(I have to tell you that every time I’ve typed “granola” during this post I have originally mistyped it as “grandola” first and for some reason that just totally cracks me up)! 

I now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

So as I was saying I recently discovered the delectible combination of creamy yogurt and crunchy granola…for my self.  Sure, people have been wisely doing this for YEARS, but me?  Oooohhhoho no.  The potential for having a soggy, gloppy, oatmeal-like concotion was too high for me to risk it.  (Yes, its true, I am not an oatmeal fan). 

One morning a few weeks ago I woke up feeling particularly risky and dangerous, craving some kind of exotic adventure.  Sadly it was a weekday morning and like every other weekday morning I was headed off to work.   Sad, I know, no adventure for Mav   But then I was sitting there at my desk eating my oh-so-yummy Raspberry Yoplait and looking at a box of Nature’s Valley Oats ‘n Honey granola bars and I thought, “What if…?” 

Motivated by my particularly spunky mood, I took a granola bar pack and mashed it up, trying not to make too much of a scene at my desk using my water bottle as a pummeling agent.  When the bars seemed pulverized to just the perfect bite-sized crumb, I dumped it into my yogurt and mixed it all around tentatively taking my first bite.   And OH WHAT A GLORIOUS SENSATION FOR MY TASTEBUDS!  The flavor of raspberry sweet-tartness and the warm buttery-honey granola, the juxtaposition of textures–smooth and creamy mingling with crisp crunchiness–Oh it was a match made in culinary heaven!

It was almost like having an ice cream sundae for breakfast.  *Gasp…shocked disbelief…”Did she really compare yogurt to ice cream?!?”   Yes.  Yes I did.  Never, in all my days upon this globe did I ever concieve of the possibility that something might be even remotely as tasty as ice cream.  Now mind you, don’t think I’ve gone completely mad, I will never pass up a great bowl of ice cream in order to have yogurt.  But I’m just saying, this new yogurt/granola combination is a fun tasty treat that I look forward to eating.

I should also note that my affection is singular in nature and really only like this specific combination of Raspberry Yoplait and Nature Valley Oats ‘n Honey.  I tried other flavors of yogurt and other brands of granola and they just don’t measure up, in my ever-so-humble opinion.  So there you have it, the story of how Mav met and fell in love with yogurt and granola…everybody now, “Aaaawwww!”