Protien in my trail mix

[rbuchman]

I have a food dehydrater and am making my own trail mix. So far I've added nuts (sunflower seeds, walnuts, almonds and peanuts) and dried fruit (raisins, crasins, dried apples, peaches and bananas). What could I add to up the protien of the mix?

[threenorns]

you've already got a whack of protein in there - sunflower seeds are protein powerhouses. what i'd actually add would be coconut and oats.

[rbuchman]

I'd like the trail mix to more closely reflect the rest of my diet 40/40/20 p/c/f. with the nuts providing good fats (and a little protien) and the fruit providing the carbs it still lacks protien.

I plan on using this as a snack to store around i.e. car, desk at work etc to eat when I'm hungry and between meals for extra nutrition.

[Gearloose]

Originally Posted by rbuchman

I'd like the trail mix to more closely reflect the rest of my diet 40/40/20 p/c/f. with the nuts providing good fats (and a little protien) and the fruit providing the carbs it still lacks protien.

I plan on using this as a snack to store around i.e. car, desk at work etc to eat when I'm hungry and between meals for extra nutrition.

Stick a few strips of jerky in the bag with the trail mix. Not exactly a compatible component of the trail mix itself, but a good source of protein.

You might also try coating the raisins in Whey protein powder. Place raisins in a paper bag, add powder, roll the top down and shake.

[akuma]

I second the jerky,made with eye of round,or turkey breast.Both have roughly 65g protein for 8oz,430 cal.Theres a ton of jerky recipes,just search the net.I remove the brown sugar most recipes call for though.Healthier and a helluva lot cheaper than that store bought crap.

[sicklyscot]

I once saw a show on tv that took strips of stteak, laid them in furnace airfilers, the corogated disposable kind, attached them to a big fan for about 8 hours, and it made jerky. Alton Brown is the MAN!!!

Sorry, just had to add that.

Is there a type of trail mix that would go along with jerky? Almost like a tex-mex version?

[threenorns]

hmmmm.... a challenge!!!

what about:

• beef jerky, chopped into bits or shredded
• peanuts
• cashews
• almonds
• pineapple
• mango
• apple
• sunflower seeds

and shake them in a bag with dry tex-mex seasoning?

[Octagon]

Originally Posted by threenorns

beef jerky, chopped into bits or shredded

What an odd coincidence...

Just yesterday I received an order from the Oberto factory outlet store that included a five pound bag of pretty finely chopped turkey jerky that only set me back fifteen or so bucks.

I haven't really delved too deeply into the order (which also included some 'factory end' beef jerky and some other closeout products nearing their expiration dates) but I basically bought thirteen or so pounds of jerky for a little over fifty bucks which included shipping.

That's pretty hard to beat

[alucard]

Originally Posted by Octagon

What an odd coincidence...

Just yesterday I received an order from the Oberto factory outlet store that included a five pound bag of pretty finely chopped turkey jerky that only set me back fifteen or so bucks.

I haven't really delved too deeply into the order (which also included some 'factory end' beef jerky and some other closeout products nearing their expiration dates) but I basically bought thirteen or so pounds of jerky for a little over fifty bucks which included shipping.

That's pretty hard to beat

that is pretty nice considering how expensive jerky is in the stores.



hey do u like the UFC?

[threenorns]

UFC - ultimate fight?

if so, damned straight!

i'm trying to work out the connection to trail mix....