Cereal #3: Kix

Kid-tested, mother-approved. It now makes sense. I'm not a mother, but as a former nanny/babysitter, children consume WAY too much sugar. But at a tasty 3g sugar, 3g fiber, and 2g protein per 1 1/4 cup serving, why not? I'm no saint when it comes to modest sugar consumption, but its nice to know guilt isn't a problem with this cereal.

During the course of this blog you'll notice that I may contradict myself. On one hand I desire to eat healthy with consideration to sustainability and social conscientiousness. And I'm also a creature of convenience and comfort. Throw in some nostalgia and finding a balance between all that is tricky business! So humor me as I dance somewhere between awareness and knowing ignorance.

Back to Kix... other than milk, it also mixes well with nuts and dried fruit and chocolate in a trail mix. Or could be strung for Christmas decorations. Or used with a recycled egg carton to play mancala. Or thrown in lieu of rice at a wedding. Or used as ostrich eggs in a diorama for a school project on Africa...

Or for Kix on Stix, thanks to Betty Crocker!

Kix on Stix!

1/2	cup sugar
1/2	cup light corn syrup
1/2	cup peanut butter
3	cups Kix® cereal
20	raisins, miniature milk chocolate candy drops, small gumdrops, chocolate- or yogurt-covered raisins or miniature marshmallows
1	to 2 tablespoons multicolored candy sprinkles
20	thin pretzel sticks (2 1/4 inch)

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1.	In 3-quart saucepan, heat sugar and corn syrup to boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter until blended. Stir in cereal. Cool slightly, 2 to 3 minutes.
2.	Lightly butter hands. Shape 1 to 2 tablespoons cereal mixture into a ball around each candy. Immediately roll in candy sprinkles. Place pretzel stick into each cereal ball.
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