It’s like going back to normal Oreos after experiencing the hedonistic pleasures of Double Stuf. if you’ve had the real stuff, it might be hard to adjust your buds here.

If this was the only Cheez-It you’ve ever experienced, you’d probably think it was fine. Alas, the slightly “off” taste that was present in the White Cheddar reduced fat flavor is still detectable here. It has a mouthfeel that might actually hit the sweet spot for some Cheez-It fans. So what we have here is a middle ground between the slightly soft, crumbly standards and the purposefully “well-done” Extra Toasty. This is an unusual case: the reduced fat flavor, for whatever mystical or scientific reason, has a crispiness that slides somewhere between the regular consistency and the charred texture of the Extra Toasty crackers (more on those, later). Obviously, you might be wondering why the Original reduced fat variety managed to leapfrog six other entries. Way back at #21-our de facto “worst” entry-I bemoaned the reduced fatness of the cracker, claiming that its very reduced fat essence inherently made it a lesser Cheez-It.

Toasty crackers with peanut butter