Whether you call it gorp, birdseed or trail munchies, it's all the same--high-energy food that can be eaten on the go. Offer each child a sealable plastic bag and let him fill it with a handful of his favorite dried fruits and nuts. Figure that you will need 1/2 cup to 1 cup of trail mix per person, per day. Here are a few of our favorites.
GORP
An acronym for "good old raisins and peanuts," gorp is a camping trip essential. Offer your child a sealable plastic bag and let him fill it with a handful of peanuts, raisins and M&M's (which are not in the purist version). Seal the bag and let him shake away.
RAIN FOREST MUNCH
Mix the fruits of the rain forest in a sealable, plastic bag: dried pineapple and papaya pieces, unsweetened coconut flakes, macadamia nuts, cashews and chocolate chunks.
BIRD SEED
This bird food for humans includes hulled sunflower seeds, raisins, peanuts and dried dates (the pellet-shape ones, rolled in dried milk).
TRAIL MIX EXTRAS
In addition to raisins and peanuts, try sweet banana chips, dried apricots or apples, corn nuts, mini-pretzels, cereal, pumpkin seeds, walnuts and butterscotch or carob chips.
