Fitness Romance SagaTasting! Pringles Multi-Grain
April 29th, 2010 • 27 Comments | Leave a Comment »
Did you hear the one about Trashy Miss Pringle who tried to disguise herself as Classy Healthy Food?
Pringles Multi-Grain look like genuine whole grain tortilla chips, but if you focus your eyeballs on the label you might be confused.
Yep, there’s some wheat bran in there, but the impressive whole grain appearance seems to be achieved through the use of dried black beans that (maybe) equal the equivalent of 1/8 of a bean (so basically no nutritional value). The black bean specks make this chip looks like it’s got a ton of whole grains.
I think we’ve been duped?
Unfortunately, none of this mattered to my taste buds. I became a slave to mindless munching. I needed the chips slapped out of my mouth. They taste like regular Pringles, but with a grainy texture and weird aftertaste that I can’t put my finger on. It’s not so terrible that you have to stop eating. This is where you can get into trouble and trainwreck an entire day of good choices.
Be careful with these.
Don’t just throw them in your cart because it says “whole grain” on the package. Read the label and decide if you really need to buy this. As for me? These things will NEVER set foot in my Food Trap again.
Trashy Miss Pringle can’t be Classy at all. It’s impossible. Not even a black bean can save her.
MULTI-GRAIN NOTES
- Price Paid: $2.50
- Serving Size: 1 ounce (16 chips)
- Calories: 140
- Fat Calories: 70
- Total Fat: 8g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Carbs: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugars: 1g
- Protein: 1g
REACTIONS FROM THE TASTE TEST CREW
Health-hater Husband: I like it. Tastes like a baked Frito.
Greedy Kid #1: It’s like a regular Pringle with an aftertaste.
Greedy Kid #2: What the heck is this!? I don’t like it.
Greedy Kid #3: They taste good. Will I get a stomach ache if I eat the whole box?
Yum UP! to: This Taste Test being OVER! I declare myself Pringle-free.
Yuck Down to: Black bean specks posing as whole grains.
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results not typical girl April 29th, 2010 at 22:39
Ok, Josie. I need your help. For the mentally challenged readers in the audience, can you explain your Yum Up To and Yuck Down To scale? Thanks for the great info and reliable laughs and smiles when I visit your site. You are both real AND real funny. Hugs, Kirsten p.s. Are you going to finish that chocolate muffin in your header pic? I wanna bite!
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Josie Reply:
April 30th, 2010 at 10:24 am
Yum UP! Yuck Down. I kinda just go with the flow to keep it fun. Never a scientific scale ’round here.
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Jenny April 29th, 2010 at 22:41
Disappointing! I used to loveee Pringles!
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results not typical girl April 29th, 2010 at 22:42
Hey. Forgot to tell you I added you to my blog roll today! Let me know if that makes you make an angry face or it’s groovy with you.
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Josie Reply:
April 30th, 2010 at 10:26 am
groovy baby!
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Tanya April 29th, 2010 at 23:17
So jealous – I want to try this.
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CarolynPM April 29th, 2010 at 23:20
Funny, I tried these today – in “Ranch” flavour. Way too salty. Pringles are generally flimsy & unsatisfying anyway. I can eat 16 in two bites (and I did, even though they were kinda gross!).
Waste o’ calories. I don’t think I saw any “grains,” either!
Love your blog…informative & so entertaining. =D
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Jessica @ How Sweet April 30th, 2010 at 2:25
I used to down an entire can of Pringles when I was little at my grandparents. Those were the days.
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Marisa April 30th, 2010 at 2:56
Serving size 16 chips? Come on, who are you fooling? More like a whole tube…
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Miz April 30th, 2010 at 6:08
I saw the multigrain wording and truly LAUGHED OUT LOUD.
**shakes head**
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Josie Reply:
April 30th, 2010 at 10:25 am
what about Multi-grain chocolate. Can we do that?
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South Beach Steve April 30th, 2010 at 8:05
This is great advice for anything labeled “multi-grain”. Good info, as always Josie!
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Angelia Sims April 30th, 2010 at 8:40
Black specks always remind me of chopped up roaches, which then reminds me of eating a black bean burrito at Taco Bueno, and seeing a BIG ASH black roach crawling up the wall ~in the middle of the day mind you. I get a little sick when I hear or see black roach beans. Eek.
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Josie Reply:
April 30th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Roach at pizza shop once crawled across our table.
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Trish @IamSucceeding April 30th, 2010 at 9:33
A contradictory in terms I thinks.
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amanda April 30th, 2010 at 11:20
This is another one of those products that try to look super healthy and if people don’t pay attention to this or just dont know any better will put this in their cart. I remember doing that back in the day with Sun Chips. I was like they are the better for ya type of chip and eat the whole bag within a few days.
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Eunice April 30th, 2010 at 12:22
Miss Pringles is a Skeezah! I’m not gonna mess with whole grain Pringles, dude. Gimme the real ones. I’m with Greedy Kid #2.
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Lauren @ Team Giles April 30th, 2010 at 14:01
I SO was going to try these, but seriously, thanks to you I’m not going to.
You’re one brave cookie Josie 
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Jody - Fit at 52 April 30th, 2010 at 17:57
Once again, not the type of food that tempts me & crap, for half the calories from fat… NOT, plus your review stops me anyway!
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JourneyBeyondSurvival April 30th, 2010 at 21:26
I think we should do high fiber multi grain chocolate.
Yeah.
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Nicole, RD May 1st, 2010 at 15:07
Multigrain only gains you 1 gram of fiber?! Rip off!
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Jen May 1st, 2010 at 17:11
Why do companies like P&G try to mess with perfection? There is nothing, absolutely nothing wrong with the good old regular Pringles in the red can. They didn’t need to add powdered flavoring to them at all. All that does is make a mess on your hands. Don’t make a good junk food healthy, don’t even pretend to. Junk food is good because it isn’t good for you. If I wanted something healthy I would eat a carrot of something.
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Jenn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) May 2nd, 2010 at 14:29
Healthy or not, Pringles taste soooo good! Especially on a sandwich, LOL. I’m a weirdo.
Jenn
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papawow May 3rd, 2010 at 12:44
Hilarious post!
I used to plow through Pringles and now keep them only as a guilty pleasure. I often dip them in cottage cheese though. I am amazed at the variety of flavors these days, like Extreme Pringles… come on folks.
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merri May 10th, 2010 at 20:48
i like the tangy vinegary ones. all pringles taste weird. but weird in a way that makes me want to eat it. i dont eat them often tho..id prob eat the whole container.
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Val Yanniello August 15th, 2010 at 15:47
Love love love these chips you folks are dolts more for me!!! they at least have some taste to them now hah hah!!!
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Val August 15th, 2010 at 15:50
Love love love these chips you folks have no taste!!! at least these have some!!!! You don’t know something healthy when you see it!!! I liked the fat free ones but these are bettter!!!
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