Another thing I don’t like is ‘Trail Mix’. Not trail mix itself, because I find delicious and nutritious blends of nuts, raisins and seets irresistable.

No, because the name ‘trail mix’ conjures of a mental image of a suburban nuclear family in biker shorts going for a hike with A-Type determination. I can picture dad, who works as a middle manager in some boring ol’ company coming home on a Thursday evening and suggesting that the family go for a hike because of ‘the fall colours’. And then everyone else agrees (maybe reluctantly) because family outings are fun.

Then someone (mom or dad) makes the suggestion that they get some ‘trail mix’ because it’s a smart choice to eat on a hike. You know what I hate about the name ‘trail mix’? It’s just an awful name. They should call it like ‘PowerNuts’n Fruit’ or ‘UltraMix’ or something. But the name ‘Trail Mix’ is smarmy and off-putting.

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