Trail Mix Project

Trail Mix is one of the key components in the sack supppers we provide to elementary children in Kent County.    Having your help to collect and assemble this component off-site is crucial to Kids' Food Baskets ability to serve more and more food insecure children.

• Supply List for 2,600 bags of Trail Mix.  This is the current number of children we are serving
  • (19) 3 lb 4 oz cans of peanuts
  • (38) 36 oz bags of raisins or dried fruit
  • (38) 16 oz bags of mini-twist pretzels
  • (76) 16 oz boxes of Cheez-it crackers or Goldfish
  • (76) 14 oz boxes of Cheerios (regular or whole grain)
• Supply List for 1,000 bags of Trail Mix.  This may be better for your group depending on how much time you have and resources availiable.
  • (7) 3 lb 4 oz cans of peanuts
  • (14) 36 oz bags of raisins or dried fruit
  • (14) 16 oz bags of mini-twist pretzels
  • (28) 16 oz boes of Cheez-It crackers or Goldfish
  • (28) 14 oz boxes of Cheerios (regular or whole grain)

• Items needed for assembling and packaging
  • Ziploc sandwich baggies
  • Plastic gloves (Meijer or GFS)
  • Large mixing spoons
  • Large new plastic tubs (2-4 people per tub)
  • 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.
     • 1 can of peanuts
     • 2 bags of raisins
     • 2 bags of pretzels
     • 4 boxes of Goldfish or Cheez-it's
     • 4 boxes of Cheerios
  2. Dump above ingredients into tub and mix together well using large spoon and gloved 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 zipper lock 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 until supplies are gone!

Notes:

• ALL TRAIL MIX NEEDS TO BE ASSEMBLED IN A FACILITY LICENSED FOR FOOD PREPARATION.
  
• Ingredients may be substituted. For example any cereal (Life, Chex, Golden Grahams, etc.) for the Cheerios.  Or instead of using only Goldfish, for instance, you may do some tubs with Goldfish and some with Cheeze-Its. 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.
• Omit peanuts if allergies are a problem for your group.