Flavor Plus!

If you like cheese, chips or crackers then you will most likely like these 100% cheese crisps. They come in Cheddar, Ranch, Parmesan and Barbecue. I have only tried the cheddar and was impressed with the pungent, cheddar flavor and the crunchy texture.  There’s two servings per 2.12 ounce bag so the servings are kind of small but you get a lot of crunch and salty cheese flavor in that 1 ounce of crisps. Be aware that the Cheddar flavor is VERY cheddar. If cheddar is not your favorite cheese, you might want to try another flavor.

Texture

These crisps remind me of the packaged cheese and peanut butter crackers that come 6 to a pack. They are thicker than you can tell by the picture and the bite is very similar to those two-layer crackers. They are crunchy but not hard and each crisp gives you a significant amount of crunchy, cheese flavor to satisfy your snack craving.

Nutrition

If you look at the top, right corner of the bag, you will notice that cheese is the only ingredient. There’s 170 calories, 1 gram of carbs, 14 grams of fat and 10 grams of protein per serving. These crisps are a good change from carbohydrate rich potato chips (14 grams) or tortilla chips (19 grams). While we don’t advocate processed, convenience foods, there are times that a healthier option for chips might come in handy. These crisps would make a tasty addition to a lunchbox to accompany a high-protein sandwich and a piece of fruit or carrot or celery sticks with milk. They would be handy to have on hand in your car for a quick bite to avoid the temptation of stopping at the drive-thru. The only caveat that I can see in the nutrition is they are somewhat high in sodium, one serving having 330 mg. or 14% of the DV for sodium. If you scarf down the entire bag, you’re looking at 720 mg. or a whopping 31% of your DV. If you are sodium sensitive, you might want to avoid them. 

Price and Availability

I found these crisps at Walmart in the deli section above one of those coolers with ready-made sandwiches and salads in it. The Cheddar flavor was the lowest in inventory so it must be the most popular. At $3.79 per bag, two servings, they are a bit pricey, but since we don’t need these processed, salty foods in our diet very often anyway, they may be worth the price. If they will help you avoid binge-eating bags of tortilla chips in front of the T.V., they are definitely worth the price. Sometimes we have to choose the lesser of two evils. Personally, I won’t be buying them because I don’t normally have these types of foods in my house but if you normally buy chips, these just might be an upgrade.