Help me make this recipe healthier

[dij314]

My sister made these: http://www.chex.com/recipes/RecipeView.aspx?RecipeId=19919&CategoryId=342

They are SO FUCKING GOOD but also pretty high calorie. I always try to eat good but I am seriously addicted. Can anyone recommend any changes that could be made to cut calories in the recipe without sacrificing too much taste? I realize its a desert type food and it's never gonna be 'healthy' but anything could help.

[xilikeeggs0]

Chex mix is evil in that way.

[The English Gentleman]

Is it not just a bowl of fucking cereal?

try banana oat flapjacks instead. On Sunday I will be posting a recipe and pics of it providing my tesco's delivery arrives on time.

[dij314]

Is it not just a bowl of fucking cereal?

try banana oat flapjacks instead. On Sunday I will be posting a recipe and pics of it providing my tesco's delivery arrives on time.
Did you even look at the recipe? It's far from a bowl of cereal.

[Trix Are For Kids]

You could try using fat-free butter spread, you won't even taste the difference. Or you might mix 1 cup powdered sugar to 1/2 cup of sweetener. Or you can skip on the sugar, I always find that sugary chocolate tastes like crap.:rolleyes:

[The English Gentleman]

Did you even look at the recipe? It's far from a bowl of cereal.

I watched the video and I am still not completely sure. The recipe gives no clue, and we dont have that shit in England. At a guess, does the recipe just coat the chex with the other ingredients or do the chexs stick together now? Irrespective, the oat flapjack statements stand, they are far lower calories and healthier than this recipe.

[dij314]

I watched the video and I am still not completely sure. The recipe gives no clue, and we dont have that shit in England. At a guess, does the recipe just coat the chex with the other ingredients or do the chexs stick together now? Irrespective, the oat flapjack statements stand, they are far lower calories and healthier than this recipe.
9 cups Corn Chex®, Rice Chex®, Wheat Chex® or Chocolate Chex® cereal (or combination)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

What's not to get? it's chex covered in a bunch of awesome stuff. And some stick together in clusters, most don't.

[.it]

try using i cant believe its not butter or vegetable shortening, or another variety.

try using a little less sugar if you would like... try getting the healthy peanut butters...

[The English Gentleman]

Alright I get you. I advocate you still make oat flapjacks instead, because they are damn cheap and suprisingly healthy. chocolate rice crispy squares are also incredibly bitching, though knowhere near as healthy

[dij314]

Alright I get you. I advocate you still make oat flapjacks instead, because they are damn cheap and suprisingly healthy. chocolate rice crispy squares are also incredibly bitching, though knowhere near as healthy
I may indeed try these oat flapjacks, despite the fact that they have nothing to do with the original question rofl. BTW in England what exactly are flapjacks? I've heard pancakes referred to as flapjacks here but i've also seen some bar type thing called flapjacks too...

[The English Gentleman]

I may indeed try these oat flapjacks, despite the fact that they have nothing to do with the original question rofl. BTW in England what exactly are flapjacks? I've heard pancakes referred to as flapjacks here but i've also seen some bar type thing called flapjacks too...

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/whole-oat-flapjacks,1724,RC.html

Those are flapjacks, with some raisins they are very tasty and can come in at under 500 calories per 100grams.

I however found a recipe which used bananas instead of butter and will be giving that a try late saturday night or sunday

http://www.netmums.com/food/Banana_Flapjacks.1628/

The bananas mean less butter has to be used, thus less saturated fats, thus less chance of me keeling over and dieing...

[dij314]

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/whole-oat-flapjacks,1724,RC.html

Those are flapjacks, with some raisins they are very tasty and can come in at under 500 calories per 100grams.

How many servings is 100 grams? If it's only one then that's pretty terrible lol.

[ratfrink]

^ 100g is rather a lot to eat in one go. There are about 30 grams in an ounce if that makes it easier.

A large apple weighs about 100g, so that's probably two or three flapjacks.

To be honest though, you aren't going to get healthy snack foods unless you love fruit (which I do), seeds/dry nuts (although they are very fatty) or plain toast (which isn't actually that healthy either).

All european foods have their nutritional information per 100g, which is pretty helpful when comparing similar foods, but it's not very helpful at all if you want to know how much fat is in one 'serving' (unless you know how many servings there are in the pack, by which point you've probably eaten the whole pack anyway). Some packets have 'number of servings in pack' on the side and occasionally list nutritional info 'per Xg serving' but usually it's just listed per 100g. Unless you know how many grams are in your serving (and to be honest, I have absolutely no idea with most foods and I can't be bothered to work it out) then all the labels will be able to tell you is 'butter is fattier than lettuce', which, to be honest, I knew anyway.

I've noticed that american imported foods (there's an imported food shop literally five minutes walk from my house, it's fucking awesome) tend to have nutritional value 'per serving' which is pretty useful if you want to get a rough idea of the nutrition/serving ratio of the food, but how big is a serving? And are all 'servings' the same size i.e. between brands of peanut butter, for example?

I don't know which system I prefer.

[The English Gentleman]

How many servings is 100 grams? If it's only one then that's pretty terrible lol.

Probably 3 or 4 flapjacks in 100 grams.

[fogfreak]

For one thing, replacing all the cereal in the recipe with just the wheat ones will essentially cut out all carbs from the cereal side. You have to take the immense amount of salt into consideration. Since the butter is melted to begin with and you're basically roasting the damn things, try a healthy oil like extra virgin olive oil. It won't necessarily be buttery but it'll taste damn smart. try throwing some damn savory herbs like thyme or something in there, maybe some cayenne pepper to make it generally spicier.