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10 Snack Mix Recipes

Kids want sugar and salt and crunch. You want them to eat better. Here, 10 formulas.

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Snack Mix
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5 More Healthy Snack Mixes

  • Young Gourmand Mix: 2 cups whole grain cheddar Goldfish, 2 cups dried apple chips, 1/2 cup roasted walnut halves, 1 1/2 cups Quaker oatmeal cereal squares. 1/2 cup mix = 119 calories, 1.9 g fiber
  • S’more Please Mix: 3 cups air-popped popcorn, 1 cup Golden Grahams, 1 cup mini marshmallows, 1/2 cup milk chocolate M&M’s, 1/2 cup raisins. 1/2 cup mix = 95 calories, 1.1 g fiber
  • Nuts & Bolts Mix: 1/2 cup mixed nuts, 2 cups pretzel sticks, 2 1/2 cups Multigrain Cheerios, 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries, 1/2 cup raisins. 1/2 cup mix = 109 calories, 1.8 g fiber
  • Honey Nut & Sweet Mix: 2 cups pretzel sticks, 3 cups Honey Nut Cheerios, 1/2 cup milk chocolate M&M’s, 1/2 cup craisins. 1/2 cup mix = 103 calories, 1.2 g fiber
  • Sweet Wheats: 2 cups Triscuit whole wheat thin crisps, 2 cups Golden Grahams, 1 1/4 cups mini marshmallows, 1/4 cup milk chocolate M&M’s, 1/2 cup raisins. 1/2 cup mix = 109 calories, 1.3 g fiber


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