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Rice Krispies Treats Get Big Thumbs-Up

Rick Bonino Food Editor

Sure, you could get out the mixing bowls and aprons and spend some quality time with your kids making Rice Krispies treats.

Or you could make a quick trip to the supermarket and buy some of the new, premade marshmallow squares from Kellogg’s, which got good grades from both children and adults at a recent all-ages session of The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel.

Sure, they cost about 30 cents each, compared to around a dime from scratch. But with the time you save, you can spend some quality time with your kids watching TV and eating Rice Krispies treats, or something.

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats

Price: $2.49 for 8 bars (6.2 ounces).

Nutrition: 90 calories (22 percent fat calories); 75 milligrams sodium per bar.

Taste (adults): ****

Taste (kids): *****

Value: **

Comments: “Yum - these are better than homemade. Soft, chewy and just the right amount of sweetness.” - Jan Robison

“It was very good, although it tasted a little buttery.” - Amber Robison, age 12

“Not big enough.” - Brett Robison, age 9

, DataTimes MEMO: Products sampled by The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel are prepared in a test kitchen according to package directions. Panelists are not aware of a product’s brand name or price until after they have tasted it. Products are rated from one to five stars for taste and for value, based on quality compared to price.

Products sampled by The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel are prepared in a test kitchen according to package directions. Panelists are not aware of a product’s brand name or price until after they have tasted it. Products are rated from one to five stars for taste and for value, based on quality compared to price.