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100 Calorie Chocolate Chex!

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I've mentioned before, if not here than perhaps on my personal blog (this waif cooks) that I get a bit irritated by 100 calorie packs.  Simply because they aren't usually any healthier, they are merely portion controlled snacks that hence also have more trash (not very eco friendly) and sometimes, portions can be pathetically skimpy and leave you so dissaistifed, you simply grab another (because besdies vending machines, who really sells a SINGLE pack of these). But its all the rage none the less, ans hence i will review,  I like normal corn or wheat chex, they are simple, low in sugar, and look like little baskets.  And since i love cereal, i love to snack on it.  But oddly enough, i never warmed up much to chex mix or any cereal mixes really. I just really love the cereal in its purest form, i didn't need the extra salt and seasonings and some of the componenets in the mix i simply did not like (like those squiggly crackers things, does anyone know what i am talking about?).  Anyhow this chocolate chex mix is  100 calories, 3.5g fat, 17g carbs, 0g fiber, 6g sugars, and 1g protein.  Serving size was decent, not too skimpy, but lets put it this way, you can get a lot more chex for 100 calories without the added sugars they add if you just by the oringinal version which is quite yummy on its own.  taste, well they were ok, but i really dont think the chocolate is that necessary.  I love chocolate and but this wont cure a chocolate craving.  theres a hint of chocolate, albeit not as nasty as those waxy chocolate pieces in special K, but its really not taking center stage here. anyhow, not that excitied about this, grade: C+, medicore nutrition, mediocre taste, and a bit too much hoopla placed on top of a perfectly good basket shaped cereal.

Couldn't agree with you more

Couldn't agree with you more waif ; these products just seem to give dieters the false since of eating healthy when in reality there just eating crummy candy.

yes, I'm very sick of the

yes, I'm very sick of the 100-calorie packs.