-to-love granola has a lot going for it. It\u2019s super crunchy without being hard, making it very fun to eat. You\u2019ll find a mix of larger clusters along with smaller pieces. My husband doesn\u2019t usually eat granola (he doesn\u2019t like yogurt. I still love him, but it\u2019s hard), but he loves to snack on the clusters. I actually prefer the smaller pieces to mix with yogurt, so it works out great.\n<\/p>\n The flavor is decidedly peanut buttery and lightly sweet. I love that the granola isn\u2019t too sweet\u2014just enough to make it a delicious counterpoint to tangy yogurt. Toasted peanuts add extra crunch and more peanut flavor.\n<\/p>\n The granola has an impressive 11 grams of protein per serving thanks to the peanuts as well as pea protein. I\u2019ve had other products that include pea protein, like bars, and it can provide a slightly off-putting texture and\/or flavor. I don\u2019t notice it one bit in TJ\u2019s granola, so it\u2019s a nice nutritional bonus.\n<\/p>\n Simply Recipes \/ Laurel Randolph<\/p>\n <\/span> <\/p>\n My favorite way to eat this granola is with plain yogurt, whether it\u2019s Greek-style or otherwise. The flavor combo reminds me of the filling for peanut butter pie, but with crunch, and it adds even more protein to the mix. For a PB&J experience, add some fresh raspberries, strawberries, or blackberries, or swirl a little jam through your yogurt. For a dessert-like snack, add chocolate chips or a drizzle of chocolate sauce.\n<\/p>\n Peanut Butter Protein Granola is also good with a milk of your choice since it keeps its crunch really well. Or you can enjoy it as my husband does, as an afternoon snack straight out of the bag.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n #Trader #Joes #Find #Eat #Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I love breakfast foods\u2014from waffles and quiche to smoothies\u2014but I can rarely be bothered to actually make them. The mere idea of heating the waffle iron on a weekday gives me anxiety. Mornings are busy, and I often end up reaching for whatever is the most convenient and will keep me full until lunchtime.\u00a0 With […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[112,110,87,133,157],"class_list":["post-618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner","tag-day","tag-eat","tag-find","tag-joes","tag-trader"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artoz.xyz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} Why I Love Trader Joe\u2019s Peanut Butter Protein Granola <\/span> <\/h2>\n
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