Trader Joe’s Crunchy Black & White Rice Rolls – Lightly Sweetened

After spotting these Crunchy Black & White Rice Rolls – Lightly Sweetened at Trader Joe’s in the chip/snack aisle I picked them up.  I love rice cakes but sometimes get bored with them.  Figuring these were a different twist (because I usually buy apple cinnamon Quaker rice cakes) I was intrigued to see how these fared out.

The rice cakes are shaped in long rolls or “logs”. They’re crunchy, crispy and very lightly sweetened. They’re larger than a regular rice cake and I feel they’re more satisfying.  Then again, I am a visual eater and I feel like I am getting more.  Each roll is 12.5g’s whereas Quaker’s rice cakes are 13g’s. Weight wise there’s not much difference, but I think by seeing it in a different shape, it makes it seem like there’s more to enjoy.  Again, a great way to “psych” yourself out.

One roll is 1 points plus value, while you can also enjoy 2 rolls for 2 points plus values.  They’re great on their own, while they’d also be great to have with a protein (peanut butter, cheese stick, etc.).  They’re a perfect little snack – so perfect I’ve recently purchased another box to replace the first box!

QUESTION:

What is your favorite flavored rice cake?

Quaker Popped Sweet & Salty Rice Snacks

While at Walmart I picked up a bag of these Quaker Popped Sweet and Salty Rice Cakes – which have a mixture of caramel corn and cheddar rice cake snacks in them.  I was surprised that I really quite enjoyed these.  At first it was a little odd – but it was really quite yummy.  Its two classic Quaker Rice Cake flavors mixed together to create a unique experience for your taste buds.  The cheddar crisps are the staple rice cake in a mild cheddar flavoring whereas the caramel corn is a classic rice cake encased in a sweet caramel casing.

There are 14 crisps in a serving which isn’t bad and would be a lot easier to only eat the 14 if you proportioned your snack ahead of time.  I’m not the biggest fan of cheddar snacks, but these were palatable.  One thing I would really love to see from Quaker would be a caramel corn and chocolate mixture – now THAT would be right up my alley!

A serving of these is 3 points plus for the 14 crackers.

QUESTION:

Have you tried any Quaker rice cake snacks? If so, what’s your favorite flavor?