Comments on: Podcast #59: Underweight Kids

By: Arizona Solar

Arizona Solar — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:18:31 +0000

I love using Cheerio’s instead of Rice Crispies! I can’t usually get my daughter to eat Rice anything.. so Cheerios are a much better option for us. I love this recipe! Works very well!
-Sylvia

By: The Meal Makeover Moms

The Meal Makeover Moms — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:24:24 +0000

We have not tried this recipe with Honey Nut Cheerios but we think it should work. If you try it, let us know!

By: Anne Marie

Anne Marie — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:56:54 +0000

Can I use honey nut cheerios in place of the rice krispies? I always have a ton of them in the house!

By: Meal Makeover Moms

Meal Makeover Moms — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:15:15 +0000

Hi Susan: Thanks for sharing your thoughts on peanut butter and cereal. As far as peanut butter goes, Liz tends to go with the all-natural Whole Foods brand. Janice’s kids, however, prefer the texture of Skippy. Given that peanut butter is a great source of protein and heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, Janice doesn’t worry too much about the sugar in Skippy (less than a teaspoon per serving). Plus, her kids are pretty active!

Regarding the Multi-Grain Krispies cereal, we suspect the artificial flavor comes from something like vanilla extract though it’s hard to tell. As you may know, we choose all-natural products whenever we can. What concerns us more are the artificial colors found in many food products including some cereals (but not this one). We love the fact that the Krispies cereal called for in this recipe is a whole grain.

We appreciate your taking the time to get in touch.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:04:53 +0000

Dissappointed to see Skippy as the peanut butter of choice and a Kelloggs cereal with artificial flavors.

Ingredients
RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, YELLOW CORN MEAL, OAT FIBER, POLYDEXTROSE, SALT, HONEY, PALM OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), NIACINAMIDE, REDUCED IRON, ZINC OXIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), BHT (PRESERVATIVE), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN D, VITAMIN B12.

http://shadowfit.com/articles/?p=367 – for the skippy creamy peanut butter that is in your photo.

By: Becky Spicer

Becky Spicer — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:45:40 +0000

Loved this podcast! I found it while looking for inspiration for making treats/snacks for my underweight 11 year-old. He’s 70 lbs at 4′10″ putting him in the 3rd percentile BMI. But we’re up from the 2nd, so we are headed in the right direction.
I totally modified your recipe since my son doesn’t like chocolate. And we don’t live in the US so our food selection is limited. But I kept the basic idea. I used something rice krispies-like, almond paste, dried apricots and sesame seeds. Came out a little messy but tasted great!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:01:28 +0000

These were a hit with the kids and adults!

I bet it would work with carob instead of chocolate,too. Sometimes I just like the taste of carob!

This cereal is a new favorite in our house!

By: Molly Phillips

Molly Phillips — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:15:39 +0000

These are the tastiest and easiest treat ever! They taste so decadent it’s hard to believe they are healthy. The kids couldn’t get enough.

By: Joanne King

Joanne King — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:05:51 +0000

These are the most delicious treats and so easy!!!! My whole family loved them. Thanks for such a great recipe…..

By: Lorraine Antosiewicz, MS, RD

Lorraine Antosiewicz, MS, RD — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:05:44 +0000

Hi Janice and Liz-

I made the Krispie Treats and brought them to a family Father’s Day gathering. Everyone liked them even though they were the healthiest dessert on the table…but I didn’t mention that fact…before or after.

I think they tasted a lot like the Girl Scout Cookie – I believe its called Tagalong. Much healthier though. I even made mine with Natural Peanut Butter.

Thanks for the recipe.