Kosher Snacks - Delicious and Healthy!

Pacify your hunger-pangs with delicious KosherHere is some information on how to recognize Kosher
Snacks. These snacks are made in accordance withFoods and to know their ingredients. Kosher markings
the traditional Jewish diet laws and are a perfectare divided into two parts. The first part tells which
choice for those on low calorie diet.organization inspected the product. This is typically
Kosher Foods are a healthy alternative for peopleindicated by a U, OU, or K inside a circle. These refer
who are keeping a check on their weight or want toto the three different organizations that inspect Kosher
take healthy diet. Meat is the key component of theseProducts. The next part implies different kosher status.
snacks. However, not all snacks have meat. TheFor example:
Kosher Italian Zest Flavor Golden Flax Crackers, forD or DE outside the circle means that the product
instance, is a special blend of Italian herbs. These crisp,contains dairy ingredients or has been processed on
light crackers are a perfect substitute for chips. Enjoyequipments that also process dairy ingredients.
them as a snack or add them with pizza, spaghetti,M outside the circle means the product either contains
hummus, dip, soup, any spread, or salad. These Goldenmeat or poultry ingredients or has been processed on
Flax Crackers are available in a range of flavors tomeat/ poultry equipments.
choose from like, Barbecue, Hemp, Maple &P means the product is kosher for Passover but may
Cinnamon, Mexican Harvest, Onion Garlic and Kosheror may not be Parve.
Regular Flavor Golden Flax Crackers. A few of theseIf there are no markings outside the circle, it means the
flavors contain sugar and so, are not recommendedproduct contains no dairy or meat ingredients and has
for people on strict low carb lifestyle. It is thereforenot been processed on any such equipments either. In
advisable to read the ingredients before taking yourother words, the food is Parve or Pareve.
pick.