Newton's Fruit Thins Fig and Honey

Once again I review a product from the ever-so-famous Nabisco company. Fig newtons have been around for a long time. But it wasn't until Nabisco created their version that it was sold in markets. Nabisco created the popular Fig Newtons name. What strikes me as odd is that most other generic brands still call these cookies Fig Newtons. I don't know if there was just a lack of creativity in naming the generic brands or maybe it was thought that Americans would be confused if they called it Fig Cookies or Fig Bars instead.

Nevertheless, Newtons have been a success, and I must say I am a huge fan of them. I love anything to do with figs, to tell you the truth. But since Fig Newtons, Nabisco has added flavors like Strawberry and Raspberry, created Fruit Crisps (which I have never tried yet, but I can guarantee that the taste something like Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars), and their most recent addition was Fruit Thins. Newton's Fruit thins are thin crispy cookies that contain whole grains and are baked with real fruit.

I have to admit, the first time I saw these in stores, I dismissed them because who would want to eat a thin crispy cookie when you can have a thick chewy one? But that was until I sampled some and fell in love. From what I hear, people have been downgrading these cookies a lot. They are awfully delicious and quite addictive to my taste buds. So I bought a pack of Fig and Honey to try this time.

The flavor is amazing and it really does taste homemade. It tastes very similar to this Mediterranean pastry that my family makes on the holidays. Many people compared it to the Fig Newton; but I ask why? Obviously the company would not make two different products that taste exactly the same.

The fig pieces were prevalent. They were extra chewy and added a nice dried-fig flavor the to cookie. The only thing that would make these cookies better are those little fig seeds that are crunchy and delicious.

Thirty cookies come in each bag for about $3.50. It is a bit pricey for me, especially because I ate 15 of those cookies in one sitting; but cheap when you think about spending $5 on Starbucks. I would definitely get these cookies again.