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Southwest Snack

Southwest Snack
Recipe Tip
Whole Grain Goodness
Popcorn is a whole grain. Eating at least 3 servings of whole grain daily may help reduce blood cholesterol.
Do-Ahead
Planning a large party or get-together? Double this recipe. It can be made several days in advance and stored in airtight containers until the big event.

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Go ahead and munch! This smart snack uses fat-free and low-fat ingredients to make snacking a pure pleasure. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:15 min
Start to Finish:25 min
makes:32 servings (1/2 cup each)
1bag 94% fat-free microwave popcorn (any flavor), popped (12 cups)
3cups nacho cheese flavor crispy horn-shaped corn snacks
1cup fat-free pretzel sticks
1tablespoon no-trans-fat vegetable oil spread, melted
1/2teaspoon chili powder
1/4teaspoon ground cumin
1/4teaspoon garlic powder
2tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1.Heat oven to 300°F. Remove and discard unpopped kernels from popped popcorn.
2.In 2-gallon plastic food-storage bag, mix popcorn, corn snacks and pretzels.
3.In small bowl, stir melted spread, chili powder, cumin and garlic powder until blended. Pour over cereal mixture; seal bag and shake to coat. Sprinkle with cheese. Seal bag; shake to coat.
4.Pour mixture into ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
5.Bake 10 minutes; cool. Store in airtight container.
Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 45 (Calories from Fat 15); Total Fat 1 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 105mg; Total Carbohydrate 7g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g); Protein 1g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 2% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
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Love this! Super easy to make & my boys love it!
Posted at 3:17 PM on March 18 2010 by
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Yummy!
This is a very addicting snack mix, but fortunately you can eat it virtually guilt free!
Posted at 11:56 AM on January 19 2010 by Amark
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yummm
this was sooooooo good:D i substituted some of the ingredients but it was awesome(: i am soo glad i tried this <3
Posted at 3:56 PM on July 8 2009 by
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This is really really good! My kids love it!
Posted at 9:59 AM on March 12 2008 by bondgal
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