Trail mix

My hubby found out recently that he is diabetic, this would not be so hard for him except the job he is on at the moment has a time limit. The job has to be completed sometime around the end of May, since its a few hours from home the company takes care of the motel. They are scheduled for 6 to 7 days a week (if no rain) until the job is completed. He is only home one night a week, if rain two, this means an awful lot of eating out! Thank goodness this is only for a few months, the farm will start missing him. I am not complaining though thank God he has a job and he loves what he does and the company he works for! After this deadline he goes back to 40 hours a week. But living out of a suitcase can be hard especially being diabetic. When he comes home I have been trying to make diabetic friendly things for him to take back with him (no fridge in the motel). I have found an easy thing to make is trail mix, I use whatever I have in the pantry. This last one I really liked it was just a little sweet and a little salty and still not real bad for him (but better than a lot of snacks out therre)!

Ingredients :
Dried fruit :
this batch I added bananas, apricots, raisins, pineapple,blueberry's, cranberries,
Crackers (I made these myself)
Woven wheat squares
M&Ms

Cheerios (multigrain)

Nuts :

peanuts, almonds, cashews, pecans

vanilla yogurt covered raisins

fiber cereal

More or less its whatever I have in the cabinets when I make this. I really did not want to add the M&Ms, I had planned on shredded coconut, but could not find it in the pantry.  I added all the above in  two glass bowls, shook them up, then put it into small containers. I have no way of knowing how much it cost, or if I saved any by making it myself because some items I may have picked up on sale or with coupon off.

I will be happy though when fruit is back in season, I can use the dehydrator, (I hope our blueberries turn out this year) and when I can get fresh walnuts, pecans and peanuts! (then I can pronounce most of what I put in!)

This is the finished product : 18 small baggies and 2 quart jars.