Trail Mix Project

• Supply List: This will make enough trail mix for one days worth of 1300 sack suppers!!!
• (19) 3 lb 4 oz jars of peanuts
• (19) 36 oz bags of raisins
• (19) 56 oz bags of milk chocolate M&M's
• (38) 31 oz boxes of small Goldfish crackers
• (38) 16 oz boxes of Cheez-it crackers
• (38) 14 oz boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios
• Plastic gloves (Meijer or GFS)
• Large mixing spoons
• Large new plastic tubs (2-4 people per tub)
• Ziploc sandwich baggies (total of 1300)
• 8-10 oz plastic cups
• **Before beginning make sure everyone washes hands and puts on a pair of gloves. Also be sure to pull back long hair into a pony tail.
1. In groups of 2-4 people collect supplies to make one tub worth of trail mix.
• 2 jars of peanuts      4 boxes of Goldfish
• 2 bags of raisins      4 boxes of Cheez-it's
• 2 bags of M&M's    4 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios
2. Dump above ingredients into tub and mix together well using large spoon and hands.
3. Fill large 8-10 oz plastic cup to the top by dipping it into the tub of trail mix.
4. Pour this into one Ziploc sandwich baggie. Make sure all baggies are sealed TIGHTLY!!
   ~ One person can scoop and another can hold and close the baggies if desired.
5. Repeat until large plastic bin is emptied. This will make approximately 140 baggies.
6. Repeat steps 1-5. This will make 9 tubs worth of trail mix with one half tub left over. Mix the half tub of leftover ingredients as before and repeat steps 3-5.

Notes:

• Ingredients may be substituted. For example, substitute chocolate chips for M&M's, pretzels for Cheez-it's or Goldfish, or any cereal (Life, Chex, Golden Grahms, etc) for the Cheerios.
• Instead of using only Goldfish, for instance, you may do some tubs with Goldfish and some with pretzels. This may be easier when trying to collect food from organizations.
• If doing this project with younger children have a parent involved with children at each tub.