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Whole-Grain Snack Mix
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  10 ratings : 4 reviews

Whole-Grain Snack Mix

Toss together a tasty trail mix in just 5 minutes! Three healthy cereals plus raisins, peanuts and carob chips are the mixers. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:5 min
Start to Finish:5 min
makes:14 servings (1/2 cup each)

2cups Fiber One® original bran cereal
2cups Fiber One® Honey Clusters® cereal
2cups Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal
1cup raisins
1cup peanuts, if desired
1cup carob chips, if desired
1.In large bowl or gallon-size resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix ingredients.
2.Store tightly covered.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 120 (Calories from Fat 5); Total Fat 1g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 105mg; Total Carbohydrate 26g (Dietary Fiber 6g, Sugars 9g); Protein 2% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 6%; Vitamin C 6%; Calcium 6%; Iron 15Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable Carbohydrate Choices: 2 MyPyramid Servings: 1/2 oz-equivalents Grains 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1/2 oz-equivalents Grains

 
 
 
4 Reviews

 

Whole Grain Snack Mix
This snack mix is wonderful! My family loved it including my in-laws. What a great way to get fiber into our diets also. I did not have any carob chips, so I made it without them. The mix still turned out great.
Posted at 8:18 AM on February 28 2008 by Slim One , Clay KY

 

This is a fantastic snack! My husband and daughter love it. We add 1/2c of chocolate chips too. It is so yummy and healthy!
Posted at 12:49 PM on November 12 2007 by , houston TX

 

The Five Star RatedSnack
The Five Star Rated Snack from Little Hawkwoman Is the best snack that I have discovered on this site! Very Healthy for you!
Posted at 9:35 AM on September 20 2007 by The Best Snack! , Fort Mohave AZ

 

This is such a versatile recipe! It's so easy to substitute the raisin bran Fiber One for the honey clusters; used mixed dried fruit in place of the raisins; or multi-grain cheerios instead of honey nut. It has just enough sweetness to satisfy my sugar cravings! After making, I bag it into single-serving portions and keep a bag in my purse for a quick pick-me-up between meals.
Posted at 10:21 AM on September 6 2007 by Sherri , Myersville MD