How To Make Healthy Trail Mix
Trail mix is one of the easiest ways to take unprocessed food with you on the go. I love making my own with sprouted nuts and seeds, dark chocolate, flaky salt, and sometimes freeze-dried fruit. We don’t keep processed snacks in our home, so I like having a jar of homemade trail mix in the pantry during the colder months.
It is always important when eating plant foods to eat regionally and seasonally. What nuts naturally grow in your region? When are they in season? Eat them then and only then to avoid an overload of oxalates and plant toxins.
Healthy Trail Mix
a guide to customize and build your own trail mix
Ingredients
- 2 cups mixed nuts (macadamia, almond, walnut, brazil, pecan, coconut) see note on sourcing
- 1/2 cup sprouted seeds (pumpkin, sunflower)
- 1 cup dark chocolate chopped I use HU bar
- 1 cup freeze dried or dried fruit optional
- 1/2 tsp flaky salt
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients and store in a jar in your pantry!
Notes
Sourcing nuts and seeds from a trusted brand is important to avoid harmful pesticides. I like buying mine from wildly organic. They use sustainable farming practices and are certified organic. It is also crucial to soak and sprout nuts and seeds before consuming which wildly organic does for you. Meaning, the anti-nutrients is broken down while beneficial enzymes and nutrients is made more bioavailable (easier for the body to digest and absorb nutrients).
Additionally, it is always important when eating plant foods to eat regionally and seasonally. What nuts naturally grow in your climate? When are they in season? Eat them then and only then to avoid an overload of oxalates and plant toxins.
