Trail Mix and Gorp Recipes

Energy snacks

When on the trail or a long walk, take along a snack with protein, carbohydrates, and salt replacement. Trail mix or gorp ("good old raisins and peanuts") is the natural answer. But use portion control - on average trail mix has 140 calories and 9 grams of fat per ounce.

Basic Trail Mix
Equal parts of nuts and various dried fruits with additions of chocolate or coconut or salty snacks like pretzels or breakfast cereal.
Let's use a cup for an example.
• 1 cup salted peanuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup M&Ms
Mix and portion out, remembering that 1 ounce provides 140 calories. Adjust the proportions to taste.
Common Additions:
• Dried fruit: raisins, dried apricots, date nuggets, banana chips, apple chips, dried papaya, dried cranberries, dried cherries.
• Nuts and seeds: peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, sunflower seeds.
• Chocolate and more: M&Ms, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, carob chips, dried coconut
• Salty stuff: Pretzels, sesame sticks, oriental rice crackers, salty "party mix" cereal.
• Cereals: Any breakfast cereal, granola.

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• Gorp Balls
• Kids' Trail Mix
• Honey Nut O's Mix
• Quick Energy Hikers' Bars
• Sports Drink Recipes
• Healthy Recipes - Walk of Life Program