Popcorn Trail Mix
While we probably enjoyed more than an ample serving of melted butter on top of our popcorn, without the butter popcorn is actually a relatively healthy snack and is a good way to satisfy the munchies. In fact, popcorn provides three times more fiber per 1-ounce serving than other snack foods, such as pretzels or potato chips and is considered a whole grain. Instead of the traditional popcorn and butter, try this Popcorn Trail Mix for your holiday snacking needs.
Madeline and I enjoyed making this recipe for Popcorn Trail Mix together, and of course eating it for and afternoon snack! Whole grains, dried fruits, nuts and seeds are all part of a healthy snacking diet. This mixture combines sweet and salty for ultimate satisfaction.
Popcorn Trail Mix
Whole grains, dried fruits, nuts, and seeds are all part of a healthy snacking diet. This mixture combines sweet and salty for ultimate satisfaction.
Ingredients
- 1 envelope Orville Redenbacher Natural Simply Salted 50% Less Fat, popped
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/4 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
- 2/3 cup raw, unsalted almonds
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup diced dried apricots
Instructions
- Sprinkle hot, freshly popped popcorn with cinnamon, tossing to coat evenly. In a separate bowl, combine the sunflower seeds, pepitas, almonds, cranberries, and apricots. Mix well.
- Toss the nut, seed, and fruit mixture with the popcorn. Divide evenly among 4-6 snack-sized bowls.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 421Total Fat: 27gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 651mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 8gSugar: 20gProtein: 11g
GoodLifeEats.com offers recipe nutritional information as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although GoodLifeEats.com makes every effort to provide accurate information, these figures are only estimates.
If you’d like to chat more about healthy holiday snacks, join me at the #gno Twitter party on Monday, December 6 to chat about healthy holiday snacks. Click here for more details.
Before you enter the giveaway PLEASE read the rules.
Giveaway (1 winner):
Orville Redenbacher Gift
- Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn varieties (a mix of Light Butter, Cheddar, Kettle Corn, and Lime and Salt)
- Popcorn Bowl from Crate and Barrel
- Healthy Snack Recipe Mix-ins (Nuts, raisins, chocolates, dried cranberries, honey and recipes from the Orville Redenbacher’s website)
The Rules:
- Tell me what your favorite HEALTHY holiday snack is.
- Tweet the following: Check out #Orville Redenbacher’s #giveaway on @momitforward http://bit.ly/g1y4PR win healthy holiday snacks! http://bit.ly/hAM4Zl PLS RT
- You may NOT enter using multiple email addresses. Automatic disqualification.
- Additional entries must leave a separate comment.
- Contest ends December 10, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
- Contest open to US States only.
- Winner will be chosen via random.org and will have 3 days to respond before disqualified and a new winner chosen.
Extra Entries: Additional entries can be earned by doing any of the following, giving you a total of 3 entries. Leave a separate comment for each of your entries.
- Visit the Orville Redenbacher’s website and leave a comment on this post about what dish you would most like to prepare during the holidays.
- Tweet the following: Looking 4 healthy snacks? Visit the #Orville Redenbacher’s site 4 ideas on how 2 snack healthy during the holidays! http://bit.ly/dEVaGf
Tara says
We had this for snacks today.
Louise says
Congrats on being included in this Sweet Sixteen Collection. I followedd the “trail” to your trail mix! Thanks!
Molly says
This looks absolutely delicious! Thanks for the idea.
Peggy says
Aww, just missed the deadline! This popcorn trail mix sounds so delicious!
Claire says
I would love to try the recipe “Chewy Popcorn Bars”!
Claire says
Warming up chopped apples and then sprinkling them with cinnamon and just a tad bit of sugar is a delicious and healthy holiday treat! đŸ™‚
Valerie says
My favorite healthy holiday snack is a mix of cherrios, goldfish crackers & raisins… lots of raisins! đŸ™‚
Lindsay says
Plain popcorn with Sriracha hot sauce! Affectionately dubbed “Sriracha-corn” Delicious and spicy
Baking Serendipity says
I love popcorn and trail mix, but somehow never managed to combine the two. This looks fantastic! Healthy holiday snacks seem hard to come by, but my mom always always made us pistachio and cranberry snack bags when we were kids around the holidays. They were the perfect holiday colors đŸ™‚
Tricia says
My favorite healthy holiday snack is a mix of Cheerios, almonds, raisins or Craisins, pretzels, and sometimes for something a little sweet chocolate chips or marshmallows.
louise mellor says
the color alone on this popcorn would keep you coming back for more and more… what a healthy change of pace for a snack- love it~!
Cami says
I would love to try those white chocolate popcorn chews! Yummy!
Cami says
I tweeted 2nd entry!
Cami says
I tweeted!
Chef Dennis says
what a perfect snack for anytime of year! I love a good trail mix!
Angela@spinachtiger says
This is boring, but it’s what I eat one to two times a day during this time of year. Apples, sliced in big slices. Sometimes with a little peanut butter. My second favorite health snack is a handful of nuts combined with dried fruit.
I tweeted…
Tran says
My favorite healthy holiday snack? Is there even synch a thing? J/k!! It would have to be homemade granola.
Jax says
Popcorn with dried cranberries and a little bit of butter!
Stanislav says
This combination is fantastic, good idea. I look forward for your new posts.
Sarah Jio says
Such a smart idea! I’m going to link to this on my Glamour magazine blog, Vitamin G, on Mon. Hope to send some traffic back your way (great site!), and will give you credit for the photo–hungry for popcorn trail mix right now!
Katie says
Thanks, Sarah – sounds great! I appreciate that.
Meryl says
Popcorn with freshly ground black pepper.
Karen says
My favorite thing is Gloggi. Its a Finnish red currant drink with spices. Its yummy. đŸ™‚
Shireen says
love popcorn!
Catey says
I love whipping up some fresh salsa!
Kimberly B. says
After visiting Orville’s site, I’d have to say the chewy popcorn balls look yummy for Christmas!
Kimberly B. says
My favorite healthy snack is homemade trail mix. It has the usual nuts, sunflower seeds, & dried cranberries, as well as homemade cinnamon granola clusters, cocunut flakes & of cousre some peanut m&m’s to make it complete!
Tickled Red says
Oooo…love the trail mix combo! My guys are trail mix nuts. I’m definitely making this for our next movie night.
robin says
Healthy snack huh? I love to eat cranberries during the holidays.
Emily says
herbal tea. it’s warm and cozy and good for you too.
Jillian says
My favorite healthy holiday snack is home made cranberry granola.
Amy says
The buffalo stule hot popcorn snack looks really good
Amy says
I love baked sweet potatoes!
Natasha @ Saved by the Egg Timer says
I love that you added cute green pepitas to this, great idea!
Krista says
The berrygood frozen yogurt pie looks AWESOME. I love pie, but I usually feel guilty if I eat a traditional crust. This recipe looks great!
Krista says
I love eating homemade crackers topped with sesame seeds and poppy seeds. Delicious, and totally worth the invested time.
Teresa R. says
The power crunch bars from the site is what I would love to try.
Teresa R. says
I tweeted 2nd option too. TTRigell
Teresa R. says
I was happy to tweet đŸ™‚
Teresa R. says
Sweet potato fries is my current healthy snack.
alex says
air popped popcorn!
bunkycooks says
Popcorn is one of our favorite healthy snacks. I also like to keep string cheese and fresh fruit for nibbling.
karen says
You did my diet a terrible injustice by sending me to the Orville Redenbacher site to look at recipes! Couldn’t make up my mind as to what sounded the best. But did pick these, popcorn chews, the turtle candies and poppin’ popcorn brittle.
karen says
First of all isn’t healhy and holiday snack a oxy moron? LOL! I guess mine would have to be…..cool veggie pizza.
CarolK says
I love buttered and salted popcorn or oil popped popcorn. I also love to eat cheese or chocolate chips with the popcorn… Nuts and popcorn are primary snacks in our household.
Danielle says
Those Orville Power crunch bars look like a great idea for an easy on-the-go snack.
Danielle says
My favorite healthy holiday dish is winter fruit salad đŸ™‚
Jenna says
My favorite healthy holiday dish is the spiced granola my mom makes!!
Heather Spooner says
After visiting the Orville website, I’d like to try and make Chewy Popcorn Balls. I love cranberries!
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Heather Spooner says
Corn chips and salsa are my favorite healthy snack. At least, I think its healthy.
Claire says
From the Orville Redenbacher site: Naturally Simply Salted. yum!
Claire says
Favorite healthy snack: homemade granola with soy milk!
gina says
From the Orville Redenbacher site: The Gigantic Turtle Candies look amazing!
gina says
Tweeted {@gknupp}
gina says
Favorite healthy snack: almonds!
daphne says
I love salted mixed nuts!!
I tweeted
Terrae says
The Berry Good Frozen Yogurt pie sounds like it would be good to try.
Terrae says
My favorite healthy snack this time of year is apples.
K. Rock says
I would try the chewy popcorn balls.
K. Rock says
I love dried cranberries.
Julie @SavvyEats says
My favorite healthy snack has to be an apple with peanut butter
Liz @ Blog is the New Black says
My favorite healthy snack is nuts!
Lynda says
the Chewy Popcorn Bars looks perfect for everyday snacking!
Lynda says
i tweeted the 2nd option (http://twitter.com/oshkoshbgosh123/status/10828337807106048)
Lynda says
i tweeted (http://twitter.com/oshkoshbgosh123/status/10828099969093632)
Lynda says
my fav holiday snacks is plain yogurt with fruit chunks and nuts.
Kristen says
Looks like a delicious trail mix! I love fresh popped popcorn!
March says
From Orville’s site, I would most enjoy making Caramel-Nut Popcorn Crunch as a treat to munch on during the holidays, probably while watching awkward, old family movies.
March says
My favorite healthy snack: A half cup of maple yogurt with a small handful of toasted walnuts stirred in. Yum! I’m also a huge popcorn fan – my soul mate (hubby) calls it my soul food…
Cheryl W. says
Extra entry tweet
http://twitter.com/HeartnSoulmom/status/10816693957828608
Cheryl W. says
From the Orville Redenbacher site, I would choose to make the Peanut Butter Popcorn Poppers.
Cheryl W. says
Tweet
http://twitter.com/HeartnSoulmom/status/10815877796597760
Cheryl W. says
My favorite healthy snack is a handful of macadamia nuts and pecans.
Brenda Andrews says
tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/blandrews13/status/10815347280056320
Brenda Andrews says
Caramel-Nut Popcorn Crunch
Looks super yummy!
Brenda Andrews says
tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/blandrews13/status/10815104576655361
Brenda Andrews says
My favorite healthy snack is popcorn or freezedried fruit
Cookbook Queen says
Tweeted!!
maggiewann says
Just plain popcorn! No butter, no nuthin.
Cookbook Queen says
My favorite healthy snack would have to be popcorn. Seriously.
After I had my son, that’s how i lost my baby weight…I ate popcorn instead of chips or cookies!!