A snack a jack lacking in flavour (Quaker Snack A Jacks 'Barbeque' Rice & Corn Snacks)

Member Name: xxfoxyredxx

Product:	Quaker Snack A Jacks 'Barbeque' Rice & Corn Snacks
Date:	21/01/09 (262 review reads)
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Advantages: Healthy and light in taste but are slightly filling

Disadvantages: Not alot of flavour is within them

Of late I've tried really hard to be a bit healthier in general. Although I'm not actually watching my weight (I'm a little underweight at moment to be honest with you) I am very aware that I eat too much junk food and probably one of the reasons I've felt rather lethargic of late is because I'm not feeding my body with the 'right' foods. So I've tried to eat healthier with 3 meals a day and chosen a couple of healthier snacks to satisfy that snack craving I get quite alot.

Snack A Jacks are not something really I have taken alot of notice of over the past few years they've been on the market. Up until recently with this get healthy kick I'm on that is lol. So I bought a bag the other day as I was peckish and they were this flavour. Not exactly excited at the thought of eating them though was I, to be honest! I wanted something bad for me but went for the sensible option tut! lol

The Packaging....

The bag is made of foil and it's burgundy in colour on the front and white on the back. On the front I'm told they are Snack A Jacks, Less Than 10% Fat, Barbeque Flavour Crispy Rice & Corn Snacks, there's some pictures of the actual 'rice cakes' and there is an at a glance nutritional guide on the bottom right hand side of the packet. On the back I'm again told what they are, the size is stated (in my case 30g), there is a quality promise and contact details for Snack A Jacks are given and the best before date is stamped on, nutritional information is there, the recyle symbol is displayed as in the bar-code and the website adress is given (ww.snackajacks.co.uk). A nice enough packet with enough information on it to make an informed choice though I have no idea if they are vegetarian or not as it isn't stated on the packet but the fact that they're are suitable for Coeliacs is. However that doesn't worry me as I'm not allergic to anything or a veggie lol

The Product....

Well I opened them up and wasn't greeted by any smell really but was met by a full packet (of about 20) of what I think of as rice cakes. They look bubbly with lots of texture to them and are a light golden colour and you can see a little bit of orangy coloured powdered scattered on some of them which of course is the bbq flavouring.

Taste wise they are crispy and light opposed to crunchy as such. Chew them up and they melt to sludge quite quickly. Not overly seasoned or sweet these, for me actually lack in flavour. As a fan of anything bbq flavoured I found these incredibly lacking in any flavour at all but a rice and corn kind of taste they did have. I even licked a couple of them to find the taste but really it was hard work and my search was pretty much in vain. These are quite plain in taste and not flavoursome enough for my taste-buds at all.

Healthy they really are. Filling?....Well yes they actually filled a small gap in my belly. They tasted fresh and light and if you like things that aren't too heavily flavoured and actually taste sort of healthy these could be for you. They do have a healthy feel to them to be fair but me, well I wouldn't go out of my way to buy these in the flavour stakes again and to me not worth the 123 calories I took in!

Nutritional Information...Per 30g Pack....

Energy 123Kcal
Protein 2.3g
Carbohydrate 2.4g
of which is sugars 2.6g
Fat 1.8g
of which is saturates 0.2g
Fibre 0.3g
Sodium 0.24g
Equivalent as salt 0.61g

I bought mine in Sainsbury's at 49p a bag but they are very widely available and in different flavours too!

Summary: A healthy option but not exactly tasty and are like eating rabbit food lol