{"id":8890,"date":"2020-09-14T09:31:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T13:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/?page_id=8890"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:57:30","slug":"homemade-convenience-mixes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/homemade-convenience-mixes\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Convenience Mixes"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/all-purpose-convenience-mix\/\">All-Purpose Convenience Mix<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/gluten-free-flour-mix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/gluten-free-flour-mix\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600172001625000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6Tw0gAY7ABci5XGrgi7ABzbggCg\">Gluten-Free Flour Mix<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/homemade-convenience-mixes\/hot-cocoa-convenience-mix\">Hot Cocoa Convenience Mix<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/muesli\/\">Muesli<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/whole-grain-master-mix\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/whole-grain-master-mix\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1600017119666000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFSrnstnjKMWfYMKrHQgQEEXU0hZw\">Whole Grain Master Mix<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Seasoning Mixes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/chili-seasoning-mix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chili Seasoning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/italian-seasoning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Seasoning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/pumpkin-pie-spice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pumpkin Pie Spice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/convenience-salt-free-seasoning-mix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salt-Free Seasoning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/food-health\/recipes\/taco-seasoning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taco Seasoning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4029e\/\"><strong>Saving Money With Homemade Convenience Mixes<\/strong><\/a> provides recipes for master convenience mixes that you can make and keep on hand. These mixes are healthier and less expensive than the packaged convenience mixes you buy in the store, and allow you to control the amount of fat, sodium, sugar, and additives in your foods without sacrificing the convenience of a mix. There are 15 master convenience mixes, each with recipes you can make from the mix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A complete index of convenience mix recipes can be found on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/4029e\/#Recipes\">Bulletin #4029, Saving Money With Homemade Convenience Mixes page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All-Purpose Convenience Mix Gluten-Free Flour Mix Hot Cocoa Convenience Mix Muesli Whole Grain Master Mix Seasoning Mixes Chili Seasoning Italian Seasoning Pumpkin Pie Spice Salt-Free Seasoning Taco Seasoning Saving Money With Homemade Convenience Mixes provides recipes for master convenience mixes that you can make and keep on hand. 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