Finding healthy snacks to pack with lunch has become a daily struggle for me since the first day of kindergarten. Ryan and I took a trip to a new grocery store which I didn’t even know existed until just recently.
Ryan insisted on pushing the cart throughout the store. That was fun.
There were not only generic brands available but also name brands, and we picked up a combination of the two. I had no idea what kind of food products I’d find in the store but I wrote down a few ideas for snack recipes and I found everything I needed for my Salty & Sweet Snack Mix and more.
We are constantly on the run during he school year. I wanted to make a healthy snack that would travel well for Emma’s lunch and snack and something that I could easily store in my diaper bag for those emergency snack situations.
- 2 cups Life cereal or Rice Chex
- 2 cups Honey Nut Cheerios
- 2 cups pretzel sticks
- 1 cup silvered almonds
- ½ cup parmesan cheese grated
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Toss all of the ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Spread mix evenly onto a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly toasted.
It looks like an easy to make snack! I would totally do this for a fun tailgate or football party!
I’ve never been a big sweet and salty fan – but this makes me want to try it again. Thanks for sharing with us :)
i have never made a snack mix myself this does look really good however.
Look at him so cute, not even as tall as the cart handle. :) I like sweet and salty mixes like that, they bag up nice for toting around. :)
This is one of the things I miss since going Gluten Free. Sweet and Salty is hard to find in quality when you have to cut things out. I’d eat this in a heartbeat! I’m sure my family would enjoy, so I’m pinning for later!
I never thought to use Life Cereal. This sounds like a great recipe.
I agree it is hard to find healthy snacks for kids and their lunch boxes. My girls get so bored with what I pack that I should give this a try.
You have a cute little helper there. This snack sounds very yummy.
I have never been really big on salty and sweet together. I think my taste buds get confused. Lol. it’s my crazy deal though. I am sure that snack mix tastes great
Salty and sweet got together perfectly. This mix looks like such a great thing for get togethers!