If you’ve been reading Healthful Bites since October, you know that I’m a fan of Fiber Gourmet products. Their fiber-packed, saucy macaroni and cheese is delicious, but sadly, it’s hard to find FG products in my neck of the woods.

So I took advantage of my “no shame” personality characteristic and sent the FG team an email expressing my satisfaction with their cheesy mac and intrigue to try other products. Ari from FG was kind enough to send me a few new items to try and said he would be happy to help me host a giveaway for one of our readers!

After opening my package from Ari, I was delighted to find some 50 calorie packs of Lite Cheese Snacks as well as a couple pasta treats! I anxiously cracked open a packet of crackers (after snapping a couple pictures for you, of course) and dug in.

The crackers, each a bit larger than a postage stamp, are nearly identical to Cheez-Its or Cheese Nips in taste and appearance.

But the nutritional facts and ingredients lists are quite different! Take a look:

Fiber Gourmet Lite Cheese Snacks

FG crackers are also made with wheat flour and contain real cheese!

Kraft Cheese Nips (Nutritional Information from Quite Healthy Technologies)

While the FG crackers are chock full of tangy cheese flavor, they don’t leave the greasy residue on your fingers or your lips. Of course they also pack an ample fiber punch! The crackers were not all exactly uniform: some seemed to be cooked more than others, so the flavor was a bit different for a couple bites per pack. But if I had the choice between traditional cheese crackers and FG crackers, I’d take the FG’s any day!

A pack or two (there are about 25 bites per pack) of these Lite Cheese Snacks would be a great treat to tame a salt craving, an addition to a between-meal snack, or a side to a sandwich for a meal.

So here comes the fun part for all of you: one Healthful Bites reader will receive a case of FG Lite Cheese Snacks to bite, savor and/or share! There are three easy ways to enter:

1. Leave a comment here detailing your favorite or ideal snack
2. Post a comment sharing one benefit of fiber intake
3. If you have a Twitter account, tweet this message: “Hey @karla522, I want to try a Healthful Bite…Fiber Gourmet’s Lite Cheese Snacks!”

(You may enter via all three steps if you’d like; each separate entry will add your name to the drawing again!)

All entries received by midnight on Friday, January 16 will be considered. One random winner will be selected and posted on Saturday, January 17. Ari will then ship the cracker case your way!

Feel free to tell your friends about this giveaway…perhaps if they win they will share the wealth :) Good luck to you all!