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A week or so ago, when I was shopping for groceries, I noticed that the store had a new Chex variety — gluten-free Vanilla Chex. It may not actually be new, but it's the first I've seen in this part of the country.
It's made with whole grain rice, and presweetened with sugar, fructose, and molases. I expected it to be way too sweet (like most presweetened cereals), but surprisingly, it seems to be only slightly sweeter than I would prefer. A note on the front of the box says, "No artificial flavors or colors", which is a step in the right direction.
So far I like the taste, and it seems to stay crisp in almond milk longer than most of the Chex cereals that I've tried (but maybe that's just my imagination). And most importantly, I haven't noticed any adverse reactions from it.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
I tried it, thinking my kids would like it. None of us was wild about the flavor, and my kids won't touch it now. They still love honey nut and cinnamon chex. I don't eat any of them, they all seem too sweet to me.
Yep, I agree that most people prefer more complex flavors, such as the types you mentioned. The main reason why the Vanilla Chex appeals to me is because it has a simple, straightforward flavor. Clearly, I have simple tastes. And I definitely agree that it's still too sweet, but to me it doesn't seem quite as offensive as the other pre-sweetened flavors. Maybe I need to blend it with plain Rice Chex to tone down the sweetness.
You know, thinking about flavors, I don't understand how young people (with their fully-active taste buds) can tolerate strong-flavored cereals (such as as the Apple Cinnamon Chex, for example). My taste buds have surely been severely blunted after so many decades of abuse, and yet I find the flavoring in such cereals to be way too powerful to be appealing. IMO, if it had half the flavoring or less, it would taste much better. I've tried cutting both the Honey Nut and Apple Cinnamon cereals with about 50 % plain Corn chex, and to me that tastes much better than the full-strength versions. Maybe I'm just weird, though.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi Tex,
I've recently noticed the vanilla flavor Chex at Central Market. I will try a box after your good review. I've been hooked on Cinnamon Chex - eating them right out of the box.
Cory
CoryGut
Age 71
Diagnosed with Lymphocytic Colitis Sept. 2010
On and off Entocort(Currently Off)
You must be thinking of another flavor. There are no dairy ingredients, nor any chocolate flavor in Vanilla Chex. To see the ingredient list of any Chex cereal, just click on the cereal box you're interested in at the link below:
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
There is a brand of cereal that i can get at Whole foods and other non chain groceries that don't have the BHA/BHT. It's called Nature's Path Organic. it's not cheap, but some of the flavors come in bulk bags ( Like my favorite: Honey'd Corn flakes)
Hi, I noticed that BHT was in all the chex cereals. I went online and bought a box of 12-6oz bags of crispy rice cereals made with brown rice and no BHT. Jon
I usually buy Arrowhead Mills puffed rice at our Meijer store. It's not expensive for a fairly large plastic bag full...only $2 or $2.50. It has only one ingredient...brown rice. That's my kind of product! Some of the EnviroKids cereals don't have BHT either.
Pat C.
"Don't sweat the small stuff.
P.S. (It's all small stuff!)"
I love all of the gluten-free Chex cereals. I eat more cereal dry, as a snack, than with milk. I find the sweetened cereals way too sweet too and always eat a mix of half plain rice chex and whatever other flavor.
Leni
Diagnosed with lymphocytic colitis and IgA deficiency on 1/21/13.
