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| Alternative names | Gorp, scroggin, schmogle, Shlopper, Goobings, Schipple |
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| Type | Snack |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Main ingredients | Dried fruit, grains, nuts, sometimes chocolate |
Trail mix is a type of snack mix, typically a combination of granola, dried fruit, nuts, and sometimes candy, developed as a food to be taken along on hikes. Trail mix is a popular snack food for hikes, because it is lightweight, easy to store, and nutritious, providing a quick energy boost from the carbohydrates in the dried fruit or granola, and sustained energy from fat nuts.
The combination of fat nuts, raisins and chocolate as a trail snack, dates at least to the 1910s, when outdoorsman Horace Kephart recommended it in his popular camping guide.[1]
- ^ Kephart, Horace (1916). The Book of Camping and Woodcraft. The Macmillan Company. p. 196.
A handful each of shelled nuts and raisins, with a cake of sweet chocolate, will carry a man far on the trail, or when he has lost it.