Nabisco products introduced a snack product called SnackWell's in early 1992, which included a line of creme, shortbread and devil's food cake cookies, marketed as low-calorie, low-sugar and low-fat "diet" food. Jumping on the bandwagon of the billion-dollar diet food industry, Nabisco grabbed a piece of the pie, or "cookie," but missed the mark on "healthy" by adding high fructose corn syrup, a sweetener shown to be anything but a healthy diet food.
Serving Size and Varieties
A single serving of two SnackWell's Crème Sandwich cookies equals 26g, with eight servings in one 7.75 oz. package. Varieties include Sugar-Free Shortbread and Sugar-Free Lemon Crème Sandwich cookies, Crème Sandwich, Chocolate Mint, Black Forest and Devil's Food Cookie Cakes.
Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium
A single serving of two SnackWell's Crème Sandwich cookies contains 110 calories with 25 calories from fat. Two cookies have a total fat content of 3g, no cholesterol and 130mg of sodium. Two Sugar-Free Lemon Crème sandwich cookies have 130 calories with 50 calories from fat, no cholesterol and 135mg of sodium. Two SnackWell's Black Forest Cookie Cakes have 100 calories with 10 calories from fat and a total fat content of 1g, no cholesterol and 80mg of sodium.
Carbohydrates and Protein
Two SnackWell's Crème Sandwich cookies have 20g of carbohydrates with no fiber, 10g of sugars and 1g of protein. A single serving of two Sugar-Free Lemon Crème sandwich cookies has 23g of carbohydrates, 2g of dietary fiber, no sugars and 1g of protein. Two Black Forest Cookie Cakes have 24g of carbohydrates, no dietary fiber, 14g of sugars and 2g of protein.
Vitamins and Minerals
SnackWell's products do not provide a significant amount of essential vitamins and minerals, providing only 2 to 6 percent daily value of iron.
Ingredients
SnackWell's Creme sandwich cookies contain enriched flour, sugar, vegetable shortening, dextrose, corn flour, glycerin, whey and high fructose corn syrup. Additional ingredients include leavening, such as baking soda and calcium phosphate, cornstarch, emulsifiers, mono and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl, lactylate, salt, wheat starch, cellulose gum and gel, natural and artificial flavor. Each flavor may have additional ingredients, such as skim milk and cocoa.
References
- Nabisco World: SnackWell's Cookies Creme Sandwich
- Center for Science in the Public Interest: Chemical Cuisine, A Guide to Food Additives
- "Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America"; Andrew Smith; 2004



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