Low Calorie Guide for Your Favorite Crackers

If you find yourself weak for crackers like me, this calorie guide can help you make smart choices with low calorie crackers, while you stick to your weight loss plan.

Have you ever realized how there is a cracker for just about every situation? You’ve probably had Goldfish as a snack, eaten some Ritz with cheese, or enjoyed Saltines with soup.

Despite how often people eat crackers, they often get a bad rep for being unhealthy. This is because many of the most popular brands are high in fats and sodium. However, they aren’t all bad.

With how many different brands there are, it can be difficult to compare nutritional value. Because of this, I decided to create a calorie guide for different cracker brands to help you identify your top picks.

Rather than include every kind of cracker out there, this list mostly focuses on brands that fall within the “healthy” or “popular” category. I felt that these would be the most relevant and helpful.

Cracker List Organization

In order to make this list, I read articles about top cracker brands and cross referenced a few different health focused cracker articles. By using information from these sources, I was better able to include brands that are well known and provide information to help can make more informed decisions about your food consumption!

Since crackers come in all different shapes and sizes, I chose to list the calories, fat, and carbs for a serving size in the 28-32g range and then use that to calculate the calories in each gram of food. This creates a standard of measurement for comparing the nutritional facts for each brand. Additionally, I separated the brands into 2 sections: ones that are made with whole grains and ones that aren’t.

Whole Grain Crackers

Studies show that there are lots of health benefits to eating foods that are made from whole grains. Some of these benefits include high amounts of nutrients, improved digestion, and lower risk of obesity. Unfortunately, not everyone should eat whole grains. Some whole grain foods contain gluten and should be avoided by those with sensitivity to gluten. However, for most people, whole grain foods are a healthier food option than the more processed alternatives.

Generally you can identify whole grain foods through a label or by looking at the first ingredients in the product right underneath the nutrition label!

List:

• Wasa Multigrain Crispbread – 2 slices (28g) have 70 calories, 0g of fat, and 16g of carbs. (2.5 calories per gram)
• Sea Salt Cauliflower Crackers – 50 crackers (28g) have 100 calories, 2g of fat, and 18g of carbs. (3.6 calories per gram)
• Hu Paleo Vegan Sea Salt Crackers – 22 crackers (30g) have 110 calories, 7g of fat, and 12g of carbs. (3.7 calories per gram) Great for lots of different allergies!
• Reduced Fat Triscuits – 6 crackers (28g) have 110 calories, 2.5g of fat, and 21g of carbs. (3.9 calories per gram)
• Reduced Fat Wheat Thins – 16 thins (29g) have 120 calories, 3.5g of fat, and 22g of carbs. (4.1 grams of carbs)
• Club Multigrain – 8 crackers (28g) have 120 calories, 5g of fat, and 20g of carbs. (4.3 calories per gram) These use enriched flour which is better than just refined flour, but still not as healthy as whole grain.
• Good and Gather Pita Crackers – 11 crackers (30g) have 140 calories, 4g of fat, and 21g of carbs. (4.7 calories per gram) These also contain enriched flour.
• Annie’s Cheddar Squares – 27 squares (30g) have 140 calories, 6g of fat, and 18g of carbs. (4.7 calories per gram) Great alternative to Cheez-its!
• Mary’s Gone Super Seed Crackers – 12 crackers (30g) have 150 calories, 7g of fat, and 17g of carbs. (5 calories per gram)These ones are gluten free!
• Simple Mill’s Original Seed Flour Crackers – 9 crackers (30g) have 150 calories, 8g of fat, and 18g of carbs. (5 calories per gram) These are also gluten free!

Non Whole Grain Crackers

This part of the list is a mixture of plant based crackers and crackers made from refined grains. While refined grains aren’t inherently bad, they don’t have all the same benefits that whole grain foods do.

List:

• Stauffers Animal Crackers – 16 crackers (30g) have 120 calories, 2g of fat, and 25g of carbs. (4 calories per gram) Just keep in mind that a serving has 7g of sugar as well.
• Zesta Saltines – 10 crackers (30g) have 120 calories, 3g of fat, and 24g of carbs. (4 calories per gram)
• Almond Nut Thins – 19 thins (30g) have 130 calories, 2g of fat, and 24g of carbs. (4.3 calories per gram) Gluten Free!
• Honey Maid – 8 pieces (30g) have 130 calories, 3g of fat, and 24g of carbs. (4.3 calories per gram)
• Goldfish – 55 pieces (30g) have 140 calories, 5g of fat, and 20g of carbs. (4.7 calories per gram) They also have a whole grain version you can check out!
• Paleo Thin Crackers – 12 crackers (28g) have 140 calories, 9g of fat, and 14g of carbs. (5 calories per gram)
• Cheez-its – 27 pieces (30g) have 150 calories, 8g of fat, and 17g of carbs. (5 calories per gram)
• Kellogs Toasteds Buttercrisp Crackers – 10 crackers (32g) have 160 calories, 8g of fat, and 20g of carbs. (5 calories per gram)
• Ritz – 10 crackers (32g) have 160 calories, 9g of fat, and 20g of carbs. (5 calories per gram)
• Chicken in a Biscuit – 12 biscuits (31g) have 160 calories, 8g of fat, and 19g of carbs. (5.2 calories per gram)

My Recommendations:

Based on this guide, here are my top picks.

• For Maximum Health Benefits: Wasa Multigrain Crispbread
• Overall Health and Taste: Triscuits
• Best for Kids: Annie’s Cheddar Squares
• Great For Allergies: Hu Paleo Vegan Crackers or Almond Nut Thins

Additional Information

A great way to enjoy crackers is with cheese! Use this cheese calorie guide to make a snack that tastes great and will help you with your fitness goals.

You can also take your favorite crackers and turn them into a charcuterie board or platter with the help of this article!

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