Healthified Sweet Almond Snack Mix

39% less calories • 40% less saturated fat than the original recipe. Coat cereal, nuts, pretzels, and dried fruit with a buttery brown sugar glaze. Pack this mix in school lunches or share it at the office.

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The Quick Take: Healthified

Calories Reduced By 70
Fat Reduced By 2 1/2g
Saturated Fat Reduced By 1g

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Nutrition Information:

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 110
Calories from Fat: 30),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 3 1/2g; 3 1/2%
(Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, 1 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 5mg; 5%;
Sodium: 160mg; 160%;
Total Carbohydrate: 19g; 19%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 8g 8% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%;
Vitamin C: 4%;
Calcium: 4%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 60 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

: Nonstick cooking spray

4: cups Corn Chex® cereal

3: cups Rice Chex® cereal

2: cups pretzel knots

2/3: cup sliced almonds

1/2: cup packed brown sugar

1/4: cup butter

2: tablespoons light-color corn syrup

1/8: teaspoon baking soda

3/4: cup dried sweetened orange-flavor cranberries

3/4: cup dried cranberries, blueberries, or cherries

Directions

1 Lightly coat a large piece of foil with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. In a large roasting pan, toss together cereals, pretzels, and almonds; set aside.
2 Preheat oven to 300ºF. In a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture just begins to bubble. Continue cooking at a moderate, steady rate, without stirring, for 5 minutes more. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in baking soda. Pour over cereal mixture; stir gently to coat.
3 Bake for 15 minutes; stir cereal mixture and bake for 5 minutes more. Remove from oven; stir in dried fruit. Spread on prepared foil to cool. Store in an airtight container.

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Live Better America lets you enjoy your favorite dishes without worry or guilt. Our nutritionists switch ingredients, reduce amounts and use other kitchen tricks to turn the original recipes into Healthified recipes that are good and good for you.

Before	After
2 tablespoons butter	Nonstick cooking spray
4 cups coarsely broken graham crackers	4 cups Corn Chex® cereal
3 cups animal crackers	3 cups Rice Chex® cereal
2/3 cup chopped candied almonds	2/3 cup sliced almonds
3/4 cup packed brown sugar	1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup butter	1/4 cup butter
3 tablespoons light-color corn syrup	2 tablespoons light-color corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon baking soda	1/8 teaspoon baking soda
	3/4 cup dried cranberries, blueberries, or cherries

Nutritional Highlights

Calories		180 (before) 110 (after)
Fat		1 (before) 1/2 (after)
Saturated Fat		2 1/2 g (before) 1 1/2 g (after)
Total Fat		6 g (before) 3 1/2 g (after)

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We calculated the nutrition of this recipe at the time it was created on 07/16/2012. NOTE: We do not include optional ingredients in our calculations.