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Aug302012

Countdown Trail Mix

by AuthorLinda Watson DateAug 30, 2012 | | Comment1 Comment | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Pin It!

Whether on the trail or the road, you'll find that Countdown Trail Mix gives you a healthy boost of protein, healthy fat, and fruit, with just enough chocolate to make it a treat. Like all scratch recipes, this one lets you go as organic as you like.

My original recipe used M&M-like SunDrops for melt-proof chocolate highlights without the artificial colors.  The colors in the pictures below come from beet juice, beta-carotene and natural caramel. They also have a purple-toned dark chocolate variety. This new plant-strong trail mix recipe uses Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips instead. Ghiradelli chocolate chips are less expensive and taste better than the certified dairy-free, soy-free, and gluten-free chocolate chips I've tried. (They're good but a little sweet and less chocolatey.) Of course, if you have a dairy alergy, then it makes sense to go with a variety that takes special care when making the chips.

Once again, you can see the benefits of cooking from scratch: go as organic or as local as your budget, resources, and tastes allow.

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Countdown Trail Mix

The pictures show the melt-resistant SunDrop version, before and after shaking. I now always make the Ghiradelli version. It's so good we ate up the mix again before I could take pictures!

Active time: 3 minutes. Total time: 3 minutes 16 servins. Vegan if using dairy-free chocolate.

Ingredients

  • 400 grams organic peanuts, such as the Whole Foods Market's 365 brand lightly salted organic peanuts
  • 300 grams Ghiradelli semi-sweet chocolate chips (dairy free) or Sunspire's M&M-like SunDrop candies (melt-resistant but not dairy free)
  • 200 grams organic raisins
  • 100 grams organic walnuts

    • Methodhealthy trail mix

    Combine all ingredients in a jar or bowl. Mix well. Top with a one-third cup measuring cup to encourage moderate portion sizes. Use a one-quarter cup measure if you prefer "heaping" servings.

     

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    Please look for organic or fair trade chocolate. Unfortunately, much of the chocolate from West Africa (especially Ghana and Ivory Coast) is made using child slave labor.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8583000/8583499.stm

    (M&M’s, Reese’s, Hershey’s, Nestlé, Kraft, Godiva, Ghirardelli, Häagen Dazs, and Lindt are all among the brands with no accountability for child labor practices.)

    Sep 20, 2012 | Registered Commenterroot
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