Good & Gather Simply Trail Mix (Sweet & Salty) — TREAT
Munch or Dump rates Good & Gather Simply Trail Mix (Sweet & Salty) by Good & Gather TREAT — score 43/90.
The backbone is genuinely good — whole peanuts and almonds plus raisins. But the sweet half leans on candy-coated milk chocolate and sugar-added dried cherries, so this eats more like a dessert mix than a nut mix. The colors are real (radish, turmeric, spirulina), not artificial, which keeps it out of BULLSHIT territory.
Why this verdict
- Whole nuts (peanuts, almonds) and raisins form a solid base
- Candy-coated milk chocolate adds added sugar and confectionery ingredients
- Multiple sweeteners — sugar plus tapioca syrup plus sweetened dried cherries
- Colors are plant-derived (radish juice, turmeric, spirulina), not artificial
- Indulgent overall, but built from recognizable food rather than a lab stack
Ingredients (8)
- Peanuts (safe) — Legume packed with protein and healthy fats.
- raisins (safe) — Dried grapes; naturally sweet, no added sugar in the raisin itself.
- Milk Chocolate Candies (moderate) — Candy-coated chocolate — the main source of added sugar, plus soy lecithin, gum acacia, and carnauba wax coating.
- Almonds (safe) — Whole nut, healthy fats, protein, fiber, and vitamin E.
- Dried Sweetened Cherries (moderate) — Cherries with added sugar and a touch of sunflower oil — a second added-sugar source.
- Vegetable Oil (Peanut/Cottonseed/Soybean/Sunflower) (moderate) — A light coating oil to keep salt on the nuts; refined seed oil, minor amount.
- Sea Salt (moderate) — The only seasoning; pushes sodium high for the portion size but nothing artificial.
- Sugar / Tapioca Syrup (moderate) — Added sweeteners inside the candy component — the reason this reads sweet rather than simply nutty.
Healthier alternatives
- Southern Grove Omega Trail Mix
- Balanced Breaks White Cheddar, Almonds & Dried Cranberries
- Southern Grove Cranberry Almond Cashew Trail Mix
- Simply Nature Organic Chia Seeds
- Kirkland Signature Supreme Whole Almonds