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Nutritional Info
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 345.3
  • Total Fat: 13.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 91.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 49.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.5 g
  • Protein: 14.5 g

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Tasty Trail Mix


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Introduction

Filling and sweet -- try this good-for-you treat! Filling and sweet -- try this good-for-you treat!

Ingredients

    Pick one ingredient from each list. DRIED FRUIT (1 cup chopped)
    • Raisins
    • Dried pineapple
    • Dried apple rings
    • Pitted prunes
    • Dried peaches
    • Dried apricots
    • Mixed dried fruit
    • Dried banana chips
    CEREAL (1 cup)
    • Bran Chex
    • Wheat Chex
    • Rice Chex
    • Corn Chex
    • Shredded wheat
    • Cheerios
    • Kix
    NUTS & SEEDS (1/2 cup)
    • Sunflower seeds
    • Mixed nuts
    • Peanuts
    • Cashews
    • Pecans
    • Walnuts
    • Sunflower seeds
    OPTIONALS (1/2 cup)
    • Toasted soybeans
    • Popcorn
    • Pretzels
    • Chocolate Chips
    • M & M candies
    • Peanut Butter chips
    • Butterscotch chips

Directions

Mix well and store in an airtight container.

Serving size: 1/4 cup





TAGS:  Snacks |


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  • CURVY_MOMMA

    Incredible!
    40 of 40 people found this review helpful
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    Good trail mix guidelines, plenty of room for variety. My first batch has Life cereal, unsalted sunflower seeds, butterscotch chips, and a combo of mixed dried fruit and raisins. Yummy! Next time I'm going for Bran Chex - good way to sneak fiber into my diet. - 5/23/08

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  • CHIMEL

    Incredible!
    36 of 36 people found this review helpful
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    This recipe is great! I love all the variety it has. I immediately put mine in single portion Ziploc baggies. (60 for $1 at Target dollar spot) That way when I reach for it I don't worry about eating to much. - 8/21/09

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  • SUNNYARIZONA


    30 of 37 people found this review helpful
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    this is really a great idea. But can you stop at a quarter cup???? I mean it is 345 calories in 1/4 cup! MERCY! - 9/25/08

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  • ALPHAMAMMA

    Very Good
    28 of 28 people found this review helpful
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    Calories high? Yep. Fat content high? Uh huh. BUT...
    The foods in this recipe are good for you, and sometimes, even while watching your weight, you have to eat healthy food that does have fat and calories. As spark says, moderation is the key. - 3/24/09

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  • BBRAKEBILL74

    Very Good
    22 of 22 people found this review helpful
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    I could not trust myself with a whole batch so.....using the nutrition labels on the products, I came up with this 1 serving recipe and fewer calories: 2T raisins, 54 calories; 1/4 C Cheerios, 25 cal; 1/2 oz. mixed nuts, 85 cal.; 1 T Hershey's semi sweet chocolate pieces, 70 calories; 234 calories. - 2/10/10

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  • BFRG1513


    21 of 21 people found this review helpful
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    Great recipe! To check which ingredients were used for the Nutritional Info, click on "Ingredients Detalis" just below the Nutritional Info. In this case, Bran Chex, raisins, sunflower seeds, and soybeans were used. - 9/25/08

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  • OREGONGRANDMA


    15 of 18 people found this review helpful
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    I made up a batch similar to this to take on the train with me as a good snack or even a meal substitute if necessary; it had fruit and protein. I just had to be careful about portions (it is easy to eat too much in one sitting). I am concerned that the dried fruits have so much sugar added. - 9/11/08

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  • SUGARPUNK52

    Incredible!
    13 of 13 people found this review helpful
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    I love this! You can mix and match for whatever you might have a taste for. - 2/25/09

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  • NHCAROL

    Incredible!
    12 of 12 people found this review helpful
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    My family LOVED this! I used mixed berries and banana chips, whole wheat chex, pretzels, and unsalted sunflower seeds. I am making another batch this week! - 3/30/08

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  • TLORDAGAMA

    Very Good
    11 of 11 people found this review helpful
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    Trail Mix is supposed to be high in calories, it's original purpose was to be a lightweight snack when hiking. This is a lower fat version of the normal trail mix of nuts, candy and dried fruit. - 11/11/09

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  • LYNNCRAW

    O.K.
    11 of 18 people found this review helpful
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    Taste great and has a lot of fiber, BUT how this could possibly be claimed as healthy is rediculous because ONLY ONE SERVING has 345.3 calories, 13.6 total fat, and 49.7 carbs! - 8/22/09

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  • DBHEND

    Good
    11 of 12 people found this review helpful
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    I used multi-bran cereal, pineapple, raisins, sunflower seeds, popcorn and nuts. It fulfilled desire for a treat. Moderation is the key. - 3/29/09

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  • ROADBIKEMAMA

    Very Good
    10 of 10 people found this review helpful
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    Good ideas. I made this last night, using almonds, Corn Chex, dried apricots (cut into quarters), and Peanut Butter M&Ms. By today, the Chex were stale from the moisture in the apricots, and the almonds nearly were, too. I may not cut the apricots up in the future I like all the different ideas! - 4/10/09

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  • BELLACUORE

    Incredible!
    10 of 12 people found this review helpful
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    I love trail mix~thank you for all the ideas for variety!
    KDA1981~you can do the research on your own and see this is calculated correcty as it is. A whole cup is 1,409. Divide that by 4 and it's 352.25 calories. So the poster DID calculate it corectly.
    Yummy mixed with yogurt too! =) - 9/25/08

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  • RHALES199


    10 of 13 people found this review helpful
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    This sounds great, but IF you use STORE- Bought dried fruit, watch out because they almost always have added sugar (which isn't really necessary). You' d be better off to make your own dried fruit and stay away from the added sugar! - 6/14/08

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  • QUERIAN

    Very Good
    9 of 11 people found this review helpful
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    If you look at the calorie breakdown by ingredient it turns out a serving size is 3/4 cup, not 1/4 cup, so divide by three to get the real calorie count!

    I made this with a wide variety of cereal, dried fruits, nut and butterscotch chips and it came out to 127 calories per 1/4 cup. - 1/11/10

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  • LYNNESW


    8 of 13 people found this review helpful
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    I would not even make this recipe there are too many calories for such a small amount - 8/22/09

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  • JENNYFLOWER1

    Incredible!
    8 of 9 people found this review helpful
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    This recipe gives so much variety and freedom of ingredients. You don't have to make it the same way twice! - 3/24/08

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  • ETHELMERZ


    7 of 15 people found this review helpful
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    May as well have a real candy bar, it's bigger than 1/4 cup too. - 8/22/09

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  • SMLARSON13

    Very Good
    7 of 8 people found this review helpful
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    Lots of variations. Less expensive when you can find some of the ingredients on sale or w/coupons...then mix what you get. Pretty good mixed with a little n/fat yogurt too. - 3/9/08

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  • MOTHERCWC

    Incredible!
    6 of 7 people found this review helpful
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    I calcualted this using shredded wheat, peanuts, M&M's and mixed dried fruit. It makes 12 x 1/4 c. serving = 3 c. total.
    Nutrition Facts 12 Servings Per Serving Calories 119.


    - 3/22/10

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  • EARTH420


    6 of 10 people found this review helpful
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    I don't know why this is so high in calories, except maybe for the dried fruit (which has a LOT of sugar). I make up my own snack mix ...3 cups of original Chex mix w/ 3 cups of Joe's O's (cheerios equivalent from Trader Joe's) w/ 3 cups of puffed brown rice cereal. Mix it up in a large ziploc. - 8/22/09

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  • SPINNER86


    6 of 11 people found this review helpful
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    Too high in fat & calories for 1/4 cup IMO. I would definitely want more. This could be a trigger food for many people. It is for me. - 8/21/09

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  • MAEWINGS

    Incredible!
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    I loved this recipe because it gives you a great list of different things and I even have some of these on hand to start with. For my first try I mixed cheerios, raisins, butterscotch chips and sunflower nuts. Yum! - 3/31/08

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  • BELTONWALKER66

    Very Good
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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    Something crunchy for when you want something to munch on. Most ingredients are nutritious and will satisfy both the salty and sweet tooth. Easy to make as usually have ingredients on hand. - 3/23/08

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