Zoo Trail Mix

Zoo Trail Mix

The kids will have great fun mixing up this simple but delicious trail mix with fun animal themes for a day at the zoo! They will have even more fun eating it!

A day at the zoo is so much fun and having lions, tigers, kangaroos, monkeys, elephants, bears, rabbits and other animals in your snack bag makes it even more so! This Zoo Trail Mix is sure to be a highlight of your day!

Serve it to keep the hunger pangs at bay as you wait for lunch, in the car on the way if you have a long drive or even as a guessing game to see if they can figure out where the next field trip will be! 

This trail mix is perfect to go along with a Zoo Scavenger Hunt. Our family loves the zoo and we also love an Aquarium so I also made an Aquarium Scavenger Hunt and Aquarium Trail Mix. We usually have either a zoo or aquarium membership; whichever we live closer to at the moment (since we move a lot).

And we go to the pet store about once a week so I also made a Pet Store Scavenger Hunt to make that visit even more fun! We have always loved looking at animals—any animals!

One of the best things about this recipe is that the kids can totally make it by themselves! It requires no cooking. The little bit of pouring (and it is non messing pouring!), measuring and mixing is all child friendly! This is a super-fast and easy recipe to have ready last minute if needed. It doesn’t even need chilling like some recipes do. You can’t get any easier than this!

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The Animal Crackers:

I used regular animal crackers but if you would rather the chocolate or iced version, use whatever you would like!

The Pretzels:

Again, the exact kind is your preference. A small shape is best, as it fits together with the other ingredients. I use the mini twists. The small pretzel sticks would also work.

The Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies:

You could also use Goldfish, Whales or a mix of 2 or 3 kinds; whatever you like best or have on hand.

The Cereal:

I used Kix because I had it on hand and we like it. Use what your family likes. Cheerios or any Chex type would also be good. Preferably a low dust type that isn’t messy.

The Teddy Grahams:

Again, use what your family likes. Teddy Grahams also come in cinnamon and chocolate chip flavors if you prefer.

Other Mix-in’s:

There are plenty of other things that could be added too! That is what is so great about this mix. You don’t want too much “sweet” or too much “salty” but it is totally to your liking. If you have other sweet or salty mix-in’s you would like, throw them in too! Experiment and let me know what else you like!

Here are some ideas:

Popcorn

Cheerios

M&M’s

Mini marshmallows

Bugles

Corn Chips

Cheese its

Nuts

Sunflower seeds

The Recipe:

ingredients for Zoo Trail Mix

mini twists pretzels

Kix

animal crackers

chocolate Teddy Grahams

Annie’s organic cheddar bunnies

Gummy Bears

vanilla yogurt raisins

Directions:

Add all ingredients to a large bowl.

Zoo Trail Mix in mixing bowl

Mix all of the ingredients together and enjoy!

Zoo Trail Mix

Makes 6 ½ cups of trail mix.

Store leftovers in an airtight container.

Zoo Trail Mix in Ziploc bags

Prep time: 5 minutes

Makes 13 half cup servings

Notes:

We pretend the yogurt raisins are alligator or snake eggs!

This recipe used half of a 7oz bag of vanilla yogurt raisins so if you doubled the recipe one bag would be perfect.

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Zoo Trail Mix

Zoo Trail Mix

Yield: 13 half cup servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

The kids will have great fun mixing up this simple but delicious trail mix with fun animal themes for a day at the zoo! They will have even more fun eating it!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mini twists pretzels
  • 1 cup Kix
  • 1 cup animal crackers
  • 1 cup chocolate Teddy Grahams
  • 1 cup Annie’s organic cheddar bunnies
  • 1 cup Gummy Bears
  • ½ cup vanilla yogurt raisins

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a large bowl.

Mix all of the ingredients together and enjoy!

Makes 6 ½ cups of trail mix.

Store leftovers in an airtight container.



Notes

We pretend the yogurt raisins are alligator or snake eggs!

This recipe used half of a 7oz bag of vanilla yogurt raisins so if you doubled the recipe one bag would be perfect.



Nutrition Information
Yield 13 Serving Size 1/2 cup
Amount Per Serving Calories 285Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 12mgSodium 225mgCarbohydrates 44gNet Carbohydrates 43gFiber 1gSugar 23gProtein 5g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix using unknown brands unless named in the recipe. If nutrition is important to you, I highly encourage you to verify any data you see here with your favorite nutrition calculator. Also, you can put in exactly what you used so it is the most accurate. This is just to give you an idea, as any nutrition calculation is not exactly accurate unless every single product brand used is entered. Please note also that I am not a certified nutritionist or health professional of any kind. Please consult a doctor or trained professional for medical advice.

Cindy

Cindy

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