Quick Snack Mixes

My Cooking Light magazine came yesterday and this was the first thing I saw. They had pictures of 5 kid-friendly (and adult-friendly) snack mixes and each had the ingredients and the calorie count and everything. When I went online to find them I found 5 more that were not pictured. I let Thing 1 choose from the pictures and he, of course, chose the sweet tooth mix which he says is a 5 (looks like he may be starting to understand the rating system.) I chose the Crunch-Crunch-Crunch Mix and I also give it 5 stars. It's a nice light snack when you measure out a 1/2 cup and is actually quite filling. I think we will try making all of these. Let me know what you and your kids think if you try them.

Source: Cooking Light

 

Sweet-Tooth Mix:
2 cups pretzel sticks, 2 cups Multigrain Cheerios, 1 cup mini marshmallows, 1/2 cup milk chocolate M&M's, 1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup mix = 106 calories, 1.1g fiber

Crunch-Crunch-Crunch Mix:
1/2 cup dried cherries, 2 cups whole-grain Rice Chex, 1/2 cup roasted unsalted pistachios, 3 cups Kashi Go Lean Crunch Cereal
1/2 cup mix = 119 calories, 3.3g fiber

Cheese-Freak Mix:
2 cups whole-grain cheddar goldfish, 2 1/2 cups cheddar-flavored mini pretzel twists, 1 cup dried apple rings, 1/2 cup roasted unsalted peanuts
1/2 cup mix = 120 calories, 2g fiber

Wild-Animal Mix:
2 cups animal crackers, 3/4 cup dried blueberries, 3/4 cup roasted pecan halves, 2 1/2 cups air-popped popcorn
1/2 cup mix = 104 calories, 2.4g fiber

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

Nut-Free and 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

Salty-Sweet Mix:

1 1/2 cups Post Honey Nut Shredded Wheat, 1 cup dried mangoes, 3 cups Triscuit whole-wheat thin crisps, 1/2 cup roasted almonds.

1/2 cup mix = 125 calories, 2.2g fiber