Re: brownie mix (Ghiradelli Double Chocolate)
04/14/08 08:10 AM
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Reged: 12/13/04
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Loc: West Orange, NJ (IBS-D)
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I did just buy Ghirardelli's Double Chocolate Brownies mix. This was my absolute favorite brownie mix pre-digestive issues. The mix itself has 26% calories from fat, which is acceptable, but you're supposed to add oil and an egg. So as long as you subbed egg whites and something low-fat or FF, the fat content would be okay. However, one of the ingredients listed is "natural and artificial flavors (contains milk derivatives)". I'm thinking because it's listed nearly at the very end that this might be minimal -- so I'm gonna risk it. If you're really sensitive to dairy or still unstable, I wouldn't try it. Not sure yet what I'm going to use to sub for the oil.
Apparently the Ghiradelli Double Chocolate Brownie Mix has been reformulated, probably in response to the FDA requirements to list all allergens. It no longer lists any milk or milk derivatives nor does it list anything that's a trigger (yay!).
The dry mix now gets 21% of its calories from fat (140 total calories per serving, 30 from fat) while the mix as prepared (1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup oil, 1 egg) now gets 37% of its calories from fat (190 calories, 70 from fat). If you make this with 2 egg whites instead of a whole egg that percent will come down a little bit.
The 37% of calories from fat puts these brownies safely into the soy ice cream range and I consider them safe as an after-dinner dessert. The serving size is 1/16th of the mix which is pretty satisfying - they're very rich - so, again like soy ice cream, they should be safe in a small quantity after a low-fat, high SF meal.
And man are they good!
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