Product: Back To Nature Gluten-Free White Cheddar Rice Thin Crackers – $4.59+
Rice crackers.
You either love them or hate them. In most cases, I hated them. Honestly. They tend to remind me a lot of what communion wafers tasted like. Just dry, flavorless, unimpressive crunchy bites. Yeah…not my most favorite thing.
The last variety of rice crackers I tried…left me rather reluctant to try more. They reminded me of…cardboard. Not that I ever ate cardboard, but it was just not to my liking. I found them dry, lacking flavor, and just…blah.
So, when I ran across a sale at my grocery store where certain products were on close-out, my roomie and I just grabbed some items we had thought about trying…but just couldn’t justify the risk of not liking it at that price. So, despite not being completely sold on rice crackers, the Back To Nature Gluten-Free White Cheddar Rice Thin Crackers made their way into the cart…and then into my pantry.
And there…they sat. I am working my way through gluten-free snacks by their expiration date, so these had to wait a couple of weeks. But today…they were given their moment to shine.
I opened up the box to pull out a serving to take to work with me for my afternoon snack. These crackers are little circles made from rice. They are naturally gluten-free. I pulled out a serving of them and then called my roommate over for a taste test. As my roomie doesn’t have to eat gluten-free, I like to get her take on the items I buy to indulge in and eat. She took one of the crackers and took a bite, looking very thoughtful. She popped the rest in her mouth, then asked for another. When she nibbled on that, she said…”These remind me of Bugles.” Remember Bugles? Those little cone-shaped snacks that everyone puts on their fingertips before eating? Yeah…those. I ate those a lot growing up…so that was a good sign. And now that I can no longer eat them…well…maybe this would be a good substitute.
At work today, I pulled them out for my afternoon snack. A little bit of caution was taken when I took my first bite. But when I did, what I found was how light these crackers were. The crackers were dusted with white cheddar powder, which stayed on the crackers and didn’t coat my fingertips (like Cheetos would). This is good, because I snack on these while I’m working on some paperwork. I wouldn’t want to get that all over my papers. I loved the crunch these crackers packed. But, more than anything, I appreciated the fact that these had flavor. My roommate was absolutely correct…they tasted like Bugles. Huh. Go figure. They weren’t bland or lackluster when it came to texture.
Even more, they aren’t an unhealthy snack. The serving size is 30 grams (or about 18 crackers). These are very low in fat. Even better, they contain no cholesterol, no gluten, no hydrogenated oils, and are free from artificial preservatives, colors, and flavors. WIN! So…naturally good. That’s even better. No chemicals. No guessing. No wondering what exactly it is you are eating. It’s all laid out for you.
While rice crackers are still not my favorite snack to munch on…these aren’t bad. Not at all. In fact, they are quite good. Delicious even. And I’m happily packing up another serving for tomorrow.
Back To Nature did gluten-free rice thin crackers a favor…and they can’t get much better than this White Cheddar variety. Really well done!
The Celiathlete 