I am a BIG fan of snack mixes! The problem is that many ready made snack mixes are not that healthy at all. I prefer to make them myself. I can control the freshness of the food, the variety and the portion. I’ve made quite a few varieties of snack mixes over the years and have a great time getting creative.
Not that you need any ideas of WHEN you could eat a pre-portioned snack mix, but I’ll go ahead and offer some. 🙂
♦ On a trip. I always make a snack mix for our long travels. Cuts down on excessive convenience store spending and is healthier!
♦ After a workout. Great to have something to hold you over until you are ready to have a full meal.
♦ As a gift! As you’ll see in this post here, I made little packages for my Pilates students. Who doesn’t want a healthy snack mix?!
WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
These can get addictive. Be sure to portion them out before-hand. If you are just dipping your hand in a large bowl, you will eat more than you think. I assure you!!
Here is a good guideline for making your own snack mix: (taken from Eat This, Not That)
♦ Choose a nut (almonds, pistachios, peanuts etc)
♦ Choose a seed (sunflower, pumpkin etc)
♦ Choose an extra crunch (pretzels, soy nuts, sesame sticks etc)
♦ Choose a sweetener (raisins, dark choc.chips, dried blueberries etc)
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Here’s a snack mix I just made!
The Trail Blazer (taken from Eat This, Not That)
1½ cups raisins
1 cup almonds
1 cup pretzel sticks
½ cup peanuts
½ cup dark chocolate chips
Voila!
My son and I made these decorative tags for my Pilates students! They are in the midst of exams and studying so I figure a little snack wouldn’t hurt!
(I got a little carried away on the verse reference. It’s only verse 7 listed!)
Oooh, I love it! I bet it would be good with dried cherries. Wouldn’t have thought of dark chocolate chips. Thanks!
This would be great to have on hand for a mid-day snack in the midst of a long school (work) day.
Thanks!
This is such a wonderful idea for a little gift! Thank you so much for sharing! Good thing we do get healthy snack mixes over here. It’s called “Studentenfutter” (student fodder – really!) and contains only nuts, seeds and dried fruits. But self made is always nicer! Have a wonderful Easter weekend with your family! Greetings from over the ocean! Katja (by the way – would LOVE to attend your Pilates class!!!)
This snack mix was just what I needed that week! Thanks for your thoughtfulness, Clare.
How many servings does this make?
Andrea, I’m not 100% sure. I doubled the i1ngredients to make about 16 1 cup portions?? (I think!)
Sorry if that doesn’t help!
Clare