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November 03, 2006
Homemade Trail Mix
I think I mentioned in a previous post that I've become very fond of Eden Organic's nuts and seeds, particularly a mixture that they sell combining sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, almonds, dried cherries, and raisins. There are only two problems with this stuff. It's relatively expensive, and it requires either ordering online, or making a trip to the natural foods store in Palo Alto with the surly staff.
The other day, I was looking at the bulk bins at the grocery store, and it occurred to me that I could buy a bunch of nuts, seeds, dried fruit, etc., and make up my own mix. I came up with the following mix.
Homemade Trail Mix
Mix approximately equal parts of the following (I threw everything in a large ziploc bag and shook it all up):- roasted unsalted almonds
- unsalted filberts (not sure if they were roasted or not)
- tamari cashews
- sunflower seeds
- pumpkin seeds
- dried cranberries
- semisweet chocolate morsels
I ran the numbers over at nutritiondata.com, and this has 150 calories per 1 oz. serving, 10 g of carbohydrate, and a little over 2 g of fiber. Plus the usual wonderful amounts of magnesium, vitamin E, and zinc that any concoction of nuts contains.
Makes a nice mid-afternoon pick-me-up.
Posted by spaceling at November 3, 2006 10:42 AM
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