Granola, Parfaits, and RSV

My son and I were sick the past week or two, he with combined strep and RSV (thank you relatives who won't take their kid to the doctor! Not only was he sick because of it, but my nephew was too, he isn't even 6 months and has enough problems, he was in the NICU for the first three months of life, and has to rely on a colostomy bag to relieve himself, and he eats through a feeding tube, he did not need RSV. Then again neither did the little boy who had it for THREE months who gave it to everybody), and I had an attack of my bronchitis that was so bad it was a step away from full-blown bacterial pneumonia. Thankfully, we are both better, although both still congested and wheezy, I am at least back down to regular old bronchitis, and on strict orders to drink more and daily use of an inhaler or nebulizer. But while we were sick and on antibiotics, we needed something besides applesauce and jello to eat. Enter yogurt, packed with calcium and protein as well as being nice and cool on a sore throat. The only problem, our hometown has had a large outbreak of RSV and there was no vanilla yogurt, only plain. My solution, however was to add honey as a sweetener, and to eat it with this amazing recipe  found on allrecipes.com, thank you to Pam Anderson for posting it on the site. http://allrecipes.com/howto/great-granola/detail.aspx?e11=granola+clusters&e8=Quick+Search&event10=1&event8=1&prop24=SR_Showcase&e7=Home+Page  the only changes I made was in the flavoring, I used a teaspoon and a half of vanilla and a teaspoon of cinnamon for a doubled recipe and put in chopped pecans, sliced almonds and chocolate chips.

I used this amazing granola, which smelled like cinnamon french toast, to make a delicious parfait with yogurt and honey. and I have now decided that my parfait glass will become my new breakfast bowl for cereal,  because it holds roughly 1 cup of cereal and a half cup of milk, which is a standard serving.