There are several theories about the actual origins of trail mix. If you have read Jack Keouac’s 1958 novel, The Dharma Burns, you’ll find reference to trail mix. If you visit Hadley Fruit Orchards or Harmony foods, you’ll find bins full of their own trail mix or trail mix raw ingredients where you make your own mix and they claim it as their creation around 1968.
Regardless of the date or origin, trail mix is a very popular, convenient and nutritious snack. It was intended to be consumed as a non-perishable, nutrient-dense portable food to take on journeys such as camping, hiking, biking and road trips. If you’ve ever been a Girl Scout and went camping or on hikes, you always had a pocketful of “gorp”, or “good old raisins and peanuts” in your pocket.
Many people love eating trail mix. They are likely to spend a lot of money buying the many different brands, the newly labeled higher-priced “organic” brands, or they will spend hours making their own trail mix from complicated recipes. To me, trail mix is quite simple - nuts, dried fruits and, if you’re so inclined, some kind of chocolate.
The popularity of munching on trail mix has not decreased since the 50s and 60s and there are a myriad of recipes to date. These are all high-energy foods, with enough protein to help build and maintain muscle, just enough complex carbohydrate to give you a boost when a quick burst is needed, and healthy fats to carry you throughout the entire day. And the chocolate? Well, that’s your treat!
Instead of buying a pre-made brand of trail mix, try making your own. Then, try the Peanut Butter Pudding Cup recipe in Flavorful Fortified Food – Recipes to Enrich Life and top the pudding with a generous handful of trail mix!
Regardless of the date or origin, trail mix is a very popular, convenient and nutritious snack. It was intended to be consumed as a non-perishable, nutrient-dense portable food to take on journeys such as camping, hiking, biking and road trips. If you’ve ever been a Girl Scout and went camping or on hikes, you always had a pocketful of “gorp”, or “good old raisins and peanuts” in your pocket.
Many people love eating trail mix. They are likely to spend a lot of money buying the many different brands, the newly labeled higher-priced “organic” brands, or they will spend hours making their own trail mix from complicated recipes. To me, trail mix is quite simple - nuts, dried fruits and, if you’re so inclined, some kind of chocolate.
The popularity of munching on trail mix has not decreased since the 50s and 60s and there are a myriad of recipes to date. These are all high-energy foods, with enough protein to help build and maintain muscle, just enough complex carbohydrate to give you a boost when a quick burst is needed, and healthy fats to carry you throughout the entire day. And the chocolate? Well, that’s your treat!
Instead of buying a pre-made brand of trail mix, try making your own. Then, try the Peanut Butter Pudding Cup recipe in Flavorful Fortified Food – Recipes to Enrich Life and top the pudding with a generous handful of trail mix!
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