The Heirloom Pan: Banana Nut Trail Mix

Friday, October 19, 2012

Banana Nut Trail Mix

Trick or treat! Halloween is less than two weeks ago. By now, you've probably carved the jack-o-lanterns. You might have decided on a scary, funny, or ironically epic costume. Maybe, you're drafting a menu for a dinner party or community event. No matter what your Halloween plans are, there's likely to be food involved. This year, I challenge you to avoid the common pitfalls in our diet by replacing the candy and sugary sweets (which are nothing more than empty calories) with a healthier and more nutritious snack such as this trail mix.

Note: This trail mix should only be enjoyed as an occasional snack since it's high in fat. However, trail mix does provide nourishment to the body in the form of fiber and protein making it a much better choice than candy and sugary sweets.

Banana Nut Trail Mix

Ingredients:

1/2 cup honey roasted cashews
1/2 cup honey roasted peanuts
1/2 cup honey roasted sesame sticks
1/2 cup dried sour/tart cherries
1/2 cup banana chips

Directions:

Add ingredients to a one gallon Ziploc bag. Toss to mix well. Transfer to a serving container or individual bags (for trick-or-treaters). Makes about 6 to 8 servings of 1/3 cup.

1 comment:

HalOctober 28, 2012 at 9:55 PM
This is a great idea! Replacing candy with a healthy trail mix is the way to go.
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I grew up in the rolling hills of North Mississippi with four large garden plots directly adjacent to my home. I spent my summers sowing fields, eating fresh, homegrown produce, and steering clear of indigenous reptiles.

My first food memory is shelling purple hull peas with purple-stained fingers at our kitchen table, and most of the early part of my life revolved around food. As a family, we farmed the land. We hunted the woods. We fished the lakes. We raised our own pigs. We foraged the native foods that grew wild around us (such as blackberries, plums, muscadines, and poke salad). Quite naturally, we also did a lot of cooking. So, it's no surprise that I take the Virginia Wolfe approach to life: "one cannot think well, love well, sleep well unless one has dined well."

At age 23, I became pesceterian. Some people tell me, I've lost my southern roots. I find that absurdity pretty funny. I find solace in my buttery, delicious cornbread muffins. As I strive to live healthier and continue to expand my culinary repertoire, I build on the history and traditions that have brought me and sustained me thus far.