Here's to gaining another stone... (Jacobs Ritz Cheese Sandwich)

Member Name: bamamo

Product:	Jacobs Ritz Cheese Sandwich
Date:	21/07/09 (39 review reads)
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Advantages: Delicious, pretty cheap, come in snack packs or rolls

Disadvantages: Lots of crumbs, not particularly healthy

At uni I developed a ridiculous addiction to Tuc Cheese Sandwich biscuits. I also gained a considerable amount of weight, and as such curtailed my gluttonous habits for quite a few years and subsequently lost most of the weight. Secretly, I wished I could be pigging out on their cheesy goodness once more.

Well, yesterday I was on my way somewhere with my dad and having had a busy day realised I wouldn't have time for either breakfast or lunch! I asked if he could bring me something to snack on when he picked me up from my previous appointment (okay, so for appointment read "Transformers II" but whatever, that's important!) and was pleased when he brought a pack of these Ritz Cheese Sandwiches, remembering I've always enjoyed this type of cracker.

A 125g roll of these crackers contains a fair few, but they also come in snack packs of four crackers, which I sort of wish I'd had so I didn't eat quite so many! Each sandwich consists of two wheat-based crackers, just like the plain Ritz ones in the trademark red box, stuck together with a "cheese" filling. I use the term cheese loosely because we all know how artificial a substance cheese has now become in some cases. And, despite being not the biggest cheese lover in the world, and certainly not the biggest lover of bright orange "cheese", I love the inside of these.

Mainly because they're so salty-tasting. I love salt. A lot. I know it's bad for you but I drink a ridiculous amount of water anyway so I figure it evens out. But it's pretty much my favourite ingredient. I know, I'm weird. Reading the nutrition info for a serving of four crackers, I noticed the sodium content increased pretty dramatically when written as the equivalent as salt. No wonder they taste so good!

The cracker itself is light and crispy, although can lead to quite a few crumbs. The cheese part does taste cheesy but the salt is really the theme here. They are incredibly moreish, although I have just eaten some for the interests of reviewing and stopped at two. A serving of four is good if you are actually hungry, I guess, but for a snack two or three is probably okay.

Which is just as well considering these are not the healthiest. Four crackers contains 160 calories and 7.8g fat, which is comparable to an (admittedly low fat) chocolate bar. I'm not one for snacking these days, and tend to balance my more sinful food as part of a meal, so it's definitely not completely off-limits so long as I'm sensible, but it is more than I'd like.

The main comparison to these is obviously the Tuc sandwiches I was so obsessed with. It's a tough one because I WAY prefer the cracker part to these, but it's crumbliness means it's more difficult to pop off one cracker and scrape off the cheese which is my favourite way to eat these. Crumbs aside, a really tasty cracker!

A roll of these will cost around £1 from all good supermarkets.

Summary: I almost wish I hadn't eaten them, now I'm going to get addicted...