# Chex Mix: what could they leave out? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 21, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292 "2015-02-21T21:58:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/1 "2015-02-21T21:58:57Z")
So I’m sitting here nibbling on a bag of regular Chex Mix, mostly because I think the regular Chex part of it is unto food of the gods. Much of the other stuff, not so much. (And I miss the savory peanuts it used to have.) So which of the items could Chex Mix leave out to make it better, IYHO? [ul] [li]Rice Chex[/li][li]Wheat Chex[/li][li]Corn Chex[/li][li]Pretzels[/li][li]Little breadstick things[/li][li]Pumpernickel crisps[/li][/ul] I used to hate the little bread crisps, but they got rid of the lighter rye ones and made the dark rye/pumpernickel ones crispier. I think I’d get rid of the pretzels, which seem soft and tasteless in that mix. Breadsticks would be a close second. But I’d really like to be able to buy a bag of just-Chex mix… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/2 "2015-02-21T22:35:02Z")
IMHO, corn \> pretzel \> rice \> pumpernickel \> wheat \> breadsticks. The last one has a weird aftertaste. Pumpernickel in moderation. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/3 "2015-02-21T23:27:06Z")
They’re all coated in that nasty industrial-tasting grease. If they could leave \*that \*out they’d have a winner. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/4 "2015-02-21T23:30:32Z")
Melt some marshmallows along with some butter. Mix in Chex, et whatever al. Throw in some Trix. Let cool. Cut into little squares. Leave out the industrial grease. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/5 "2015-02-21T23:32:02Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > S > > But I’d really like to be able to buy a bag of just-Chex mix… 🙂 [Make your own](http://www.chex.com/recipes/the-original-chex-party-mix/4698168d-747c-4f96-8f7a-521736e49071) and leave out what you don’t want. You might cut back a bit on the seasonings to account for less total stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/6 "2015-02-22T08:29:28Z")
Is that the same as ‘nuts and bolts’? ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/7 "2015-02-22T09:17:11Z")
This is a hard one. I’m going to say Wheat Chex, because while I went through various phases of picking around various parts of Chex Mix bags, the Wheat Chex were the ones I never ate. I avoided the pretzels and breadsticks some of the time, too, but always the Wheat Chex. It used to drive my mom nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/8 "2015-02-22T14:07:32Z")
I’m with the OP – I’d love it if they sold Chex Mix that was just the three kinds of Chex. I like pretzels, but they just don’t soak up the flavoring at all, so I’d definitely leave those out. If I want pretzels, I’ll buy a bag of pretzels. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/9 "2015-02-22T14:16:56Z")
The pumpernickel slices are gross, the breadstick thingies are harmless but boring, and after that I have no complaints. ---
**Author:** ![ChickenLegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@ChickenLegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickenLegs)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/10 "2015-02-22T15:17:50Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > But I’d really like to be able to buy a bag of just-Chex mix… 🙂 This is sold. It’s called “Simply Chex”. > **[Amazon.com: General Mills Chex Mix Muddy Buddies, 6.25-Ounce (Pack of 8)](https://www.amazon.com/Chex-Mix-Muddy-Buddies-Ounce/dp/B008DQ7IE4)** > > Shop General Mills Chex Mix Muddy Buddies, 6.25-Ounce (Pack of 8) and other Snack Foods at Amazon.com. Free Shipping on Eligible Items ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/11 "2015-02-22T16:03:30Z")
I, too, would leave out the pretzels. When I’ve made my own, I replaced the pretzels with Cheerios. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/12 "2015-02-22T16:21:22Z")
I _love_ the wheat Chex and the pumpernickel rounds. I’d leave out the pretzels, which are not as yucky as most pretzels but still unnecessary. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/13 "2015-02-22T16:23:23Z")
The pre-made stuff is too garlicy. Making your own is easy. I believe during the commercials of Peanuts specials Charlie Brown showed how to make it, and he’s a block-head. I never cared for the wheat Chexs either. missred reminds me I always used Cheerios too, but I liked extra pretzels. You need the pretzels to make cereal shish kabobs. And also peanuts. Who would have thought that what your bowl of cereal needed was butter and flavored salts? ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/14 "2015-02-22T16:58:06Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Make your own](http://www.chex.com/recipes/the-original-chex-party-mix/4698168d-747c-4f96-8f7a-521736e49071) and leave out what you don’t want. You might cut back a bit on the seasonings to account for less total stuff. We buy the max-pack boxes of Chex (essentially a box of each kind) by the stack around the holidays, mostly because… > [@chizzuk](#): > > This is a hard one. I’m going to say Wheat Chex, because while I went through various phases of picking around various parts of Chex Mix bags, the Wheat Chex were the ones I never ate. I avoided the pretzels and breadsticks some of the time, too, but always the Wheat Chex. It used to drive my mom nuts. …I love Wheat Chex, and it’s ridiculously expensive in the grocery store. The rest of the family eats the Corn and Rice ones and hates the Wheat, so “my” cereal is always there. I guess I could turn some of it into customized Chex-Only mix and I’ve thought about it… but one of the only reasons I eat CM is because the large boxes of tiny bags fill a cost-effective and reasonably healthy snacking niche. I don’t think the home stuff would keep as well. > [@ChickenLegs](#): > > This is sold. It’s called “Simply Chex”. Heard of it. Never seen it. And if I go looking, I will probably find the chocolate-packed ones again, which were somewhere beyond heroin and unfiltered Camels in the degree of difficulty in breaking the habit. And for those, on the black box label, “Nutrition” is crossed off. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tamex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/15 "2015-02-22T23:21:18Z")
> [@ChickenLegs](#): > > This is sold. It’s called “Simply Chex”. > > [Amazon.com: Chex Mix Simply Chex, Cheddar, 8-Ounce Packages (Pack of 12)](http://www.amazon.com/Chex-Simply-Cheddar-8-Ounce-Packages/dp/B0032GHHRS) I’ve tried the cheddar flavor that is shown there, and it was pretty good. (I haven’t seen it in my local store for a long time, though.) I’d rather have “Simply Chex” with the traditional Chex Mix seasoning, but I’ve never seen that in stores. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/16 "2015-02-23T14:09:01Z")
Just make your own and put whatever you want in it, and make it as spicy as you like. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/17 "2015-02-23T18:29:18Z")
The commercial mix definitely misses the boat by leaving out the Cheerios. When I make it at home I always add Cheerios and stick pretzels and omit the pumpernickel chips. They also use more garlic than we like. I tend to use more Worcestershire sauce instead. Personal taste, as always, but I’d really like the commercial mix better with Cheerios. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/18 "2015-02-23T21:24:43Z")
I’d leave out the pretzels and pumpernickel crisps because they are just nasty. ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/19 "2015-02-23T21:39:31Z")
I personally hate hard pretzels (soft pretzels are great, hard pretzels are yuck) so I would love it if those were left out. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292/20 "2015-02-25T04:37:34Z")
I would leave out having multiple varieties of Chex. You can’t tell the difference once they’ve been soaked in the butter-Worcestershire mixture and baked back to crispiness. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chex-mix-what-could-they-leave-out/713292.md?page=2)