Protein Lovers Trail Mix
A quick, easy and delicious trail mix which is packed with protein and won’t get messy during the Summer! Perfect for those with a savory tooth, make this your staple snack!
Firstly, I want to give a huge thank you to everyone on the feedback in yesterday’s post– The comments, messages and emails really meant a tonne and I’m extremely appreciative. I tried to respond to as many emails as possible but promise to have them all done by the end of the day today- Cheers!
In that post, I mentioned how important it was when working with brands which you use, believe in and ones which you’d recommend to your friends and as such- Blue Diamond is definitely one of them and today’s post will be how I flavor my adventure……in the most unconventional way.
Before we get into the adventure post, I’ve been asked to create a recipe using one of these outdoor utensils. I asked my sister on whatsapp two days ago and you know what she said?
“Put a sandwich in the flask.”
Yep. She’s golden. If you have any ideas, shoot them over!
When you hear the word adventure, I’m sure many of you envision hiking, going on a camping trip, going to the beach or dressing up as Harry Potter and circling your backyard pretending it’s the Forbidden Forest.
…Just me? Maybe.
It’s not my fault I’m a filthy mudblood, minus the magic part.
Since moving to New York, I’ve realised there’s another adventure. An adventure which you don’t think will be an adventure until you experience it.
Then you experience it again.
That, my friends, is the New York Subway.
The beauty of having this blog is actually having written evidence of all these scenarios happening. I still won’t forget the first time it happened and I had a joyous 4 mile walk home in peak heat. The icing on the (non existent) cake was during the 4th of July weekend which saw me miss my destined festivities.
The biggest lesson I learnt from all of this? A supposed 25 minute Subway ride could in fact take over 4 hours.
Scrap that. The BIGGEST lesson is to be prepped with snacks.
Subways + Summer means certain foods are off limits. The chocolate chips I bought from Trader Joe’s turned into a solid single block and my quest bar moulded itself to fit the shape of my wallet. Anything cold would be lukewarm in minutes and anything too sweet would turn sticky.
That left me with a few options for easy snacking using the delicious slightly salted roasted almonds. Trail Mix minus chocolate. Trail mix minus dried fruit. Trail mix minus seeds because I’m not a bird (I’m a wizard, remember?).
Trail mix with a twist. A protein packed twist.
This Trail mix has been dubbed the protein lovers trail mix because it’s well….full of protein in some unique ways. Besides the lightly salted almonds, I added two forms of animal protein in the form of chopped organic pepperoni sticks, organic beef jerky chunks and for something a little fun- Peanut Butter filled pretzels.
(Not so) Fun Fact- I bought two packages of peanut butter filled pretzels from Trader Joe’s last year and when I returned to Australia, they became crumbs. They did NOT go to waste- They were one of the first crushed cookies I used in this recipe.
Smart? Smart.
Make this super simple, delicious protein lovers trail mix and start being excited to be stuck in a Subway with this.
Okay, excited may be pushing it.
- 1 cup Blue Diamond slightly salted almonds
- 2 x sticks organic sugar free nitrate free pepperoni sticks
- 1 x stick sugar free nitrate free beef jerky
- 1 cup peanut butter filled pretzels
- 1 cup crackers or other dry snack of choice (optional)
- Chop the pepperoni sticks and beef jerky into bite size pieces.
- Mix all the ingredients and put in a baggie/jar for easy transportation!
- The sexy hand pictured is optional
Want more recipes using the delicious Blue Diamond range? Of course you do!
Healthy No Bake Tiramisu Cookies
Healthy No Bake Strawberries and Cream Snack Bars
Flourless Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
This “Flavor Your Adventure” post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. Cheers, hugs and handshakes for supporting companies and brands which help in making The Big Man’s World continue to grow.
Got any epic adventures planned this Summer?
What is your favourite trail mix add in?
Do you like jerky?
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Love the salty twist, I’m a salty person! And whether it’s subway problems or other traffic that is my biggest pet peeve of the city in general. Sucks when you can literally see your destination yet can’t physically get there for hours! Only NY!
I’ve been on such a salty kick this week- hence this trail mix has been polished off gah!
Definitely not just you! Minus the backyard, plus the room of requirements
omg I need to tell you my final Harry Potter book story.
I don’t have any subways to go on adventures on but I do LOVE me some protein..and those pretzels and almonds are my JAM! So this, I need it. Pinned!
Thanks T-Dawg. Your gold-en.
Love that it’s chocolate-free! Perfect for snacking on the go!
I want the salted caramel popcorn minus the salt.
like WHOA! i need this. Love me some jerky and ALMONDS!! Genius man, pure genius
Thanks muffin!
I love everything about this post – especially the fact that you, too, are a wizard. Ok, maybe i’m just a darned muggle, but a girl can have dreams!
I also had an adventure that involved melting one of my treats – just imagine a bag full of what was supposed to be greek yogurt-covered raisins…. yup, i was super unhappy!
Way to reinvent the trailmix-wheel!
omg. If you are a Harry Potter fan, I will actually move to SLC.
Excuse me as I find my floo powder.
uh, why have i never thought to but a jerky type thing in trailmix? brilliant!
I think you need to do zoodle trail mix.
What a great trail mix to keep handy for those 4 hour subway rides. Speaking of that, you should google the song “Charlie and the MTA” by the Kingston Trio. It’s an old campfire song, but it totally describes your summer in New York. Haha! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Jw_v3F_Q0
hahahahaha thanks for a new tune for my ipod! Confession- This trail mix needs water with it too lol.
Peanut butter pretzels are life. I’m trying to reintroduce wheat into my diet and the sad thing is that I’d rather eat 100 peanut butter pretzels before my first slice of bread =l I also weirdly have a bunch of samples of jerky sticks (Fancy Food Show) and dried jerky for instagram. it’s almost like you KNEW i needed a way to combine all of these. and it’s almost like i want wallet molded quest bars all over me right now. preferably the ones without 2 cups of vitafiber.
Naw, I hope the introduction is going well! Don’t get me started on that vitafiber thing…
Yum! I normally need chocolate in my trail mix, but this a great option for summer commuting.
I’ve got an adventure in D.C. coming up this weekend, but other than that I had all my big adventures in May when I was on vacation.
I’m not going to lie, I was jealous of that adventure!
Great idea! Always make my own trail mix but I’ve never added jerky to them – gotta try it
Please do Elizabeth! 🙂
This looks amazing! Adding some jerky would go great with some chili maple almonds! 😛 can you make a chocolate lover’s trail mix?
For sure! add chocolate chips to this and voila 😀
I always carry snacks just because. The thing about NYC is, the subway in the summer might have AC but waiting for it is hotter than outside! So generally if it is going to be less than 4 stops (or less than, say, 3 miles or a 45 min walk) I just hoof it. You’ll get to know which train lines break down the most, which ones have the AC malfunction, and when it’s a better call to walk eventually… 🙂 Enjoy the camping trip meanwhile!
YES!!! I went through 2 drinks just waiting and then…needed to use the rest room while on the train haha! 🙁
Welcome to NY 😛
So normally I turn my nose up at any trail mix that doesn’t have chocolate in it, but I have to say…well done with this one, good sir. I’ll have to remember it for my next epic cross-country car trip. Although maaaaaybe I could throw some M&Ms in there because, you know….chocolate.
YOU. I had you in mind with this. We’d make epic road trip buddies- You buy the jerky and snacks and I eat them 🙂
I would have to say my favorite trail mix add-in is now dried fruit or banana chips. They last forever!
I love banana chips- Yum!
This is brilliant! My hubby would love it! Pinning it so I will remember it for our next road trip or camping adventure.
If you could find way to get a sandwich in the flask, you’d be my… wait for it… HERO… haha!
I emailed you a few ideas on recipes using the awesome Stanley gear 😉
Thank you SO much for your kin suggestion Kaci! You’re a gem!
Like when my energy balls morphed into an energy bar/lump. The subway is kind of a nightmare in every sense. Questionable people, giant rats, oven-like temperatures, funky smell, and that horrid screeching sound of the wheels on the tracks. But it’s ALL a part of the NYC experience, right?
I ♥ jerky. Some dried blueberries in this would be awesome for sweet + savory too!
ohhhh I legit tried adding some (the TJ’s brand) and it was sooooo sticky! Fail, TJ’s.
Don’t pack chocolate on a subway, and don’t pack bananas in a suitcase. I learned that one the hard way.,.. I think I -still- have clothes that smell faintly of bananas.
oh man, in school, mum did that in our school bags without telling us. Picture banana scented textbooks!
HI, ARMAN!!! Yoga teacher training was my full-time gig this week, which meant no time to read blogs. Get ready for lots of notifications…! Hehe. I got off of the trail mix train, but adding in some pepperoni sticks and PB pretzels has me wanting to get back on that train!! Great recipe.
hahahaha no need to apologise my friend!
This is such a unique, creative idea – its crazy rare to see a savory trail mix. Or at least I think so. Yum 🙂
Thanks heaps buddy! Bacon jerky would be epic too 😉
Okay, my momma would always yell at and shun me because I would always rip up my jerky and put it in a sammich. It’s just like lunch meat, but harder, right?!
Pretty much haha!
I need to try these peanut butter filled pretzels.
Good luck traveling today, on the subway that is.
WHAT! They JUST released a brownie filled one! 😀
Pearson Ranch Elk & Bison Jerky is the BEST…..
That sounds delicious, Julie! 🙂
How long would this keep for and how should I store it?
Hi Caitlin! I would base it around the expiration date of the jerky- I usually make smaller portions which can last up to 10 days. Anything moe, and the nuts start losing the freshness.