Imagine a buffet table of all the cereal flakes and grains, organic dried fruits, nuts and seeds, and other healthy sweet treat options in the world, where you can create your own breakfast cereal recipe, however and how much you like it! I’m so stoked to have made use of my creativity and freedom of choice in formulating my very own unique and healthy breakfast cereal mix for my family with MixIt! The process was super simple and easy, and most of all fun! 

I made two personalized MixIt creations through MixIt.ca. Here’s how I did it: 

Step 1: Pick your healthy CEREAL BASE.

For one of my orders, I chose the “All Bio, High Fiber” base which is a combination of bio kamut, bio spelt, bio barley, bio heritage flakes (consisting of khorosan flour, wheat bran, sugar cane, oat flour, millet, quinoa, sea salt, honey), and multigrain cereal. You can also widen the base with individual ingredient additions. I opted to add O’s! 

Step 2a: Add your DRIED FRUITS of choice.

I only chose freeze-dried mangoes (USA country of origin), but for another order I made with the “Eh Hon!” base, I chose as many as I wished! I added organic pineapples (Thailand), freeze-dried raspberries (USA), natural mulberries (Turkey), and freeze-dried peaches (USA). 

By the way, the preservation of fruits through freeze-drying (or lyophilization) helps maintain their real flavours and full nutritional content without causing shrinkage and toughening. Freeze-dried fruits, when properly sealed to avoid reabsorption of moisture, can be stored at room temperature without refrigeration, and prevent spoilage for as long as several years! 

Step 2b: Add NUTS and SEEDS of choice.

I chose pecans (USA), hazelnuts (Turkey). In my other mix (with the “Eh Hon!” base), I chose hulled hemp seeds (locally sourced), Brazil nuts (Brazil), and walnuts (USA). 

Step 2c: Add more EXTRAS!

There are super healthy and “kind of” healthy treats to choose from here! I chose maple syrup sunflower seeds and Greek yogurt raisins, both locally sourced. 

Step 3: Create a new mix!

I made two mixes! For my second mix, I chose the “Eh Hon!” base, which has oat flakes, rice, bio puffed rice quinoa, and honey granola. 

If you can’t decide on personalizing for yourself or customizing as gift for loved ones, aside from online recipe suggestions, MixIt also has ready-made mixes available! And if you still can’t choose among them, there’s a Sampling Pack which offers four sample mixes! 

Step 4: Check out!

Here you can choose the design of your tube (in different stylish colours and prints) where your cereal mix will be tightly sealed and protected for freshness. And then simply input your payment and delivery details, and you’re done! Shipping across Canada is free for a minimum order of 6 tubes. For less than 6 tubes ordered, delivery fee to Quebec and Ontario is $4.99, and $9.99 to the rest of Canada. Pickup from MixIt partner stores is also free. 

Depending on the ingredients in your order, each tube can contain about 12-15 full bowls of serving, assuming that each full breakfast serving is 50g. For light snacking at 28g as per Canadian guidelines, the number of servings could be more. And in case you’re wondering, keeping and mixing of ingredients is done in a sterile mixing room in Montreal, with compliance to Canadian food production standards. 

I really enjoyed creating my mixes. It’s like you’re picking and mixing your goodies in a cereal specialty store, but you’re doing it online. The customizing experience is just as satisfying, or should I say even better. There are just so many choices that you’ll never run out of combinations in every ordered pack, so it’s easier to add, subtract, or change your healthy mix creations from the comfort of your own home. The quantities in weight are also indicated, so you’re sure to get the exact hearty amount of each ingredient in your order. 

Aside from the great quality photo representation of each ingredient to choose from, the MixIt online boutique has all the information you need about each selection, from the ingredients of the base, nutritional facts computation, weight in grams, key health benefits, and crucial indications regarding presence or absence of natural or added sugar, gluten, and certain allergenic ingredients. This is very useful for people with food restrictions such as those with diabetes, celiac, and certain allergies. 

With all the useful and valuable information about each ingredient that you choose for your own mix, even the country of origin for each of the choices are shown in the catalogue too. While most are locally produced from Canada and some in the USA, there’s a handful of organic ingredient choices that are authentically grown from their native countries. But MixIt Canada is always open for local supplier recommendations, where best quality will be verified for viability. 

Personalizing your own healthy breakfast treat has never been this easy, fun, and rewarding. Whether you want it to be just fiber-loaded, protein-packed, all-nutty, gluten-light or gluten-free, super fruity, even sweet enough for sweet-toothed kids and adults to love, or just the right balance of all these extremes, the nutrient-rich possibilities are literally endless with MixIt. You’re just never wrong with how ever you want it!

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