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Chex Mix Savory Snack Mix Honey Nut
Snacks, Chips & Dips
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Chex Mix Savory Snack Mix Honey Nut

Chex Mix
8 oz
Available at Foodtown
130
Calories
2g
Protein
5g
Sugars
150mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
73
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Chex Mix Savory Snack Mix Honey Nut is a familiar, brightly packaged 8 oz snack bag you’d spot in the supermarket snack aisle, shelved with chips, party mixes, and other grab-and-go munchies. It shares space near pretzels, flavored crackers and other branded snack mixes, often close to checkout endcaps for impulse buys. Shoppers reach for it during game-day runs, movie-night stocking, family road trips, or back-to-school snack shopping. The brand sits squarely in mainstream American snacking culture: a legacy, mass-market product positioned as a convenient, crowd-pleasing party staple for families and casual entertainers. Marketing leans on flavor variety and nostalgia rather than health claims; packaging emphasizes the Honey Nut flavor with playful graphics and bold logos rather than organic or clean-label badges. There is no organic certification, though the “honey” and “whole wheat” words can create a mild health halo. The ingredient list reveals a highly processed manufacturing background — multiple refined flours, added sugars, vegetable oils, flavorings, emulsifiers and preservatives — produced in large-scale cereal and snack facilities. Sensory experience is crunchy and crisp, a mix of toasted cereal pieces with a sweet-savory honey glaze and a slight oily mouthfeel; individual pieces are small and easy to pop. Rituals include pouring into a communal bowl at parties, snacking from the bag on the couch, or tucking a portion into a lunchbox. The package is a colorful printed plastic bag designed for shelf impact and convenience rather than artisanal presentation.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.5 cup
Servings per Container: 7
Calories130
% Daily Value*
Total Fat3.5g4%
Saturated Fat0.5g3%
Sodium150mg7%
Total Carbohydrate23g8%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars5g
Added Sugars4g8%
Protein2g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Enriched, Flour, (Wheat, Flour,, Niacin,, Iron,, Thiamin, Mononitrate,, Riboflavin,, Folic, Acid),, Degermed, Yellow, Corn, Meal,, Whole, Wheat,, Sugar,, Vegetable, Oil, (Soybean,, High, Oleic, Soybean,, High, Oleic, Canola, and/or, Palm),, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Brown, Sugar,, Salt,, Dextrose,, Baking, Soda,, Yeast,, Dried, Molasses,, Malted, Barley, Extract,, Barley, Malt, Syrup,, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavor,, Distilled, Monoglycerides,, Maltodextrin,, Yellow, Corn, Flour,, Trisodium, Phosphate,, Dried, Honey,, Calcium, Carbonate,, Nonfat, Milk,, Soy, Lecithin,, Freshness, Preserved, by, BHT..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • High Oleic Soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • High Oleic Canola - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • BHT - Synthetic preservative
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Preservative

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (maltodextrin, emulsifiers, trisodium phosphate, BHT), flavored and reformulated cereal pieces and sweeteners indicative of a highly processed, ultra-processed product.

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Common Questions about Chex Mix Savory Snack Mix Honey Nut

Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! It’s not a superfood, but at 130 calories per half-cup serving, it can fit into a balanced snack routine. Just remember, it has added sugars and isn’t particularly high in protein or fiber, so think of it as a fun treat rather than a health powerhouse.

Perfect For

game-day-prep
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

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