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fishnfreak

06/24/2010 08:20PM

Anyone got a good nutless gorp mix. My daughter has a fairly severe nut allergy and I am looking for a gorp mix for us.

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kanoes

06/24/2010 09:01PM

is she ok with seeds? i really love sunflower and pumpkin. soybean "nuts" can add a nice crunch too.

Dyslexics untie!

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gutmon

06/24/2010 09:28PM

banana chips, raisins, and chocolate(?)

"The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but that they know so much that just ain't so." Mark Twain

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Stormy

06/24/2010 10:00PM

You mean Al Gorp ? er Gore,
sorry, couldn't resist :)

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serenityseeker

06/24/2010 11:08PM

I really like bringing Cracklin Oat Bran as a snack. It could be mixed with fruit and chocolate, but it might not retain its crunch. Its sweet and really doesn't taste like a fiber cereal. I like it.

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BWPaddler

06/25/2010 12:45AM

how about a chex mix snack? My aunt makes some from scratch using the cereals with pretzels tossed in too. I think she sometimes has nuts in there, but not always.

My kids just eat the M&Ms anyway... who needs nuts?

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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bexley

06/25/2010 07:38AM

My wife is also allergic to nuts so we've experimented over the past couple years. I've tried various cereals but they all seem to get a stale and loose their crunch quickly on a warm and humid day.

Cracklin Oat Bran got soft quickly. Chex tend to get crunched easily by the weight of the raisins and M&Ms. Cheerios get stale quickly.

About the best cereal I've used was Quaker Oatmeal Squares. It didn't get crushed and stayed relatively crunchy. But it's sweet so it can be a bit overwhelming with all those M&Ms.

My wife is also mildly allergic to soy, so we haven't tried soy nuts but I can see those working well. Sunflower and other seeds may work but can be iffy for people with nut allergies too, as you probably know.

Pretty much the best compromise we've found is pretzels. We use mini-twists or the little "pillows" that you can sometimes find. Those replace the salt the peanuts usually have and so they're good for encouraging water consumption when you're working.

We may try almonds this year since she can eat those, but they're a bit spendy for a lot of them. As mentioned, banana chips are a great addition as well.

We used to just make one or two big bags and dole them out as we went. Now I make more, smaller zip locked bags so things stay fresher. More plastic but then stuff isn't totally mush by day 4.

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MOgirl

06/25/2010 08:50AM

Nut allergies can be serious! You don't want to mess around with this one! Having an allergic reaction miles from help could be very dangerous. Even m&m's have a warning for those with nut allergies. Do you ever carry an epi-pen for her just in case she comes in contact with something that may contain nuts that you are not aware of? Just some thoughts, good luck! Do lots and lots of research before mixing her trail mix.

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nojobro

06/25/2010 09:55AM

"Nutless Gorp" sounds like an insult.

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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nojobro

06/25/2010 09:57AM

I am wondering about this as well. I have braces, which I got last October. I will have them for two summers, so I have two years in which I don't want to be eating regular nuts. They run the risk of being too hard and popping off a bracket, but also once they are chewed a bit they stick in the brackets like nobody's business and are really annoying to get out.

I like the idea of a pretzel replacement (have you ever eaten M&Ms and pretzels at the same time? Absolutely delicious). But, I would like a GORP recipe that has some protein. Soybeans sound too crunchy for me. Sunflower seeds would not pop a bracket, but they pack in the teeth, too.

What to do....I might have to switch from GORP to nutless protein bars for a few years. I also can't eat raisins, though pretzels/raisins/M&Ms does sound pretty good...

I did find this. Corn Nuts would not work for me, but might for you:

If you’re allergic to nuts – this GORP is for you
Ingredients:
Corn “not really” Nuts (original flavor)
Candy Corn
M & M’s (plain not peanut)
Dry Roasted Sunflower Kernels
Sweetened Dried Cranberries (Craisins)

Here is the link where I got the recipe.

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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Jackfish

06/25/2010 10:00AM

On more than one occasion, I've seen the recipe for GORP as:

One bag of M & Ms. Stir well. :-)

However, if you want to add a few other things, dried fruit, chocolate and/or butterscotch chips, Chex Mix... stuff like that will work.

It's only a spot on the map... until you go there.

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boonie

06/25/2010 11:12AM

I would think some sort of granola without nuts would be the best cereal-type thing to take. You could make your own with anything in it you want. You could even add some protein powder.

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sdebol

06/25/2010 03:23PM

I like the idea of a pretzel replacement (have you ever eaten M&Ms and pretzels at the same time? Absolutely delicious).

Have you seen these?

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nojobro

06/25/2010 04:13PM

quote sdebol: "
I like the idea of a pretzel replacement (have you ever eaten M&Ms and pretzels at the same time? Absolutely delicious).

Have you seen these?

"

Oh no, I'm doomed!!!!!!! I MUST TRY THEM......

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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kanoes

06/25/2010 04:48PM

ditto nola!

Dyslexics untie!

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mooseplums

06/26/2010 06:27PM

quote nojobro: "quote sdebol: "
I like the idea of a pretzel replacement (have you ever eaten M&Ms and pretzels at the same time? Absolutely delicious).

Have you seen these?

"

Oh no, I'm doomed!!!!!!! I MUST TRY THEM......"

I tried them...was disappointed

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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mr.barley

06/27/2010 10:16AM

I like putting sesame sticks in my gorp for some crunch

Wisdom is sold in a desolate market where no one can come to buy.

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nojobro

06/28/2010 08:28AM

quote mooseplums: "quote nojobro: "quote sdebol: "
I like the idea of a pretzel replacement (have you ever eaten M&Ms and pretzels at the same time? Absolutely delicious).

Have you seen these?

"

Oh no, I'm doomed!!!!!!! I MUST TRY THEM......"

I tried them...was disappointed"

I haven't tried them yet....but I will. I wonder if they will have the same saltiness as my homemade pretzel & M&M mix...

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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sdebol

06/28/2010 09:55AM

quote mooseplums: "quote nojobro: "quote sdebol: "
I like the idea of a pretzel replacement (have you ever eaten M&Ms and pretzels at the same time? Absolutely delicious).

Have you seen these?

"

Oh no, I'm doomed!!!!!!! I MUST TRY THEM......"

I tried them...was disappointed"

I didn't love them, either. They remind me of malted mik balls (Whoppers)...

Steve

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bradcrc

07/02/2010 11:00PM

just add everything you like.

rasins
dried banana
dried apples
m&Ms
granola
pretzels
pre-shelled sunflower seeds
coconut
jelly beans
cereal like chex or cheerios
licorice nibs
skittles
dehydrated corn
gummi bears

whatever looks good.

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nojobro

07/08/2010 09:49AM

Here are a couple things that might work:

Chocolate popcorn trail mix

Fair Food Trail Mix (has peanuts, though...is she allergic to those, or just to true nuts?)

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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mnoutwest

07/31/2010 02:36PM

For a sweet tooth, try S'more "GORP" -

Golden Grahams Cereal or Teddy Grahams
Mini Chocolate Chips
Mini Marshmallows

Great for kiddos - not so much nutrition!

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nojobro

08/18/2010 12:44PM

I tried the M&Ms finally....I think they are great. Maybe not quite as good as making my own mix, but certainly easier. ;-) They are going on our trip next week...

All the miles of a hard road are worth a moment of true happiness. ~Arnold Lobel

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Amok

08/19/2010 08:44PM

Malted milk balls! MMMMMMMMMM!!! I'll have to add that to my mix, I think.

Trust, but verify.

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JMT2213

08/19/2010 09:30PM

Last time I put chocolate in GORP is was a big melted mess.

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Old Hoosier

08/20/2010 11:43AM

My Sept trip to Q will include a youth with severe nut allergy. Needless to say, menu planning took on an entirely new level of challenge as well as urgency to watching absolutely ALL of the details. Not only can he not have peanuts or tree nuts, but we have to avoid anything processed in factories that process nuts.

I also searched for a nutless GORP, but settled for several alternatives. Some things I found out:

1) Almost all Hershey chocolate is contaminated - maybe 2% is not. But the label is accurate.
2) Most popular complete pancake and biscuit mixes are also contaminated (processed at same factory as nuts.)
3) Majority of dried fruit is also contaminated by "same factory."
4) Cake mixes, brownie mixes, etc that use Hershey chocolate (most brands) are also off limits.
5) Cliff Bars, Granola bars, etc are all contaminated.
6) Could not find any breakfast bar or diet bar that was clean.

The good news:
1) Sunsweet brand dried fruit is clean.
2) Betty Crocker has many chocolate products that are clean - brownies, cakes, etc.
3) I decided to use Fig Newtons as snack replacement for Cliff Bars, etc.
4) Found many Betty Crocker muffin mixes that are clean - blueberry, apple cinnamon, etc. These make good breakfast items as well as evening dessert with coffee.
5) Found a pineapple upside down mix that will try out this year.
6) Obvious to those with allergy - will take sun butter (sunflower seed "peanut" butter) as general substitute for the normal staple.

Bottom line - be very name brand specific. Several "clean brands" are out there.

Many thanks to Dogwoodgirl and the JMO - it has helped out even more than usual this year.

Old Hoosier

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SunCatcher

08/22/2010 09:32PM

quote fishnfreak: "Anyone got a good nutless gorp mix. My daughter has a fairly severe nut allergy and I am looking for a gorp mix for us."
Sorry thought this was a thread on a nudered dog named GORP :)

Dad Always said "We don't Always catch fish...but we ALWAYS have a good time"

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