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Cheerios® Chill-Out Parfaits
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Variation
Try different yogurt flavors and fresh fruit combinations. Strawberry or bluebery yogurt and fresh strawberries or blueberries are sure to be a hit in this easy snack.
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Cheerios® Chill-Out Parfaits

A Cheerios® Challenge recipe! More than cereal. Turn Cheerios® cereal, yummy bananas and Yoplait® yogurt into a tasty breakfast parfait that's loaded with nutrients to start the day. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:10 min
makes:2 servings

2bananas or other fresh fruit, sliced
1container (6 oz) Yoplait® Light Thick & Creamy yogurt (any flavor)
1cup Cheerios® cereal
1.In 2 parfait glasses or cups, alternate layers of bananas, yogurt and cereal.
2.Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 10); Total Fat 1g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 100mg; Total Carbohydrate 49g (Dietary Fiber 10g, Sugars 21g); Protein 4% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 20%; Calcium 15%; Iron 15Exchanges: 2 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Skim Milk; 0 Vegetable Carbohydrate Choices: 3 MyPyramid Servings: 1/2 c Fruits 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1/2 c Fruits
Yoplait is a registered trademark of YOPLAIT Marques Internationales SAS (France) used under license.

 
 
 
1 Review

 

Fast & easy, this is one of my favorite Breakfasts. Best of all it tastes great with almost any fruit.
Posted at 9:34 AM on September 9 2008 by baknow , Albuquerque NM