Introducing Mr. Christie’s Snak Paks

Mr Christie's Snak Paks

Kraft Foods has just introduced a selection of single-portion packs of mini cookies called Mr. Christie’s Snak Paks, and today our five-year-old son and I had the pleasure of trying out the four types that carry a “Peanut-Free” symbol.* Our son is allergic to tree nuts as well, and we were assured by a public relations executive representing Kraft, that these four products were completely peanut-free: Barnum’s Animal Crackers, Teddy Grahams, Mini Chips Ahoy!, and Barnum’s ABC’s Cocoa cookies. They come in brightly coloured, whimsical, 30 g packages — a good treat size.

Although our son said that all of the varieties were “Yum,” his clear favourite was the Animal Crackers. They have a lovely light texture (compared with the more typically dense texture of animal crackers), a softly sweet taste, and delightful animal shapes that had terrific appeal for our son. His second favorite was the “cute” Teddy Grahams, which have a surprisingly rich flavour that reminded me of shortbread cookies (but, thankfully, without all the fat). His third favourite was the Chips Ahoy variety, which might rank #1 with most kids, as most kids love chocolate, and these little cookies are full of big chocolate flavour (our son typically prefers vanilla over chocolate). The ABC’s Cocoa cookies were his least favourite, but would be perfect for kids (or adults) who prefer a less sweet snack. They have a darker chocolate taste and a very pleasant crunch.

Thank you, Kraft Foods, for bringing us these new school-safe options for our kids. With these four distinctly different snack-sized cookies, there’s a flavour for everyone and enough variety to keep lunchboxes from getting boring.

*There is a fifth variety called Mini Oreo that is not made in a nut-free facility.

*Note that these products are peanut-free and are produced in a facility that does not process nuts. Please check packaging whenever purhcasing any food products to ensure of no changes in the processing.