Food Theory: Snack on Deez Nut Balls!

Matt has officially went off then deep end with this episode , but Chad Santi was here to bring us the science we need.

MatPat’s content gets more and more concerning everyday and honestly I’m here for it

For anyone who can't find or afford the coconut flour, you could use unsweetened dried coconut in its place. You can even blitz the dried coconut in a blender/food processor to make it more powdery.

Whoever did the editing on this video deserves all the props it pairs so well with Matt and Santi's chemistry

Can we please talk about that absolutely impeccable acting from both Matt and Santi on the intro? I swear Matt always manages to bring up his inner theatre kid when I least expect it

Matthew: has mastered the Mountain Dew pizza, the spatchcock turkey, and the KFC imitation recipe Also Matthew: "even if you're culinarily challenged like I am..."

We need a blooper reel episode of all the "behind the scenes" and goof ups you guys do. I'd watch that on repeat!

This is genuinely so helpful for people who struggle with weight gain, especially because snacks end up being most of my diet since it's better than nothing at all. I can't wait to try this out and see if I like it because it would be an awesome thing to snack on instead of whatever's available to me

I love that Food Theory is treated like a “second channel” and you do things so much differently here. It’s so much fun! I still think this was the best addition to Game Theory yet.

Matpat casually showing off his old acting skills in the first few moments of the video

“The show that’s easy to snack on”… Your humor is perfect Mattpat… PERFECT!

Glad to see this channel actually branching out in creating good recipes, not just the meme ones previously. This one also sounds very tasty, so I’ll have to try it out. A few things: 1) while macadamia nuts are pretty nutritious, aren’t they kind of pricey and a bit harder to find? Maybe not as much as cashews, but I’d like to see recipes consider availability and price (though I’m sure the sponsor helped for this). Plus, most nuts and seeds are great for you and jam packed with unsaturated fats, fiber, protein, and various vitamins and minerals. 2) obviously, this also isn’t for anyone allergic to nuts. Hopefully more recipes will consider allergens and certain lifestyle diets. I’d like to see what y’all come up with. 3) while raw coconut flour might not need to be cooked like raw wheat flour, I would’ve liked to see that brought back up in this video in case viewers substitute a flour they have, especially if they’re cheaper/more available. 4) I realize saturated fats weren’t wholly labeled as bad, but they REALLY are not bad for you. We do need them, just a better balance of fatty acids in general. Like omega-3s, we need them in a certain proportion to omega-6 which is very common in American diets (particularly vegetable oils, which is why they get demonized, when really we just need to balance them with more omega-3s). Same thing with saturated fats; we need them, just not quite as much. 5) speaking of omega-3s and -6s, the sources of omega-3s you mentioned are actually more predominantly full of omega-6. It’s estimated we need an omega-6 to omega-3 ratio of 4:1, but things like avocado and olives have vastly higher amounts of omega-6 that virtually make their omega-3 contribution moot. Chia seeds, flaxseed, and algae tend to be the best plant-based sources of omega-3s. Again we do need omega-6 as well, but it’s far more easily ingested and needs to be balanced with -3.

“Big nuts, small nuts, I love all nuts” Matpat-2023

Ever since Santi has been showing up on vids there’s been so much bromance between Santi and MatPat and I’m here for it

"Grabbing a fist full of salmon while going out the door isn't exactly the cleanest option." When he said that I said, "it could be" so i attempted to make salmon jerky in my air fryer. It turned out great! It also unlocked a memory of my late uncle Bill, who made the best smoked salmon I had ever had. The air fryer salmon was nearly identical in flavor and texture to his smoked salmon. I didn't think I would have another chance to have salmon like he made ever again. Thank you Mat Pat, for (accidentally) challenging me to "grab a fist full of salmon while going out the door."

I love that they waited till the bowl was empty to mention the spatula. 10:33

I'd be down for more of these episodes tbh. Where they show off easy and healthy foods that you can whip up in less than an hour for common everyday needs. Where I don't have to spend the better part of the day trying to make sure everything's in order for a meal, and can just throw together something easy and healthy for myself or the family.

IMPORTANT! If you plan to make this recipe with regular wheat flour, you MUST cook the flour before hand! MatPat covered this in a FilmTheory about Last of Us, but the quick reason is that it’s about as dangerous to consume raw flour as it is raw eggs.

Actually this is very similar to an Indian sweet called 'Ladoo'. The ones found like sweet shops or markets are usually packed with a lotta sugar. Although the ones made traditionally at home rely on jaggery, coconut and sometimes rasins as sweetners and are packed with variety of pairings of flours and nuts. To name one 'Besan laddu' my mums fav (personally i hate it) is made up of ghee, jaggery, almonds ,elaichi and gram flour.

Alright let’s see how fast everyone comes out with some new “Matt out of context” videos- this batch from the theory channels is giving y’all a LOT to work with!!