A 9-ounce box retails for about $3.59.
This was a bit of a head-scratcher for me. When I think of Wheat Thins, the thought never occurred to me that they would ever go well with barbecue sauce. So it was with a bit of apprehension that I tried these.
Biting into a cracker, there was a really sweet and tangy barbecue taste that might work fine on a chip, but it's strange and off-putting on a Wheat Thin. The flavors just don't jive. I think part of the problem is, a Wheat Thin already has a nice bit of sweetness to it and the barbecue just pushes that over. There's a lot of tomato and honey going on with the barbecue sauce flavor, but not too much smoke.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend trying these, save maybe to satisfy curiosity.
Nutritional Info - Wheat Thins Smoky BBQ
Serving Size - 14 pieces (29g)
Calories - 140 (from Fat - 45)
Fat - 5g (Saturated Fat - 1g)
Sodium - 170mg
Carbs - 21g (Sugar - 5g)
Protein - 2g
Wish I saw this back in June when I bought a box while in Des Moines. I tried about 4 and then threw the rest away. Definitely not a good idea.
ReplyDeleteI am unable to think in a mathematical manner.
ReplyDeleteI played with the calculator, a Hewlett-Packard 10B Business model bought new around 1988 or so and still using the original 3 button-type batteries.
I was unable to factor a cost per pound for the goodies reviewed but with 9 ounces costing $3.59 then I grab a figure out of the shanty's air and declare an approximate guesstimated cost of around 6 bucks per pound.
Imagine the profit within each box even after transportation, cost of placing in a warehouse then the back room of a grocery store then tossed upon a store shelf and other shipping/handling costs are factored in.
The product is light and easily hefted, toted, tossed, grabbed, etc.
It should not be surprising when the increasingly rare really-good-sale occurs and items sell for half or less of original prices.
Profit is still likely available to all even during 'super sales."
Over the years I have noticed a general improvement in generic "no name" products with increasing similarities in product appearance of generics with the "name brand" products they compete with; indicative that more firms are manufacturing their brand named products along side or on the same production line as generic items being sold.
Maybe it is time to review a few generic goodies and do some comparing with the same or similar branded edibles.
As an aside; it has been a long time since I saw cans of beer painted white and merely named/labeled "BEER" in black paint atop the white paint.
Putrid stuff but a gawd-send for cheap drunkards.
youre braver than i am
ReplyDeleteI tried this and decided it was more like eating barbecue sauce than a barbecue flavored chip. I don't want to throw the rest of the box away though, so I think I'm going to try it as a breading for chicken? Has anyone else tried this?
ReplyDeleteHaha, that might work. I still have the box and am hoping someone will be lured into eating them...
ReplyDeleteWhat is wrong with you people?!?! These crackers are quite delicious.
ReplyDeleteI liked them too... you're not the only one.
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