Chex Mix

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Chex Mix is a family of snack mixes sold by General Mills, based on its Chex line of breakfast cereals. There are several varieties, including regular flavors of Chex Mix (Traditional, Cheddar, Bold Party Blend, etc), Chocolate Chex Mix, Chex Mix Select, Chex Mix for Kids, and Simply Chex. Sometimes, limited edition varieties of Chex Mix are released. Past examples of these include Winter Chex Mix Cocoa and Summer Chex Mix Ranch.

Homemade Chex Mix is considered a holiday season party staple in many American homes. The recipe is printed on the packaging of Chex breakfast cereals. The key seasonings in homemade Chex Mix are Seasoned salt, Garlic powder, Onion powder, and Worcestershire sauce. Compared to store-bought Chex Mix, homemade Chex Mix may omit bagel chips, rye chips, and bread twists, but often includes peanuts or mixed nuts.

In many respects, Chex Mix (especially Chex Mix Selects) is similar to members of the trail mix family of foods.

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[edit] Traditional

Traditional Chex Mix comes in a blue bag and typically has a dry, doughy, and salty taste. The level of dryness will depend on the amount of oil and the age of the bag.

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[edit] Nutrition

The recommended serving of Traditional Chex Mix, 30g, contains 130 calories and 4 grams of fat, as well as 22 grams of carbohydrates and 1 gram of dietary fiber. It is not a significant source of vitamins, calcium, or protein. It also provides 380 milligrams of sodium, so Traditional Chex Mix is not a particularly good choice for those on a low-sodium diet.

Traditional Chex Mix contains dairy ingredients, so it is not suitable for a vegan diet.

Allergy information on the bag indicates that Traditional Chex Mix contains wheat, soy, milk, peanut, sesame, and almond ingredients.

[edit] Bold Party Blend

Bold Party Blend Chex Mix comes in a black bag and typically has a spicy, tangy, and salty taste. The flavor comes from a white powdered coating, but is not usually as messy as the Cheddar variety.

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[edit] Nutrition

The recommended serving of Bold Party Blend Chex Mix, 30g, contains 140 calories and 6 grams of fat, as well as 20 grams of carbohydrates and less than 1 gram of dietary fiber. It is not a significant source of vitamins, calcium, or protein. It also provides 390 milligrams of sodium, so Bold Party Blend Chex Mix is not a particularly good choice for those on a low-sodium diet.

Bold Party Blend Chex Mix contains dairy ingredients, so it is not suitable for a vegan diet.

Allergy information on the bag indicates that Bold Party Blend Chex Mix contains wheat, milk, soy, sesame, almond, and peanut ingredients.

[edit] Cheddar

Cheddar Chex Mix comes in an orange bag and typically has a dry, cheesy, and very salty taste. The cheese flavor comes from a powdered coating, and can be quite messy to eat.

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[edit] Nutrition

The recommended serving of Cheddar Chex Mix, 30g, contains 130 calories and 4 grams of fat, as well as 22 grams of carbohydrates and less than 1 gram of dietary fiber. It is not a significant source of vitamins, calcium, or protein. It also provides 370 milligrams of sodium, so Cheddar Chex Mix is not a particularly good choice for those on a low-sodium diet.

Cheddar Chex Mix contains dairy ingredients, so it is not suitable for a vegan diet.

Allergy information on the bag indicates that Cheddar Chex Mix contains wheat, milk, almond, soy, and peanut ingredients.

[edit] Hot 'n Spicy

Hot 'n Spicy Chex Mix comes in a green bag and typically has a spicy, hot, and salty taste. As with most spicy foods, the amount of spicy flavor depends on the individual, but Hot 'n Spicy Chex Mix does a decent job of living up to its name.

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[edit] Nutrition

The recommended serving of Hot 'n Spicy Chex Mix, 30g, contains 130 calories and 4 grams of fat, as well as 22 grams of carbohydrates and 1 gram of dietary fiber. It is not a significant source of vitamins, calcium, or protein. It also provides 420 milligrams of sodium, so Hot 'n Spicy Chex Mix is not a particularly good choice for those on a low-sodium diet.

Hot 'n Spicy Chex Mix contains dairy ingredients, so it is not suitable for a vegan diet.

Allergy information on the bag indicates that Hot 'n Spicy Chex Mix contains wheat, milk, soy, peanut, and almond ingredients.

[edit] Other Flavors

  • Honey Nut (yellow)
  • Peanut Lovers (brown)
  • Trail Mix (purple)

[edit] Chocolate Chex Mix

Recently, two flavors of a variety called Chocolate Chex Mix were introduced. These contain chocolate-covered Chex pieces, candies, and other sweet ingredients.

[edit] Flavors

  • Peanut Butter
  • Turtle

[edit] Chex Mix For Kids

Chex Mix For Kids is comprised of several of Chex Mix flavors with a variety of playful pretzel and cracker shapes such as funny faces or castle pieces.

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  • Cheddar
  • Pizza
  • Triple Cheese

[edit] Chex Mix Select

Chex Mix Select is a more trail mix style variety of Chex Mix. Flavors tend to contain a heavy dose of fruit and nuts compared to the other, more typical snack mix varieties.

[edit] Flavors

  • Apple Cinnamon With Walnuts
  • Tropical With Almonds

[edit] Simply Chex

Simply Chex is a variety of Chex Mix that contains nothing but the Chex pieces. Currently, the only known flavor of Simply Chex is Cheddar.

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