Puckster wrote on May 4^th, 2010 at 1:05am:

I bag 1/3 or 1/2 cup portions of trail mix, per person per day.  Each day everyone gets their bag and can eat it whenever they feel the urge.  I started doing this when my kids were young so they wouldn't gorge on trail mix for the first 2 days, then complain about not having any for the rest of the trip. I continue to pack it this way, long after the kids have grown, for 3 reasons: 1) like before, it ensures we have it throughout the trip, 2) it's my routine, and 3) it's more hygienic, avoiding multiple hands dipping into one bag.   prouboy

separate bags, I like that idea, I think I'll start doing that...except I still gorge on trail mix, 1/2 a cup?more like 1 - 2 cups per day for us. I think that it contributes 1/2 the weight to the food pack. We make our own trail mix so we get pretty creative. Nuts of course, raisons, craisons, huge varied of dried fruits, cereal, anything I can find that looks appealing...might even throw in a chunk or two of dry dog food just for a sick joke.