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Article: Cheerios Snack Mix laden with additives

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January 23, 2008
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Cheerios Snack Mix. Original, and Cheddar. $2.59 per 8-ounce bag.

Bonnie: Cheerios Snack Mix includes MultiGrain Cheerios, Chex, pretzels, crackers and lots of artificial ingredients and additive- laden seasonings. If additives don't bother you as much as they do me, a 1-ounce serving (two-thirds of a cup) of either variety does provide one-half of one of the three government-recommended daily servings of whole grains.

The banner on each package claims these mixes have 60 percent or 65 percent less fat compared to regular (unflavored) potato chips, rather than the more obvious snack mix. Sure, these do have less fat than potato chips, but they also contain lots more sodium (about three times ...

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