Nick, your comment about rice puffs (#16) reminded me of a little trick I have when making trail mix. I always eat way more than the serving size (1/4 cup, are these people serious? really?!) so I like to “dilute” it with low calorie, crunchy, puffy things, like puffed wheat or puffed brown rice or even Cheerios. That way, I can eat way more in volume for the same amount of calories. Plus, if it’s a really tasty trail mix like the one you have here, the cardboard flavor of the puffed wheat is totally disguised by the other yummy stuff.

Exactly, that was my goal in using cereal, but I need to use a “fluffier” one next time. The only problem I found is that some of those fluffy cereals absorb any moisture in the mix and get mushy so you need to find a firmer cereal. It’s a work in progress! ~ Nick