From the ACS cookbook Celebrate! Healthy Entertaining for Any Occasion

Present the ingredients for this do-it-yourself recipe in different bowls or containers. For the cereal, give each person a bowl and allow guests to choose the items for their cereal. Serve with skim or low-fat milk.

For trail mix, offer same items and brown paper bags or re-sealable plastic bags for guests to make trail mix. Shake gently to distribute ingredients.

Cereal Suggestions:

• O-shaped cereal
• Bran, Rice, or Wheat Chex
• Granola
• Cracklin’ Oat Bran>br>
  
• Fruit suggestions:
• Raisins or golden raisins
• Banana chips
• Dates
• Prunes
• Other dried fruit, such as cranberries, blueberries, apricots, pineapple, apples, and papaya

Other Suggestions:

• Almonds
• Peanuts
• Wal nuts
• M&M candy
• Coconut slices
• Chocolate chips
• Carob chips
• Bite-sized pretzels
• Marshmallows

Calories and fat will vary depending on ingredients and serving size.

Cereal grains are a source of protein and contain more carbohydrates than any other food. Their unprocessed forms are also inexpensive, so cereals are a staple food throughout the world.

Celebrate! Healthy Entertaining for Any Occasion is available online or by calling 1-800-ACS-2345.