East Homemade Snack Recipes Save Money, Boost Nutrition

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When you go boating take plenty of healthful snacks










Benchwarmer Gorp
    Throw this together at home and package it by the cupful in small snack bags. Escape from your auto or office to a park bench for lunch in the open air. Complete the menu with a juicy peach and a beverage.

4 cups small rice crackers
2 cups oatmeal squares cereal
2 cups square rice cereal
2 cups cheese-filled pretzel bits
2 cups whole, roasted, unsalted cashews
2 cups shelled pistachios, unsalted
2 cups turkey jerky cut into small bite size
    Package by the full cupful for meals or by the half cup for snacks. Makes 16 cups.

Gorp lover’s tip of the week: While many theme parks, museums and water parks don’t allow you to bring food into the park they’ll stamp your hand for a return. Leave for a tailgate lunch of gorp and spring water, then come back. You’ll eat more nutritiously and save a bundle of money.

Lucama Makes Magic in This Snack Mix

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Luscious Lucuma Gorp
     Known as the “gold of the Incas”,  lucuma fruit grows in the Peruvian Andes and is said to be loaded with nutritional magic. A cupful and a bottle of spring water make a meal.

2 tablespoons lucuma powder
2 tablespoons coarse sugar
4 cups sweetened wheat squares
4 cups fruit-filled wheat squares
1 cup dark organic chocolate chips
2 cups whole cashews
1 cup sliced almonds
    Put the lucuma powder and sugar in a bag with the cereals and shake to mix well. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Mix well and package by the cup (meal size) or half cup (snack).  Makes 12 cups.

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Healthy, Homemade Snacks for Travelers or TV Watching

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 Bring plenty of water and healthy, homemade snacks to the beach





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Nuts and Twigs Gorp

6 cups high fiber cereal with nut clusters and almonds
1/4 cup coarse sugar such as turbinado (optional)
2 cups bite-size shredded wheat (preferably unfrosted)
1 cup each puffed wheat, puffed brown rice
2 cups slivered almonds
1 cup dried pineapple bits
1 cup dried mango bits

    Put everything in a large, clean bag and shake gently to mix. Package in snack bags and keep cool and dry. Makes 14 portions  of one cup each.

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Homemade Trail Mix is Healthier, Saves Money

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Have more energy for bird watching when you bring a packet or two of homemade gorp

  Garlic Lovers Gorp
    Keep vampires away when you hike, climb or camp out with this garlicky trail mix. The dried parsley, some believe, will keep you from having garlic breath. However, this pungent mix isn’t recommended for airline passengers, LOL
4 cups garlic croutons
16-ounce package garlic summer sausage, diced (4 cups)
2 cups dry roasted edamame
2 cups dried pineapple
2 tablespoons dried parsley (optional)
    Put everything in a large, clean bag and shake gently to mix. Package in snack bags by the cupful.  Keep in a cool, dry place and use within two weeks. Makes 12 cups. 

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Healthy Snacks are Those You Make Yourself

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 Bring your own snacks in re-usable containers for better health, less trash on the trial










Baca-holic’s Gorp

3 cups each wheat and corn square cereal
3 cups salted, smoked almonds
4 cups plain popcorn
2 tablespoons coarse sugar (optional) 
½ stick butter
1 drop liquid smoke
2 to 4 drops Tabasco
3- or 4-ounce package or jar real bacon bits (no substitutes)

    Put cereals, almonds and popcorn in a large, clean bag. Sprinkle with sugar if using. Melt butter and stir in bacon bits, liquid smoke and Tabasco.  Drizzle butter-bacon mix over cereals and shake gently until well mixed. Package by the cupful and keep in a cool, dry place for up to one week. Makes 13 to 14 portions of one cupful each. 
      Package by the cupful for easier carrying and for portion control. Keep cool and dry for up to 2 weeks.

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Snacks Can be Both Good and Good for You

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 Snacks to take to the lake, eat on the flight, pack in pocket or purse





Are you a "green" brown bagger? I discovered these dishwasher-safe sandwich and snack bags.
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 Beer Nuts  Gorp

1 cup sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
½ teaspoon each garlic salt, chili powder
1/4 cup water
1 cup unsalted peanuts
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon baking soda

    In a large saucepan stir water, sugar, corn syrup, garlic salt and chili powder. Bring it to a hard boil and boil  without stirring until it reaches 300 degrees on a candy thermometer (Mixture may boil up, so that’s why you use a large pan for a small batch.)
    Turn off heat. Stir in baking soda (mixture will foam up) and butter. Stir in peanuts and  let cool 5 minutes. Then turn out mixture on a large sheet of parchment or waxed paper placed over a folded dish towel on the counter. Careful, it’s still very, very hot! Let it cool  completely, then break up  or cut into clusters. Stir clusters  into a mixture of:
4 cups gourmet popcorn, picked over to remove unpopped kernels
4 cups square corn cereal
2 cups gourmet pretzel nuggets
2 cups pecan halves
2 cups whole almonds
    Measure into snack bags in one-cup portions. Makes 18 portions. Keep cool and dry.

Just in time for Father's Day. Dad can always use more ice, so get him this compact, practical, portable icemaker for the garage, hangar, RV, flybridge or office. 

Snacks Thick as Your Thumb for Hiking, Camping, Boating

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 Chores go better with pocket fuel. Homemade snacks are healthier and save money too.







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Thumb Drive Gorp
    Nothing crumby about this snack! Each thumb-size morsel you pick out of the snack bag is a meal in itself.

1 packet orange flavored gelatin dessert, regular or sugar-free
I pound whole, pitted dates
1 pound whole, unsalted almonds
1 pound whole Brazil nuts
1 bag of marshmallows

    Put the gelatin box in a large, clean bag. Press a whole almond firmly into each pitted date and drop in the bag. You may not need all the almonds. Save extras for another use.  Shake gently to coat dates with orange mixture. Add Brazil nuts and marshmallows and shake again. Package in snack bags and keep cool and dry.
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