granola

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, slang)Ellipsis of crunchy granola.

adj

1. (Canada, US)Eating healthy food, supporting the protection of the environment, and having liberal views.

   “You see more and more of the granola hippie activist types these days.”

   “[…]behind them a granola-looking mom in denim overalls and a t-shirt was pulling in to do her drop-off . . . from a Prius.”

   “Rather, the anti-vax movement is almost entirely a phenomenon of the affluent crunchy granola Left—as everyone across the political spectrum acknowledged until the last week or so.”

   “Yet some experts believe that voices from the far right are beginning to drown out those of the crunchy granola crowd.”