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Food Review: Wanderlands
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Food Review: Wanderlands

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I had been seeing (many) ads on social media for Wanderlands, touted as umami trail mix, in flavor combinations you might not have had before. I caved and ordered all three flavors. What I noticed upon opening is the texture. They are not "dry" trail mix (many trail mixes are just nuts/seeds/candy), but rather like… Continue reading Food Review: Wanderlands

Making Trail Mix At School
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Making Trail Mix At School

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I volunteered this week at the boys' school for a new program combining nutrition and gym class.Part of it is involving the children in talking about food. First week up was making trail mix, and trying new flavors/textures outside of just eating candy/chocolate. I was impressed by the number of kindergartners I helped with that… Continue reading Making Trail Mix At School

Vanilla Strawberry Trail Mix
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Vanilla Strawberry Trail Mix

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As the school year winds down for us, this week is 'camping' theme week for my youngest son's class. With his food allergies, I made him his own trail mix that he can safely eat - as the class is having a build a trail mix project midweek, that he can take with him. The… Continue reading Vanilla Strawberry Trail Mix

Allergy Friendly Trail Mix
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Allergy Friendly Trail Mix

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Most trail mixes commercially are a nightmare for nut/peanut allergies. Even the "safer" ones, made with seeds, can be a real issue. Alistaire hadn't had trail mix since he developed his sunflower allergy at around 4. Even then, seeds are often packaged or processed in the same facility as nuts are. I played around and… Continue reading Allergy Friendly Trail Mix