Trail mix and yogurt ideas?

auntiemsgr8
auntiemsgr8 Posts: 483 Member
edited December 2024 in Recipes
My apologies if this topic has been covered before. I am new as of yesterday. I am looking for ideas for making my own trail mix. I know of the standards: m&ms, nuts, raisins etc but am looking for some new ideas if anyone has any.

I do not understand why dried fruit has to have added sugar. Its sweet enough on its own so I have not found any to cut up and include. Perhaps someone knows of the better brands out there?

Granola has kind of the same problem so I only know of mini pretzels but those aren’t the best either.
So any help or advice is most welcomed.

Also, any suggestions on yogurt? I love it but almost all have high fructose corn syrup, sucralose etc in them. The lowest I have found is 14g of sugar which for a little container is still high. Thoughts?

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  • cmeade20
    cmeade20 Posts: 1,238 Member
    I buy the plain greek yogurt and add my own fixings for flavor.For example if I want apple cinnamon yogurt I add in 2 tablespoons unsweetened apple sauce and 1 tsp cinnamon.
  • Gidzmo
    Gidzmo Posts: 906 Member
    If you have a Whole Foods Market (or something similar) near you, try looking in the bulk bins. These would allow you to make a trail mix more to your liking. Everything (dried fruit, nuts, etc) in the bins is by-the-pound, but you can add what you want and skip the rest.

    Yogurt: suggest the non-fat varieties. You'd have to read the labels, though. Code words for sugar include high-fructose corn syrup. Yogurt with fruit mixed in will have sugar from the fruit.. Try getting plain yogurt and mixing some fruit in.
  • Bittersweet82
    Bittersweet82 Posts: 79
    try adding unsweetened coconut flakes to it :o) they're still sweet and taste fabulous!!!!
  • Dee_84
    Dee_84 Posts: 431 Member
    You can add some low sugar/high fiber cereal to your trail mix. Shredded wheat, Cheerios, Chex mix are all pretty healthy.

    Yogurt naturally contains sugar, even the unflavored kind (depending on brand and kind between 9-12g per 6 oz. serving).
    Look at the listed ingredients and you should see what kind of sugar was used.
    Your best bet would be to get the plain yogurt and flavor and sweeten as you like. The possibilities are endless!
  • Mrbadbern
    Mrbadbern Posts: 21 Member
    Make your own yogurt; not hard, google for instructions. Sugar is a natural preservative, and enhances flavor, this why it's added. Once again, dehydrate your own fruit. Google is your friend.
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