As you know, last month I jumped on the calorie-counter bandwagon in an attempt to shed some layers and return to a much healthier me. I'll dish the scoop on month number two later, but now I want to share my happiest discovery thus far on this journey: Kellog's Special K Cracker Chips.
Sweets were never my cup of tea, but my love of carbs runs deep. I crave them. I need them. I have to have them so no one gets hurt. Bread, pasta, and crispy, crunchy, salty snacks were always my go-to comfort foods. As I said last month, I haven't totally eliminated any specific foods from my diet, but simply eat them less frequently and in smaller portions than before. It has worked well in regard to meals, I have adjusted and I'm content with my occasional carb indulgence, but there was a definite void in the snack department. I love carrots, and applesauce, and fiber bars, but once in a while I need that delightful crunch you get only from eating a chip-like munchie food.
As a result of this process, I have morphed into a die-hard label reader. I don't eat anything without checking the stats and determining what consumption would mean to my overall bottom line for the day. I have to say, the labels on traditional snack foods are enough to make my stomach turn and I just can't justify wasting that many of my precious daily calorie allotment on such junk. Then I discovered these cracker-chips, and my world was suddenly right again.
The taste is hard to describe. To me, it's sort of a mix between potato chip, cracker, rice cake, and the Mum-Mums Punky ate as a baby. They are light and crispy, salty and crunchy, yet they seem to dissolve in your mouth with very little chewing. They currently offer four flavors that mimic potato chip varieties, and I really like them all. As an added bonus, Punky's dad hates them so my snacks are safe in the pantry.
I keep a box in my office at work for my mid-morning snack. I only eat yogurt for breakfast, and by about ten o'clock my stomach starts to turn. I was always like that. If I don't eat something solid in the morning, I get very nauseous within hours. These cracker-chips are perfect to curb that feeling while giving me a guilt-free fun snack just when I need it. And at night, when I need that little something crunchy, they do the trick as well. The sea salt variety is especially good with some mild salsa.
Now for the numbers: 110 calories per serving, and a serving is 27-30 chips depending on the variety. Considering the cracker-chips are about the size of a half dollar, that's a mighty good snack in my book. Most of the time, I only eat half a serving and it's more than enough to satisfy my munchie carb craving. And 55 calories is easy to justify with the confines of my daily goal.
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