Road Trip Trail Mix

Road Trip Trail Mix

I’ve been a little all over the place lately.

Two weeks ago I drove through Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, helping my boyfriend fiance (still not used to saying this!) move.

Last week, I was in Phoenix, Arizona at a high school friends’ wedding.

And now? Back in Boise.

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I do pretty well on car rides for the most part. I don’t (usually) get overly grumpy or irritated, and try not to ask “Are we there yet?!” too many times. I try to be prepared with new music and an audio book, this time Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (the author of Gone Girl), and it was a great distraction for the last two days of the drive.

But I do always, always want snacks. And trust me, I need my snacks. You do NOT want to see me hangry.

I threw together this trail mix for us to eat during our cross country adventure, and we ate almost the entire thing in the 3 days! I poured the mix into one of those plastic cereal containers and it made it super convenient and mess free during the ride.

Road Trip Trail Mix | longdistancebaking.com

You start to feel gross enough after eating fast food 3 meals a day…it’s nice when you can have a snack that is at least a little healthy. Consisting of mostly nuts and dried fruits, this trail mix is a much better snack option than gas station candy bars or one more side order of fries.

What do you guys eat in the car? My mom and I will be making the trek to Louisiana again in a few weeks to move my stuff down…I’d love any snack, music, book suggestions!

~Stephanie

Road Trip Trail Mix | longdistancebaking.com

Road Trip Trail Mix

  • 3 c rice chex cereal
  • 2 c pretzels
  • 1 1/2 c raisins
  • 1 c peanuts
  • 1 c almonds
  • 1 c dried banana chips
  • 1 c m&m’s
  1. Combine all ingredients and store in airtight container.


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