Whole Wheat Ritz Crackers

I used to eat the Wheat ones until I read you post on the original Ritz and I read the Wheat label and was very dissapointed in the ingredients (HFCS) as well as the lack of fiber so I gave them up all together.

Tywana on December 9, 2010

SG: I abhor Ritz, but the child loves them. So I have resorted to Late July, the organic version of Ritz. Can you look at them and tell me what you think?

Viola Buitoni on December 9, 2010

Hi Lisa,

Thank you for shedding some light ritz crackers, I just found a post that has them listed in a healthy lunch!

HFCS and trans fat are not ingredients we should be giving our children no matter how good it tastes. These are chemicals that mess with hormones and are poison to the human body. When you are giving you child these snacks there is no nutrients that justifies the amount of saturated fat and HFCS. A better option is to skip the boxed crackers and offer cut up veggies and fruit with a yummy dip that is filled with protein, good fat and tastes amazing. I know it's not always that easy, the more you offer healthy choices the more likely they will enjoy it. However if your kids eat a lot of processed foods with HFCS and you take them away don't be surprised if they go through withdrawal symptoms.

Tamara Kosaba on April 24, 2011

I wish i would have read this article last week because yesterday i bought a box of Whole Wheat Ritz thinking that i was actually buying WHOLE WHEAT crackers! At least thats what the front of the box said. I was so excited that i was taking steps to clean up my diet by switching from white flour to wheat! So far I have managed to go from whole wheat pasta and whole wheat bread. Like a dummy i didnt think to look at the label in the store b/c i assumed that the crackers were what they said, Whole Wheat with 5grams of whole grain. when i got home i maed some tuna/cracker snacks and they tasted great! Just like the original but then i looked at the label and i saw that it said enriched flour NOT 100% Whole Wheat! I was so mad and i'm still mad! Oh well, too late now but i know better next time.

HFF2012 on October 31, 2011

Listen people. If you don't eat bad all the time, then eating a whole cracker roll wont murder anything your trying to do. It's when you eat them every single damn day that does that. As long as you exercise daily, give yourself two breaks out of the week, I would advice Saturday and Sunday be those days. Same thing, as long as U don't eat them every single day, you should be fine.

Benji on January 9, 2012

As a diabetic, these "whole-wheat" Ritz would actually be WORSE for me!! They have MORE sugar than the regular! Less fat is good, but more sugar kills the deal.

Melinda on May 30, 2012

Ewwwww.....nasty

stephani on June 9, 2012

Its just because the ingredients are disapointing and they had to be "helthy"!

stephani on June 9, 2012

I make my own Homemade Ritz Crackers with homemade oat flour. Eliminating bad ingredients like HFCS and aluminum in the baking powder. I even substitute Stevia for the sugar. See my comments on how to know how to make them yourself.

Ben Lofgren on February 8, 2013

I can't eat raw fruit or vegetables.

Judy Seamans on August 17, 2013

What makes these Ritz healthier is that they're whole grain, people get too hung up on calories, it's not the calories that make these healthy but the fact that it's not white flour.

Alex on September 19, 2013

In case you don't know why HFCS is so bad: 1) it goes straight to your liver and stops the liver from metabolizing macronutrients - carbs, protein, fat - while it wastes time working on the fructose, and. 2). Surprisingly, it does NOT cause the pancreas to produce insulin so you get fatter because you feel no satiety. People are attracted to agave but that's even worse: HFCS is about 50 percent fructose but agave is about 85 percent!

M smith on December 4, 2014