I just wanted to take time to share a "favorite" with fellow migrainuers today. We all know how difficult it is to find migraine friendly foods and granola can be especially difficult due to nuts, preserved dried fruits, and coconut. I have found a product that is delicious and migraine friendly and so I feel obligated to share this treasure. The brand is "Kind" and they make multiple flavors of granola (some of which contain coconut and nuts so beware of those flavors). The flavor is "Maple Quinoa and Chia Seeds".
The brand "Kind" highlights that their products contain ingredients that you can see and pronounce, which is vital to the migrainuer. This product is also gluten-free. Gluten can be a migraine trigger for some people and more and more people are switching to a gluten-free lifestyle. They also state this is a non GMO product. I can rest assured I am not eating franken oats:).
Here is what Kind says about their products and I happen to agree with them:
We believe if you can’t pronounce an ingredient, it shouldn’t go into your body.
Actually, it shouldn’t even go into your pantry. That’s why all KIND Healthy
Snacks are made from all-natural whole nuts, fruits and whole grains. No secret
ingredients and absolutely nothing artificial here. Just a delicious way of
getting your body essential nutrients like fiber, protein and antioxidants (to
name a few).
Not all of their products are migraine-friendly (they contain nuts, coconut, chocolate, etc.). Maple Quinoa Clusters with Chia Seeds is a granola that is delicious when eaten as a cereal with milk. I add some fresh blueberries to mine in the morning. I have also been known to munch on it dry for a afternoon snack. I must disclose that I am not receiving any incentive for plugging this product. I just happen to be overly excited about a store-bought product that is migraine-friendly and yummy too!
Here is a link to Kind's website if you want to check them out. In my research of their site I also learned you can't purchase this product directly from them, but you can get it from Swansonvitamins.com. I am not sure why it is unavailable from the manufacturer, but my local grocer is carrying it. It appears the manufacturer's site does offer another flavor of migraine-friendly granola: "Cinnamon Oat Clusters with Flax Seeds". I haven't sampled this flavor, but would give it a try if my favorite becomes unavailable at my local store.
Here is a link to Kind's website if you want to check them out. In my research of their site I also learned you can't purchase this product directly from them, but you can get it from Swansonvitamins.com. I am not sure why it is unavailable from the manufacturer, but my local grocer is carrying it. It appears the manufacturer's site does offer another flavor of migraine-friendly granola: "Cinnamon Oat Clusters with Flax Seeds". I haven't sampled this flavor, but would give it a try if my favorite becomes unavailable at my local store.