HERE’S MY version of a tasty trail mix. I carry it with me, especially when traveling, for a quick pick-me-up snack. You’ll find ingredients here not found in conventional and commercial mixes: nori, a parchment-thin dried seaweed usually found wrapped around sushi; wasabi powder, a spicy Japanese seasoning; and Granny Smith apple chips, a new product I’ve discovered that adds some necessary sweetness.
Yield 1 snack
Prep time approximately 10 minutes
Processing time approximately 5 minutes
Calorie Burn 82
Calories 95
Net-Calories 13
| 1 | unsalted brown rice cake (such as Lundberg), crumbled into bite-sized pieces |
| 2 | sheets nori (2.5g per sheet) |
| 2 | tablespoons no-sugar-added Granny Smith apple chips (such as Bare Fruit) |
| Olive oil cooking spray | |
| ¼ | teaspoon natural wasabi powder (such as Eden) |
| 2 | teaspoons monk fruit crystals (such as Lakanto Golden Sweetener) |
| Kosher salt |
1. Place the crumbled rice cakes into a bowl. Tear 1½ sheets of the nori into 1-inch pieces, then chop the remaining ½ sheet into tiny, powderlike pieces, and add them to the bowl.
2. Place the apple chips on a cutting board and gently smash them with a meat mallet or the side of a chef’s knife or cleaver, and add them to the bowl.
3. Spray the mixture for ½ second with cooking spray and sprinkle the wasabi, monk fruit, and salt into the mixture. Stir to coat evenly.
4. Spoon into a snack bowl, and serve.
Use this as a base for any snack mix and add what you love. Try hemp hearts, flaxseeds, or toasted shelled pumpkin seeds.
95 calories, 0g fat (0g sat), 0mg cholesterol, 12.5mg sodium, 22.75g carbohydrate, 4.1g fiber, 3g protein
Pop Chips
Fat: 4g / Calories: 120 cal