Best Kiddos Favorite Trail Mix Recipes

KIDDOS FAVORITE TRAIL MIX

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Easy, nutritious, keeps for a long time (in a sealed container), easily "tweaked" to fit your personal tastes. A REAL kid-pleaser. Great for bringing snack on your child's turn at preschool/daycare. Although it may be wise to omit the ingredients containing peanuts (when considering a choice for nuts and regarding the peanut butter chips) as the allergy to peanuts is increasingly common and potentially life-threatening. Also great for a cooking activity with small children...wash their hands and let them throw handfulls of the ingredients together.

Provided by Parrot Head Mama

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 5m

Yield 15-20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup Cheerios toasted oat cereal (honey nut, plain and apple cinnamon work equally as well)
1 cup goldfish crackers or 1 cup other cheese crackers
1 cup cherry-flavored dried cranberries (or other favorite dried fruit)
1 cup cashews or 1 cup other favorite nuts (although be aware of children's potential allergy to peanuts)
1 cup miniature M&M's chocolate candies (or other chocolate candy)
1 cup peanut butter chips or 1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup miniature pretzel twists or 1 cup pretzel stick

Steps:

Throw everything together in a sealed container.
Store in cool, dry area (to prevent melting of chocolate candies/chips and other soft ingredients).

RAINFOREST TRAIL MIX

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A nice quick snack to keep on hand. Also a good topping for things like ice cream, yogurt, as well as hot and cold cereal.

Provided by Debbwl

Categories < 15 Mins

Time 3m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup macadamia nuts
1 cup cashews
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup peanuts
1 cup dried banana
3/4 cup coconut
1 cup dried pineapple

Steps:

Pour items together in a large bowl. Stir until evenly mixed.
Store in sealed plastic bag.

TRAIL MIX

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My kids love to help me make this. Again, this is an awesome lunch box item. If they don't eat this at lunch, they tend to pull it out in the car on the way home - so I don't hear the ongoing whine of "I'm sssstttttaaaaaaarrrrrvvvvvviiinnnnngggg!!!!!" Because peanuts are a high allergen food, I use raw (EFA-rich) almonds and sunflower seeds. Chocolate/carob is not necessary in this recipe. A great substitute is dried cherries, cranberries, or blueberries. Try one of these combos: almond/raisin (simple and tastes like PB&J) almonds/prunes/apricots/sunflower seeds (tastes divine and is a great source of fiber) raw cashews/coconut/dried bananas/raisins and maybe chocolate chips ("Monkey Chow") almonds/sunflower seeds/cherries/bananas (tangy and crunchy)

Provided by Mom2Eight

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 2m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup almonds (raw)
1 cup sunflower seeds (raw)
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup dried apricot (unsulphured, chopped)
1/4 cup flaked coconut (optional)
1/4 cup chocolate (optional) or 1/4 cup carob chips (optional)

Steps:

Pour everything into a large container, cover and shake!
Store in an air tight container. Place in the fridge/freezer to retain the properties of the essential fatty acids.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 371.5, Fat 24.1, SaturatedFat 2, Sodium 83.8, Carbohydrate 35.5, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 21.8, Protein 10.8

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