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- Dried Fruit and Nut Healthy Trail Mix | Printable Recipe
- makes roughly 5 cups trail mix
- ingredients:
- 1 apple
- 1 peach
- 1 banana
- 2-3 cups blueberries, to preference (try to choose smallest blueberries)
- 1 1/2 cup peanuts, unsalted if possible
- 1 1/2 cups raw almonds
- 3/4 cup pistachios, shells removed (you can buy this way)
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