Tasty Trail Mix

I'm a sucker for snacks. Before switching to a Paleo way of eating I was the queen of snacking. I bought into the whole "eat every two hours" mantra and didn't pass on eating a scrumptious snack to keep it up! It's common knowledge in the Paleo world that because of the higher fat/protein content of our meals that we are able to go much longer between meals than when eating the standard recommendations. If you've read some of my earlier posts, you know that this works for the whole day for me EXCEPT for the time between 2 and 3 in the afternoon...I can almost always tell you it's after 2 o'clock solely based on my hunger! When I was looking for snacks to pack in the kids lunches (and let's be honest, that looked amazing to me too) I came across this recipe for Chunky Monkey Trail Mix and I have become an addict...to the point I have to measure out my portion and hide the rest of the bag in the pantry because every time I walk by I want a handful!!!

Note: The only place I've found the unsweetened banana chips are in the bulk section at Whole Foods, but they are really reasonably priced.

All the yummy ingredients (I didn't have toasted nuts so I did them myself)

The finished product