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The Why: How many healthy attributes does a food need to have to qualify as healthy? Well this Calorie Bargain "takes the cake", and here are some reasons why:
1) Whole Grain
2) High Fiber
3) Omega 3's
4) Organic
5) Portion Control (in the flatbread and the Snackers)
6) Flax seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, and pumpkin seeds--which are rich in plant lignans that have antioxidant properties.
7) Dippable
8) Great taste
9) Uber Crunch!! (And believe us, there is no doubt these are crunchy!)
The Health Bonus: See numbers 1-4 above? Those are all great health benefits that are worth volumes (or at least DietDetective.com Investigations)! Click on each of them for more information on the health benefit topics.
What We Liked Best: The "au-natural"-ness of these crackers is great, and the ingredients list is practically saintly. They are good alone as a snack, as a base for peanut butter or low-fat cheese, or even as a dipper, instead of chips.
What We Liked Least: These crackers are dense, and are therefore high in calories. Even though they are "healthy calories", you don't want to lose track of how many of these crunchy Krackers make their way into your mouth. Luckily, it's pretty easy to keep an eye on it, because they are portion controlled. The Flatbreads are 100 calories per cracker (they're BIG), and the Snackers are smaller pieces that come packaged in a 1-ounce portion-controlled bag that has 120 calories.
What It Replaces: Depending on the time of day or meal, these can replace bread (say, with soup), chips (these sure crunch, and are good as "dippers"), and are definitely better nutritionally than a LOT of other crackers.
The Price: About $19.00 for a 6 bags of flatbread, on Amazon.com . (That's just over $3.00 for a pack of 8 large flatbread crackers.)
Offerings:
Graham
Klassic 3 Seed
Pumpkin Seed Cheese
Seeded Spelt
Seedlander
Sunflower Cheese
Web Site: http://www.drkracker.com/index.php
Where to Buy: Most major supermarkets (click here to find locations near you), and online.
Nutritional Information:
Serving Size: 1 flatbread or 25 g, 8 servings/container
Klassic 3-Seed
Calories 120
Fat Calories 40
Total Fat 5 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 220 mg
Carbohydrates 13 g
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Sugars 0 g
Protein 6 g
Ingredients: Organic whole wheat flour, organic wheat flour, filtered water, organic oats, organic sunflower seeds, organic flaxseeds, sea salt, organic sesame seeds, yeast, organic barley malt syrup.
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