Granola bars, as the name might suggest, are candy bars made from granola, making them, in general, rather healthier than the average candy bar. The granola is simply pressed into the shape of a bar and packaged, making it a convenient snack.
Granola itself is a breakfast or snack food. The main ingredients are honey, nuts and rolled oats, but other ingredients such as puffed rice may be included too. Fruit is a common after-market addition to a bowl of granola, and granola bars may have dried fruit incorporated into them.
Granola bars are similar to the flapjack or muesli bar that can be found in Britain and other countries.
Assuming that nothing unhealthy is added to the granola when making it into a bar, this does make a convenient and healthy snack. However, given that chocolate is hardly an uncommon additive, they are often not as healthy as they could be.
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