

Mia would pull out the yellow box with the familiar brown-and-white checkerboard design. Honey Maid Graham Crackers. “Healthy-ish,” she’d mutter under her breath as she handed him two squares.
Every afternoon at 3:15, Mia and her six-year-old, Leo, performed a ritual as reliable as the school bus’s rumble. Leo would drop his backpack, kick off his sneakers, and announce, “Mom. Crackers.” are graham crackers healthy
But one Tuesday, after a particularly exhausting PTA meeting where someone claimed graham crackers were “basically cookies,” Mia decided to investigate. Mia would pull out the yellow box with
He nibbled the graham square, then the cheese. “It’s fine,” he shrugged, then proceeded to eat everything on the plate. Every afternoon at 3:15, Mia and her six-year-old,
“A better cracker experience,” she said.
Deb laughed. “Compared to Oreos? Yes. Compared to carrot sticks? No. They’re a low-fiber, moderate-sugar snack. Good for a quick energy boost before soccer practice. Bad as a bedtime snack — that sugar sticks to teeth.”