"Gal Called J.J." > wrote in message
...
> One time on Usenet, "Vox Humana" > said:
>
> <snip recipe>
>
> > I don't think that substituting almonds for the cereal is going to make
this
> > more healthy. The almonds have way more fat and only a little more
protein.
>
> I disagree. While almonds do have more fat, it's monounsaturated,
> which actually lowers LDL ("bad" cholesterol) while raising HDL ("good"
> cholesterol). And a 100g serving of almonds has more than twice the
> protein of an equal serving of puffed wheat -- 21g vs 9g, according
> to the USDA...

Sure, but if you mix up a batch of this stuff with puffed wheat and a batch
with almonds and cut the square in equal sizes, the square with the almonds
will have more calories and fat. Since it was described as a "snack" and
the OP wanted something healthy, handing out a higher fat, higher calorie
snack in the name of health doesn't seem quite right to me. It's sort of
like asking if a Hershey bar with almonds is healthier than a Nestle Crunch
Bar with cereal crisps.