Fact: Everything tastes better in the outdoors. But when you combine food that’s crunchy and salty (like nuts) with stuff that’s sweet and chewy (like dried fruit and candy), something magical happens ...

We all pick around the raisins. But the other reason to make your own mix is because no one likes limp nuts. “The thing I don’t like about store-bought mixes is that the dried fruit makes the nuts ...

The basic concept of “trail mix,” an energy-boosting blend of nuts, dried fruits and candy, has been around for thousands of years, but the idea of packaging those ingredients as a commercial snack is ...