3 Healthy Trail Mixes for Kids
Here are 3 of our favorite go-to trail mix recipes that are filled with nuts, dried fruit and a little something sweet! Each recipe is easy to make and can be customized to your personal preferences.
Me: “Hey Ellie, what do you want for Breakfast?”
Ellie: “Trail mix”
M: “Ellie, it’s 7:15 in the morning, you can’t eat trail mix for breakfast?’
E: “Why?”
M: “You need something healthy that is going to fill you up until lunch. It also needs a fruit or veggie in it.”
E: “Why?”
M: “So, what do you want?”
E: “Trail mix”
M: 🙄 “Fine, whatever. But you need to have a smoothie with it as well”
E: “Why?”
This is the conversation I have with Ellie every-single-meal-of-the-day! I’m not even sure why I ask her anymore, cuz I know what the answer is going to be.
The truth is, trail mix is a great option for an on-the-go snack or a treat in a lunchbox, especially when you make it yourself. Healthy trail mix is filled with healthy fats, protein and essential vitamins and minerals.
Bonus, making your own trail mix is beyond easy! It’s a measure and stir kinda recipe.
It is also a fun recipe for the kiddos to help make. They can help measure out the nuts and dried fruit and then mix the trail mix (with their hands!) before serving themselves a fun snack.
Making your own trail mix is also a healthy (and cheaper) option then buying the pre-made mixes because you get to pick your own ingredients. This means you can limit the amount of sugary yummies that are in it and add/not add salted nuts depending on what you like.
Because trail mix is higher in calories and my kiddos will eat mass quantities of the stuff, I like to put a 1/4 cup measuring cup in our trail mix container so I know how much they are eating.
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Let’s get Trail Mix-ing!
Sunshine Gorp Trail Mix
- salted peanuts
- roasted almonds
- raisins
- dried cranberries
- chocolate chips
- chocolate covered candy (such as these dye-free ones)
Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, add all ingredients and stir until well incorporated. Place in air-tight container and serve. This container is pictured above.
Note on Nuts – you can use salted, unsalted, roasted or unroasted nuts depending on your taste preference and what you have available at your grocery store. Above is what we like best. If you have a little one that can’t eat whole nuts yet, just chop them into smaller pieces for them and then mix together.
Yield- 3 1/2 cups or 14 servings
Storage- 2 months in air-tight container
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Tropical Twist Trail Mix
- roasted and unsalted cashews
- yogurt covered raisins
- pistachios
- dried pineapple chunks
- dried papaya
- whole slice coconut
Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, add all ingredients and stir until well incorporated. Place in air-tight container and serve. These are our favorite Reusable Snack Bags (they come in a bajillion colors).
Note on Nuts – you can use salted, unsalted, roasted or unroasted nuts depending on your taste preference and what you have available at your grocery store. Above is what we like best. If you have a little one that can’t eat whole nuts yet, just chop them into smaller pieces for them and then mix together.
Yield- 4 cups or 16 servings
Storage- 2 months in air-tight container
PB & J Trail Mix
- granola clusters
- dried cherries
- dried blueberries
- dry roasted peanuts
- roasted and salted peanuts
- white chocolate chips
Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, add all ingredients and stir until well incorporated. Place in air-tight container and serve.
Note on Nuts – you can use salted, unsalted, roasted or unroasted nuts depending on your taste preference and what you have available at your grocery store. Above is what we like best. If you have a little one that can’t eat whole nuts yet, just chop them into smaller pieces for them and then mix together.
Yield- 4 1/2 cups or 18 servings
Storage- 2 months in air-tight container
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Get the recipe: Three Trail Mix Recipes
Ingredients
Sunshine Gorp
- 1 cup salted peanuts
- 1/2 cup roasted almonds
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chocolate covered candy
Tropical Twist Trail Mix
- 1 cup roasted and unsalted cashews
- 1 cup yogurt covered raisins
- 1/2 cup pistachios
- 1/2 cup dried pineapple chunks
- 1/2 cup dried papaya
- 1/2 cup whole slice coconut
PB & J Trail Mix
- 1 1/2 cup granola clusters
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup dried blueberries
- 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup roasted and salted peanuts
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, add all ingredients and stir until well incorporated. Place in air-tight container and serve.
Notes
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