Special K Cracker Crisps (or Chips)

Recently Kellogs have launched there Special K Cracker Crisps which is a more savoury snack compared to their Special K cereals and bars. They come in three amazing flavours including Sour Cream and Onion, Sea Salt and Balsamic Vinegar and Sweet Chilli. And one portion (a large one at that) is only 95 calories. 

On my first visit to B'n'M which is a discounted food and home store I saw these on offer for £0.79. In comparison to all the supermarkets who have them on offer for £1.99. When a serving is 25g it means this box holds 4 portions at 20p each. A cheap and healthier alternative snack. Perfect for the movies too. However dipping into the box makes it hard to control portions, just like popcorn.

I chose the Sour Cream and Onion flavour and am highly impressed with its flavour. It also has a good crunch and I have personally nicknamed them the 'posh Disco'. You remember: those old school crisps which were disc shaped too. Other reviewers think that the Sweet Chilli is disappointing and although the Sea Salt and Balsamic Vinegar is tasty it's hard to identify the balsamic hints. I'll be back when I try them to give you my opinion. 

This is the ingredient and nutrition. So unlike normal crisps which use slices of potato this only uses dried potato starch similarly found in lower fat crisps and it means they aren't fried. Oddly it contains milk powder which I assume aids the texture and sour cream flavour. 

It's great to see that the carbohydrates of which sugars is around 10% of total carbohydrates because too many of modern day snacks are high in sugar. And as with all Special K snacks it is roughly 10% fat with only saturates at 0.5g per serving. WOW! Be careful of salt content as that can creep up when we eat other food throughout the day. 

And although I don't promote eating the entire box on your own but if you were to share it the whole box contains just over 400kcal which is less than half of regular share bags of crisps. Or count out the crisps and take to work for your snack :)

What I thought

Taste: great flavour and super addictive

Texture: perfect crunch and majority of them were whole discs

Nutrition: 95kcal per 23g serving; low sugar and fat

Affordable: 79p per 100g at B'n'M at most supermarkets £2.00 per 100g

Find it at: all major supermarkets

Have it with: dips, cheese, pickled onions, a movie

Rating: 5/5

Shanie says: 'Happy snacking. Thanks Kellogs!'