Eat a Rainbow: Dried Fruit and Nut Mix

This is my first "recipe" for my Eat a Rainbow project and I am already having fun! I got a ton of amazing dried fruit and nuts and put together my rainbow.

Dried Fruit and Nut Mix

 

To make my rainbow I used: 

Red: Cranberries, Strawberries

Orange: Apricots

Yellow: Pineapple, Bananas

Green: Pistachios

Blue: Blueberries

Purple: Prunes, Dates

Extras: Pecans, Almonds

I chopped up the fruit that was bigger and measured everything out. 

Then I threw everything in a big bowl and mixed it up.

 

There are so many great combinations of fruit and nuts that you could put together, but here is what I did. 

Dried Fruit and Nut Mix

1/2 C dried cranberries

1/2 C dried strawberries

1/2 C dried blueberries

1/2 C dried pineapple pieces

1/2 C banana chips

1/2 C prunes, quartered

1/2 C apricots quartered

1/2 C dates

1 C pistacios, shelled, salted

1 C pecans, roasted and salted w/ sea salt

1 C almonds, roasted and salted w/ sea salt

3 of the 8 types of fruit in this mix are no sugar added. I hope to find more like that soon. As for the nuts, unsalted is obviously better for you, but I like a little salty with all the fruit. Doesn't that look amazing?

 

This would be a great gift idea! Just scoop some into cute little baggies, tie a ribbon around the top, and that's it! If you are a big snacker, like ME, it's not a bad idea to scoop some into a little individual bag so you don't over do it! 

From here, you could make this into a trail mix by adding shredded coconut, candy pieces or even cereal. Turning this into delicious granola bars would be simple too-in fact, I might have to try that. Or you could do what I did this morning and add a scoop to your oatmeal. Yum! 

This would also be a fun project to do with kids and a great way to get them interested in healthy foods. :)

Happy snacking!