National Granola Bar Day

Each year on January 21st, National Granola Bar Day recognizes the considerable nutrition and energy found in one wholesome granola bar. A basic granola bar includes whole grain (usually oats, though quinoa and barley can be used as well), fruit or nuts and honey, molasses, agave nectar, or syrup. The bar can also include butter or nut butter. Flavor and nutrition benefit from a variety of combinations.

James Caleb Jackson in Dansville, New York, as he was looking for a food for his health spa. A few years later, John Harvey Kellogg worked to make granola more appealing for patients.