This crunchy granola is a great way to start your day with sugar-free and affordable whole ingredients like nuts and seeds to add healthy fats instead of processed oils. Oats are a good source of plant-based protein, as are nuts.

The nuts and seeds add healthy whole-food fats to this recipe, and the spices add warmth and anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and blood sugar-balancing properties. This is an excellent food-as-medicine recipe for people navigating type 2 diabetes and heart disease and a great alternative granola for those following an anti-inflammatory diet that is sugar-free, oil-free, and whole-ingredient-focused.