# Why No Human Chow?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-human-chow/389510
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [January 26, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-human-chow/389510 "2007-01-26T02:08:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-human-chow/389510/21 "2007-01-26T19:32:02Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck]
Note that Ralston Purina, the company that makes Dog Chow and Cat Chow also made Rice Chex, Corn Chex, and Wheat Chex.\* Obviously, that was their version of Human Chow; they just knew better than to market it that way.
\*They still do – just the generic versions of them. They sold the trademark to General Mills about a decade ago. So the generic store-brand rice chex is made by the original manufacturer, but the more expensive Rice Chex is not.
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Ralston Purina used to own Jack-In-the-Box. 😉
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### Author:  [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-human-chow/389510/22 "2007-01-26T19:48:17Z")
[QUOTE=Merkwurdigliebe]
but I am wondering if it is even possible to live healthily off of some kind of concoction
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[Loaf,](http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2002/apr/loaf/) according to at least one correctional facility.
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### Author:  [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-human-chow/389510/23 "2007-01-27T09:22:18Z")
I am so making some of that Loaf this weekend. I’ll report back on how it was.
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### Author:  [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-human-chow/389510/24 "2007-01-28T05:12:26Z")
Oh lord that is terrible. I managed about one slice before I couldn’t do it any more. No one under any circumstances make that stuff. I’m going to have to throw the rest away.
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### Author:  [@dynamitedave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dynamitedave)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2007, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-human-chow/389510/25 "2007-01-28T06:45:47Z")
Well, there is [One Square Meal](http://www.onesquaremeal.com) . One “outer” (two of the green wrapped bars) is [sup]1[/sup]/[sub]3[/sub] of the RDI of the average person. Of course there is the usual disclaimer about a varied diet. As there is only one flavour (apricot) I think I’d not to be able to live by them alone, plus the cost of about US$3 per meal. I carry a couple in my kit so if I’m going to miss a meal there’s no need to panic. 😛
They work, I feel full and have normal energy levels shortly after feeding. 😃
Dave
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