Homemade Gardetto's Snack Mix Recipe (Copycat Recipe) (2024)

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What is in the Gardetto's snack mix? ›

An irresistible mix of crunchy breadsticks, salted pretzels and double roasted rye chips, topped off with Gardetto's family recipe seasoning. Our signature snack mix as it was meant to be enjoyed.

As you can see from the scientific study above, the best Gardetto's are the little brown discs, officially known as "rye chips" but called by various regional nicknames.

Pizza Mix was also eliminated after several years of production and later replaced by Italian Recipe. In early 2013, General Mills removed the sesame seed breadstick from the Gardetto's original recipe and replaced it with a different breadstick found in other popular snack mixes put out by General Mills.

In 1932 the Gardetto family bakery made a snack mix out of breadstick trimmings. Throw in some snack bits and blend of special seasoning, and you've got the boldly flavored snack mix we know today. There's more than just the original recipe. Try all the great snack mixes in the Gardetto's lineup.

They are both enjoyable mixes, it just depends on the person. Even though I much preferred the initial flavor of the Gardettos, I didn't like how quickly that flavor tapered off compared to the Chex Mix. The Chex is a little more consistent, whereas the Gardettos don't waste any time.

You know those dark brown little chips in Gardettos? They're just little spiced pieces of dried rye bread. We made a couple tweaks like using Gardetto's toast pieces in the recipe instead of toasting our own bread.

This product contains a high percentage of the Institute of Medicine's recommended adequate intake for sodium of 1500 mg a day (IOM 2005). This value is much lower than what the FDA requires be listed on food labels -- 2400 mg. Americans average 3,400 mg of sodium a day.

The crunch of the all-carb bag is mighty. The seasoning is addictive, a powerful explosion of salt, salt, garlic, and salt -- and apparently dried Worcestershire sauce, onion, baking soda, caraway, and a million chemical-sounding ingredients.

Gardetto's removed the sesame seed bread sticks from their snack bag and replaced it with an inferior plain bread stick. Let the company know you wish to have them go back to the original recipe before 2013 when they changed it.

While Gardetto's snack mix can be enjoyed as a delicious snack, it's important to consume it in moderation. The mix provides a decent amount of carbs, protein, and fiber, but it also contains sodium. It's always best to incorporate it into a well-balanced diet and mindful snacking habits.

Is Chex Mix and Gardettos the same? ›

(In fact, the garlic rye chips were originally a part of a snack mix from the brand Gardetto's, a Chex Mix competitor now owned by the same company before becoming a stand-alone “special request” product in 2006.)

Gardetto's snack mix caught the attention of General Mills and, in 1999, we purchased the company.

No, it's not vegan. It contains milk. Gardetto's Mixes do not contain peanuts or traces of tree nuts but do contain wheat, milk, and soy ingredients.

A mix of knot pretzels, 2 kinds of breadsticks, pumpernickel melba toast and pretzel sticks, all covered in authentic Gardetto's original recipe seasoning for a tasty treat.

This product contains 1 ingredient that is not vegan and 9 ingredients that may not be vegan.

A perfectly seasoned snack mix of Cheez-It^® crackers made with real cheese, salty pretzels, mini toasted bread slices, savory wheat squares, and cheese-flavored rice balls!

Gardetto extracts the worst part of its original snack mix and tries to serve it as a gourmet treat—a sneaky move that might have serious repercussions for even casual munchers. Each single serving exceeds the amount of trans fat deemed safe to consume daily by the American Heart Association.