Muesli with no additives
Salt, sugar and oil are often added to supermarket muesli, although they shouldn’t be needed if the muesli contains high-quality, fresh ingredients with a high proportion of fruit, nuts and seeds.
For many years, I’ve been buying Traidcraft Fruit and Nut muesli, which is mostly oats of course, and contains 36% fruit and nuts. The nut pieces don’t seem to be as large and crunchy as they were when I started buying this muesli ten years ago, but it still makes a much tastier breakfast than the average mass-market store muesli.
The only problem is that it’s a hassle to get. For a while, I bought it mail-order from Traidcraft. Then, for a while it was stocked by my local Oxfam charity shop. Now, I get it from St Thomas’s church store, which is hardly ever open when I’m around. So when I do buy it, I buy up to ten packets at once – every pack that is on the shelf.
It’s £2 for a 500g pack. Other varieties are also available, but some of them (like Traidcraft Tropical muesli) do have added honey and oil.