IN THE NEWS - Which 100-Calorie Snack Packs Really Taste Good?

As promised in an earlier post (dated February 18, 2007) where I reported to you what ShopSmart;) , a Consumer Reports magazine, said where the best wrinkle creams, here is what they said about those 100-calorie snack packs.

These 100-calorie snack packs are the latest craze - they are great for portion control but they may not always taste good and they are definitely more expensive than the regular size bags.

Here are the ones that ShopSmart;) magazine rated as tasting great and tasted most like their original counterparts:

• Cheese Nips Thin Crisps Baked Snack Crackers 100 Calorie Pack
• Cheez-It Right Bites Baked Snack Cheese Cracker 100 Calories Per Pack
• Planters Peanut Butter Cookie Crisp Baked Peanut Butter Snacks 100 Calorie
• Wheat Thins Chips Minis Multi-grain 100-Calorie Packs

Here are the ones that were "not even close" to the real thing:

• Chips Ahoy! Thin Crisps Baked Chocolate Chip Snacks 100 Calorie Packs
• Chips Deluxe Right Bites Chip Cookie 100 Calorie
• Oreo Thins Baked Chocolate Wafer Snacks 100 Calorie Pack
• Ritz Chips Minis Original 100 Calorie Packs
• Sandies Right Bites Shortbread Cookie 100 Calories Per Pack

I say buy the original and pre-pack portions in small plastic bags!