Is Gorp Good For You

 All moms say if you want a healthy snack, eat gorp,It's chock full of good ingredients, right. or is it. What actually in it and is it as healthy as it's made out to be.

Gorp has been around for a long time.The name could come from an acronym for Good Old Peanuts and Raisins or to gorp - eat greedily. The mix was first made in Denmark by students as early as 1833. Then it was called studenterhavre,  a blend of oats with raisins and almonds. Even back then they added bits of chocolate but only for the holidays. It evolved into trail mix in the late Sixties or early Seventies.Yet is it healthy.In its' purest form, yes.However some like what I bought at Acme has some extra goodies

It has a wide variety of healthy ingredients.. Mixed nuts and raisins

Those  white pieces are caramel pieces wrapped in white chocolate. it would be better if they were dipped in dark chocolate which is chock full of antioxidants. It's not really healthy.even the raisins, dried fruit are filled with sugar yet it is better than  a handful of just candy.This is a fun snack if you're going hiking or on a picnic.

Is gorp good for you? If you avoid the candy and dried fruit, yes,. Try to get a mix that's full of grains and nuts. Keep the sweet stuff ot a minimum for a tasty, healthier snack.

A New Yummy Treat From Setton Farms

A perfect treat for Spring picnics and outings is the new Pistachio Berry Blend from Setton Farms,It's a nice blend of nuts , cranberries, cherries and white  chocolate. Best of all it's comes in a pouch that can be dropped in any picnic basket or tote bag. Bring it anywhere for a yummy quick bite.

Setton Farms is really the king of all things pistachio. It's the largest pistachio producer in the US, located in Terra Bella in south central California. The company is known for growing the nuts on ten thousand acres as well as processing them too. They offer plain as well as flavored ones in such flavors  as garlic onion,jalapeno chili and salt and pepper.They also have dark chocolate covered ones and one of my favorite snacks: pistachio bites. The last are tasty little bites made of the nuts and dried cranberries held together with agave. They're a favorite nibble, all natural and tasty, a rare blend to be sure,.Setton Farms is also known for producing dried fruit such as  pears and pineapples as well You can also buy almonds and walnuts too from them. The company is combining the almonds with the pistachios in a new gorp like mix  that also features cashews,dried cranberries,dried cherries and white chocolate chips. This is a first for them because they haven't used the last ingredients yet in any products.

The mix is a fun one , salty and sweet , depending upon how it is eaten.Each pouch is about five servings so they're a fun snack to share at  soccer games or beach parties.What is great  is that Setton Farms is thinking outside the box with the use of the cherries and white chocolate. Many other companies wouldn't put in those bold flavors. They're a nice foil to the mildness of the other ingredients. The mix is great on its' own but it can be added to oatmeal for a kicky breakfast. It can also be a great boost added to muffin or even oatmeal cookie batter. Toss it into freshly popped popcorn for a new snack treat. Home chefs could even make their own chews by combining the trail mix with melted dark or white chocolate. Each serving is only twenty-eight calories with only fourteen fat calories, There''s hardly any cholesterol or carbohydrates in it so it is an ideal snack as well as ingredient to any dish. Another plus is that it comes in a resealable pouch so the snack always remains fresh,

Setton Farms new pistachio berry blend is a great snack , full of flavor and low on calories. Pick up a pouch and savor the sweet salty taste of nuts, fruits and white chocolate.It's a fun nibble that'

s actually good for you.

White Chocolate Defined

Mention chocolate and everyone thinks of either the dark or milk chocolate kind. Yet there is white variety and it's just as tasty and interesting as its' brown cousins.It's also pretty versatile too, ending up in everything from cookies to candy treats.

What is white chocolate? It is  actually a kind of chocolate, made from milk,cocoa butter, and  sugar along with vanilla and other flavorings.It doesn't have any cocoa solids. Cheaper varieties have the cocoa butter replaced by vegetable fats, sometimes giving it a kind of "lardy" taste. White chocolate first debuted right after World War One and made by - who  else -Nestle Chocolates. The first bar was from Switzerland and called Galek.A New Hampshire candy company, M&M  were first made to mass produce it  in the States. The first solid bar of it was called "Alpine White" and was made in 1949.The candy has been an Easter basket staple since the late Forties and early Fifties.

Since the Nineties white chocolate has been important in both baking and candy making.For a different spin add white chocolate chips or chunks to dark chocolate cookies. Its' smooth, faintly vanilla taste cuts the dough's intensity. White chocolate can also be used as frosting whether it's combined with whipped cream or added to a butter cream. The sweet is also  used for holiday candy making too. White chocolate  can be combined with toasted coconut to make haystacks or used to enrobe pretzels.It can be tinted however a lot of food coloring has to be used to get  richer hues

White chocolate may not have the fame and even  fortune of its' cousins, dark and milk yet  it is a  good  treat for any candy lover .It has a delicate flavor that's perfect on it's own or combined with other s. White chocolate is a nice alternative when chocoholics are craving something different and exotic,