Appetizers and snacks
Honey-Maple Trail Mix
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Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Helen from Colorado.
Portions: 24
Serving size: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 3 cups Golden Grahams® cereal
- 5 cups Rice Chex® cereal
- one 10-ounce box Cinnamon Teddy Grahams® snack cookies
- one 6-ounce bag Pretzel Crisps® or one 10-ounce bag mini pretzel twists
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter or tub margarine
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- one 5-ounce bag dried cranberries or Craisens®
- two 3-ounce bags Crispy Granny Smith Apple Chips®
Preparation
- Combine Golden Grahams, Rice Chex, Teddy Grahams and pretzels in a large bowl.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan; add brown sugar, honey and maple syrup. Cook over low heat until sugar is melted.
- Pour over cereal mixture and mix well until all pieces are coated.
- Preheat oven to 325° F.
- Prepare 2 or 3 jelly roll pans by lining with aluminum foil and spraying the foil with cooking spray. (Can be done in 3 batches). Spread cereal mixture evenly over pans. Bake at 325° F for 15 minutes; stirring once halfway though.
- Mix cranberries and Apple Chips; divide evenly among pans and stir.
- Bake 5 more minutes; cool completely and store in an airtight container.
Nutrients per serving
- Calories 262
- Protein 3 g
- Carbohydrate 47 g
- Fat 9 g
- Cholesterol 11 mg
- Sodium 178 mg
- Potassium 84 mg
- Phosphorus 66 mg
- Calcium 63 mg
- Fiber 1.8 g
Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices
- 2 starch
- 1 fruit, low potassium
- 1 fat
Carbohydrate Choices
- 3
Helpful Hints
- If you have diabetes, reduce portion size to 1/2 cup for a lower carbohydrate snack.
- Look in the produce section for apple chips if you do not find it in the snack section.

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