Costco Nature’s Garden Probiotic Yoggie’s Trail Mix Review

Gut health is something many people are starting to take more seriously by adding probiotics to their diets. When I saw this Nature’s Garden Probiotic Yoggie’s Trail Mix at Costco, it seemed like a reasonably healthy snack with the added benefit of probiotics, so I decided to pick up a bag to try. But aside from the probiotics, is there anything else special about Yoggie’s Trail Mix? Read on to find out!

Location in Store

This is located in the snack section of Costco, near the RX Protein Bars and the Unreal Chocolates. The item number is 1918185.

Taste

This trail mix is just okay. It’s basically a mix of nuts and seeds with some dried fruit. You don’t actually notice or taste the probiotics, so there’s nothing that really sets it apart from other trail mixes in terms of flavor.

There are two different varieties: Lemon Berry and Mixed Berry. The Lemon Berry pack contains almonds, while the Mixed Berry pack has peanuts and cashews. I didn’t notice any hazelnuts, even though the ingredients list states that hazelnuts are included in the Mixed Berry trail mix.

Each pack contains a mix of nuts, dried fruit, pumpkin seeds, fruit cubes, and yogurt-covered dried fruit. Everything tastes good, but I wish the nuts and pumpkin seeds were salted to create a sweet and salty combination. Having salted nuts would help balance the flavors.

Overall, this mix leans more toward the sweet side because of all the dried fruit. The Lemon Berry and Mixed Berry varieties taste very similar to me. I wouldn’t say this is the best trail mix I’ve had.

Cost

The 672-gram bag costs $16.99 Canadian and contains 24 individually packaged servings of trail mix, which works out to about 70 cents per bag. Inside, you get 12 lemon berry and 12 mixed berry trail mix packs.

Convenience

These are individually packaged, which makes them great for anyone looking for portion control. They’re also easy to toss into a lunch bag, backpack, gym bag, or car for those times when you need a quick snack. The best-before date on the bag is roughly 11 months from when I purchased it.

Nutrition

Calories

One 28-gram pack of the Lemonberry trail mix contains 130 calories, eight grams of fat, 14 grams of carbohydrates, three grams of fibre, nine grams of sugar, three grams of protein, and 10 milligrams of sodium.

One pack of the Mixed Berry trail mix contains 140 calories, nine grams of fat, 13 grams of carbohydrates, three grams of fibre, eight grams of sugar, four grams of protein, and five milligrams of sodium.

These are very low in sodium because the nuts in the mix are unsalted, which is noticeable when you taste them. They also contain healthy fats from the nuts while still being relatively moderate in calories

Ingredients

The ingredients list is fairly long and includes some ingredients I’m not a big fan of, such as palm fat, palm kernel oil, and natural flavor. That said, there are also plenty of ingredients I like to see, including chia seeds, one billion probiotic cultures, and real fruit juice concentrate. The trail mix contains milk, almonds, and cashews, and may also contain peanuts, other tree nuts, egg, sesame, and wheat.

Scoring

Taste: 6/10

Cost: 6/10

Convenience: 10/10

Nutrition: 7/10

Overall

Give it a try!

These trail mix is okay, it’s a little on the sweet side for me. I wish the nuts were salted to balance the sweetness make it tastier but I recognize that a lot of people want lower sodium options.

Have you tried the Costco Nature’s Garden Probiotic Yoggie’s Trail Mix? What did you think of it? Leave a comment below!

Please note that this review was not paid for or sponsored by any third party. This product was purchased by Costcuisine for the purpose of producing this review. The opinions in this review are strictly those of Costcuisine. Costcuisine is not affiliated with Costco or any of its suppliers. In the event that Costcuisine receives compensation for a post from the manufacturer of a product or some other third party, the arrangement will be clearly disclosed (including where the manufacturer of a product provides Costcuisine with a free sample of the product).