Ingredients: ½ cup cashews ½ cup almonds ½ cup pistachios ¼ cup raisins ¼ cup roasted pumpkin seeds ¼ cup whole wheat cheerios 2-3 tablespoon dried cranberries 1-2 tablespoon white chocolate chips Method: Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and store it in an airtight container for weeks or even upto a month. Divide the trail mix in equal portions and add it to a container or Ziploc bags and have an easy grab and go snack at hand ready.
Notes: You can use 1-2 ingredients from any of these to build your Healthy Trail mix.
Nuts - Almonds, cashews, pistachios, walnuts, peanuts (raw or roasted, unsalted, unsweetened). You can use pecans, pine nuts or macadamia nuts but use in moderation as they are high calorie nuts Seeds - Sunflower, pumpkin, flax or hemp seeds Dried fruits - Cheeries, cranberries, raisins, blueberries, pineapple, apple, apricots, dates etc But add these in moderation as they can add to the sugar content. Grains- I’ve used whole grain cheerios as they ahve more fibre and less sugar but you can add any of these as long as you have the salt and sugar in check - whole wheat crackers, granola, pretzels, puffed rice, popcorn etc Sweets - chocolate chips (white, semi sweet, butterscotch, peanut butter), M&M’s marshmallow etc (add in moderation)
That’s it, our nutritious and energy boosting Healthy Trail Mix is ready. Snack right and stay healthy. Enjoy!! Happy Snacking!! Shweta
