Snack Mix

I found this on a blog I like to read called Cranberry Corner. I thought this sounded like a great idea:

"And then, here's our snack mix. Because I teach piano lessons after school, it's hard to make sure the kids have a healthy snack to tide them over to dinner. So I got this great idea (that I'm sure is not original) to make a huge trail mix and then I add 2/3 cup of it in a Zip-loc to their lunches to eat on the way home, or once they get home. They have enough other food in their lunches that they don't need it at school (though they're welcome to eat it if they want), and it's the perfect munchy for homework time. And it's already done when their lunches are packed, so it saves me time.

Here's what we put in ours:
-- pretzels
-- whole grain goldfish
-- dried cranberries
-- dried blueberries
-- raw almonds
-- peanuts
-- Reeses pieces
(and usually choc. covered raisins, but not this time)

You can tailor it to suit your tastes, but the main thing is to get nuts and fruit into it, with only a touch of something candy-ish. The kids love it."

She had a photo of the mix and it looks wonderful!

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