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I was all set to review another cracker for today but I tossed that out the window because I need to talk to you about a cracker love affair I have going on right now.<\/p>\nI was all set to review another cracker for today but I tossed that out the window because I need to talk to you about a cracker love affair I have going on right now.<\/p>\n
It started with Triscuits.\u00a0 We all know Triscuits, right?\u00a0 The wheat cracker that puts on airs and pretends to be healthy for you.\u00a0 “But it’s wheat! And there’s fiber too!” I used to love Triscuits!\u00a0 The Rosemary and Olive Oil being my favorite flavor.\u00a0 They were crunchy, a little salty, and went perfectly with hummus.\u00a0 I thought I was doing alright.<\/p>\n
Then I read the ingredients list.<\/p>\n
Pfftttttt You’re not kidding me Nabisco, the Triscuit ingredient list isn’t so hot<\/a>. That’s for the Rosemary Olive Oil flavor.\u00a0 Just in case you don’t want to click the link, here’s what the ingredients say, bolding mine:<\/p>\n Ingredients:<\/strong> WHOLE WHEAT, SOYBEAN AND\/OR PALM OIL<\/strong>, MALTODEXTRIN<\/strong>, SALT, SPICES (INCLUDES ROSEMARY), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (FLAVOR ENHANCER)<\/strong>, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR<\/strong>, OLIVE OIL.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Soybean AND\/OR Palm Oil?\u00a0 It could have one or it could have both? Are we playing some sort of oil game?\u00a0 “Oooo which one are we going to get?” while crossing our fingers wishing it’s one or the other.<\/span><\/p>\n Maltodextrin is a starch that is used as a sweetener to foods. It’s an additive that isn’t needed.\u00a0 Don’t be fooled by articles claiming “it’s all natural and derived from natural plants or vegetables.”\u00a0 Same can be said for HFCS<\/abbr> and we all know that’s not good stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n Monosodium Glutamate = MSG. I love how they sugar coat that by calling it a “Flavor Enhancer”.\u00a0 I don’t about you but I don’t want MSG in my food, thanks. What is “natural flavor”?\u00a0 Does anyone know what that even means?<\/span><\/p>\n And then there’s olive oil which is good for you!\u00a0 But it’s at the end of the ingredient list and since ingredients are listed by weight<\/a> that means there is very little of it present.\u00a0 Bonus, if we picked a winning box which contains both Soybean and Palm Oil AND Olive Oil, that’s a hell of a lot of oil in a cracker isn’t it?<\/span><\/p>\n You can see why I kicked Triscuits to the curb. And in case you’re curious, the ingredients for plain Triscuits are:<\/span><\/p>\n Ingredients:<\/strong> WHOLE WHEAT, SOYBEAN AND\/OR PALM OIL, SALT.<\/span><\/p>\n Still playing the game of chance with the soybean and palm oil ingredients.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why would I want to do that?<\/span><\/p>\n Exactly.<\/span><\/p>\n But I loved them!\u00a0 So my plan was to find an alternative and that’s when I discovered 365 Brand Woven Wheat Crackers.\u00a0 Admittedly they could use a different name.\u00a0 Come on Whole Foods, Woven Wheat?\u00a0 Like someone’s going to pull something out of the box resembling an area rug their grandma made.\u00a0 Let’s work on a new name!<\/span><\/p>\n Oh snap! Triscuit just got crack slapped by Woven Wheat!\u00a0 Woven Wheat has two ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n TWO.<\/span><\/p>\n Whole Wheat and salt.\u00a0 None of this AND\/OR bidness.\u00a0 No added oils, “flavor enhancers”, and no vague “natural flavor” addition, and no phoney “but it’s really okay” food additives.<\/span><\/p>\n Just wheat and salt.<\/span><\/p>\n YES! This is an ingredient list I can live with.\u00a0 This is the type of ingredient list I want on my foods.\u00a0 Short and simple.<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/a>But in the meantime I am going through these crackers like they might not last forever.\u00a0 Check out the ingredients list:<\/span><\/p>\n
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<\/a>Because I know you’re wondering, here is what Woven Wheat looks like. Totally not like Grandma Betsy’s area rugs.\u00a0 Unless she’s making one for Barbie and Barbie is into sensible neutral colors.<\/span><\/p>\n