Last week I was on a trip to Walmart, minding my own business, when I crazy Walmart lady thrust a Newtons Fruit thins half -cookie sample along with some nuts toward me. Being a food lover that I am, how could I say no to the poor woman? She had a stack of coupons next to her for the products she was sample so I just grabbed a couple because you can never have too many coupons. I tasted the samples and moved along with my life. I've heard of the Newtons Fruit Thins before and honestly, that half cookie wasn't very memorable.
Later I got home and looked at the coupon, which would give me $1 off these cookies. I decided to buy a pack. All I remembered from the sample was that it was good. So I bought a Cranberry and Citrus Oat pack first. I put it in my pantry and didn't think twice about it until yesterday when I opened it while watching some old Desperate Housewives episodes.
If you glance at it, it look just like a cracker. I didn't think they would be that great. I love all cookies, but the soft chewy ones are the BEST! So I didn't think these thin crunchy things would be that good. You can see the grans and cranberry pieces in it, claimed to be real. They were about 2.5 inches in diameter.
But you can't really appreciate these cookies until you stick them in your mouth. They weren't crunchy, but crispy is the exact word for it; kind of like the texture of graham crackers. The cranberry pieces are chewy in your mouth which satisfies that chewy craving. They were perfectly sweet enough and there was a wonderful, light orange zest taste that went perfect with the slight tartness of the cranberries. They tasted great with a mug of coffee next to them. They even tasted great with peanut butter. My favorite way to eat them was to suck on them for 3 seconds till they softened in your mouth and then chewed them.
They aren't exactly nutritious, but they do have 8 grams of whole grains in them at least. They are a great snack. Very satisfying for only 3 cookies (although I ate way more than that, even though I can see myself stopping for 3). On another positive note, the ingredients were ALL reckognizable. I can tell exactly what goes inside my body.
Nutrition Facts:
3 cookies
Calories: 140
Fat: 5g
Carbs: 22g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 2g
I give these cookies a strong 9/10
I will purchase more.
Later I got home and looked at the coupon, which would give me $1 off these cookies. I decided to buy a pack. All I remembered from the sample was that it was good. So I bought a Cranberry and Citrus Oat pack first. I put it in my pantry and didn't think twice about it until yesterday when I opened it while watching some old Desperate Housewives episodes.
If you glance at it, it look just like a cracker. I didn't think they would be that great. I love all cookies, but the soft chewy ones are the BEST! So I didn't think these thin crunchy things would be that good. You can see the grans and cranberry pieces in it, claimed to be real. They were about 2.5 inches in diameter.
But you can't really appreciate these cookies until you stick them in your mouth. They weren't crunchy, but crispy is the exact word for it; kind of like the texture of graham crackers. The cranberry pieces are chewy in your mouth which satisfies that chewy craving. They were perfectly sweet enough and there was a wonderful, light orange zest taste that went perfect with the slight tartness of the cranberries. They tasted great with a mug of coffee next to them. They even tasted great with peanut butter. My favorite way to eat them was to suck on them for 3 seconds till they softened in your mouth and then chewed them.
They aren't exactly nutritious, but they do have 8 grams of whole grains in them at least. They are a great snack. Very satisfying for only 3 cookies (although I ate way more than that, even though I can see myself stopping for 3). On another positive note, the ingredients were ALL reckognizable. I can tell exactly what goes inside my body.
Nutrition Facts:
3 cookies
Calories: 140
Fat: 5g
Carbs: 22g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 2g
I give these cookies a strong 9/10
I will purchase more.
