granola bar
noun
chiefly US
: a bar made of a mixture of oats and other ingredients (such as brown sugar, raisins, coconut, or nuts) that is eaten as a snack
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Most workdays LeAnne Withrow skips breakfast, has a granola bar or a spoonful of peanut butter for lunch and drinks as little water as possible.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
There’s a granola bar half a peanut and jelly sandwich in your purse!
—Alex Vance, Parents, 1 Dec. 2025
While more carbohydrate-rich foods, such as a granola bar or a glass of orange juice, give you a quick burst of energy, adding more protein- and fat-rich foods, such as eggs or chicken, to your meal provides energy that lasts longer.
—Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
Honestly just a good like high protein granola bar.
—Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2025
And customers can pick up a granola bar or banana to accompany their breakfast sandwich.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2025
Leftovers from dinner, a small salad with tuna, or roasted chickpeas can be just as quick—and far more nutrient-dense—than a granola bar, Hill adds.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
But a person with Parkinson’s who needs refrigerated medication or a ventilator-dependent patient in a flood-prone region needs their life-sustaining oxygen far more than a flashlight and granola bar.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
In one session, volunteer Casey Ellin used this wearable bypass to pick up a granola bar from a table and bring it to his mouth to take a bite.
—Chad Bouton, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2021
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
There’s a granola bar half a peanut and jelly sandwich in your purse!
—Alex Vance, Parents, 1 Dec. 2025
While more carbohydrate-rich foods, such as a granola bar or a glass of orange juice, give you a quick burst of energy, adding more protein- and fat-rich foods, such as eggs or chicken, to your meal provides energy that lasts longer.
—Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2025
Honestly just a good like high protein granola bar.
—Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2025
And customers can pick up a granola bar or banana to accompany their breakfast sandwich.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2025
Leftovers from dinner, a small salad with tuna, or roasted chickpeas can be just as quick—and far more nutrient-dense—than a granola bar, Hill adds.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
But a person with Parkinson’s who needs refrigerated medication or a ventilator-dependent patient in a flood-prone region needs their life-sustaining oxygen far more than a flashlight and granola bar.
—John Samuels, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
In one session, volunteer Casey Ellin used this wearable bypass to pick up a granola bar from a table and bring it to his mouth to take a bite.
—Chad Bouton, IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2021
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“Granola bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granola%20bar. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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