Fiesta Mix
In today's busy world, snacking is part of our daily routine. Snacks are an important source of energy and can provide key nutrients, according to the American Dietetic Association. But it's best to make those snacks as healthy as possible - and doing so stretches your budget, too. Grain foods make great snacks because they fill you up and help curb hunger.
Ingredients:
1 cup cereal with fruit
1 cup "chex" type bran cereal
1 cup "O" type cereal (such as Cheerios)
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup peanuts
1/4 cup shredded coconut
Directions:
- Mix cereals together in a large bowl.
- Add raisins, peanuts, and coconut; mix well.
- Eat this snack mix dry or with milk.
Cost Per Recipe: $1.12
Cost Per Serving: $0.28
Serving Size: Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
Recipe yields 4 servings of snack mix.
Per serving:
- Calories 210
- Total fat 9 grams
- Saturated fat 4 grams
- Trans fat 0 grams
- Cholesterol 0 milligrams
- Sodium 170 milligrams
- Total Carbohydrate 32 grams
- Dietary Fiber 3 grams
- Sugars 11 grams
- Protein 5 grams