INGREDIENTS :
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 tsp . vanilla
• 5 cups Cherrios
DIRECTIONS :
1 . In a large sauce pan , combine sugar and corn syrup . Bring to boil over medium heat .
2 . Allow mixture to boil for one minute and remove from heat . 3 . Add peanut butter and vanilla and mix until smooth . 4 . Add Cheerios and mix until all coated .
5 . Drop mixture by spoonful onto waxed paper and allow to cool . Enjoy . ( I get about 2 dozen from this recipe . It all just depends on how big you make them .)
Here ’ s some other interesting info :
• Ready-to-eat cereals , including presweetened cereals , account for only 5 % of sugar in children ’ s diets .
• Ready-to-eat cereal is the No . 1 source of whole grains in a child ’ s diet today .
• More frequent cereal eaters tend to have healthier body weights and lower Body Mass Index measures .
Studies also demonstrate the benefits of eating breakfast . A 1998 study showed that children who eat breakfast tend to perform better at school . Compared to children who skip breakfast , children who eat breakfast score higher on tests , are less likely to miss class or be tardy , have fewer reported discipline problems , and make fewer trips to the office .
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