Crisp and Spicy Snack Mix

Take this to snack on before dinner. And if there's any left, toss it on a salad.

Yield: 4 cups (serving size: 1/2 cup)

Ingredients

• 2  cups  crisscross of corn and rice cereal (such as Crispix)
• 1  cup  tiny pretzel twists
• 1/2  cup  reduced-fat wheat crackers (such as Wheat Thins)
• 1/2  cup  reduced-fat cheddar crackers (such as Cheez-It)
• 1 1/2  tablespoons  butter, melted
• 1  tablespoon  ginger stir-fry sauce (such as Lawry's)
• 1  teaspoon  chili powder
• 1  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 250º.

Combine the first 4 ingredients in a bowl. Combine butter, stir-fry sauce, powder, cumin, and salt; drizzle over cereal mixture, tossing to coat. Spread mixture into a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 250º for 30 minutes or until crisp, stirring twice.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

117 (30% from fat)

Fat:

3.9g (sat 1.7g,mono 0.7g,poly 0.5g)

Protein:

2.2g

Carbohydrate:

18.5g

Fiber:

0.8g

Cholesterol:

6mg

Iron:

2.6mg

Sodium:

368mg

Calcium:

17mg