Nabisco Honey Grahams are now inferior

I am so glad to see that I'm not going crazy!!! I've also noticed the
change in the packaging and and the recipe. I open a number of boxes
at the grocery store before I find the clear wrapping. I've
complained to the store manager when I return the bad ones wrapped in
the wax paper. I think that this is a bad idea and Nabisco needs to
realize that this change is going to damage their reputation by
supplying the consumer with the worst tasting cracker in the world
that was once the greatest tasting cracker in the world!!. Please
stop destroying this recipe!! I'm old school...I like the old
recipe!!

AEA
Maryland

It is very rare that I agree with a consumer, but this one has so much
merit, it boggles the mind.

I also wanted to quote donno's excellent response, but he hit the nail
right on the head and I think everyone needs to read that.

Who cares if eating more (pick one thing) is better for you? Consumers
enjoy brands because they like them. Eating healthy will work itself
out as they grab a few crackers while hitting a healthy meal at the
table. If everyone in this world subsisted on crackers, they would
have a valid point. They are a snack. Leave the rest of the healthy
living part of the equation to the foods we consume often and
regularly please.

Buy another brand. Stop opening them in he store because the store is
paying for those as damaged items.

I see that you honed in on the pertinent details. Who the heck wants
denser and grittier.

The world has gone completely nutty. Sadly it is driven by people who
read about how blah blah blah is healthy for you, and blah blah blah
isn't. So companies have to change or the product is only bought by
those of us who care more about enjoying our food than the fear it
will kill us.

I considered for a second going out and buying a box of these, just to
see how shockingly different they are than my childhood memory, and
discarding the rest of the box. Then I realized I can probably just
find a few boxes opened by people looking for the tasty ones.
Besides, through these complaints I KNOW that they must suck so badly
that they aren't worth eating.

You might be able to check for recipe by looking at the "expiration
date"(or whatever it's called) on the box.

Or the ingredient list, or the nutrition facts. Even if it's not the
sodium, as I suggested in a different post, *something* has changed.
Compare serving size, calories, fat, sodium, whatever.

And really, try the store brand. It's cheaper, and I personally don't
notice a difference between store and name brand. At least in this
item.

First, you might want to try store brand graham crackers.

Second, there is a movement to reduce sodium in every single item that
we humans ingest. Unfortunately, it seems that salt is important in
every step, from how the dough/batter holds together to the final
taste. Even in something like graham crackers, and even in ways that
don't affect taste but affect texture.

The New York Times had an article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/health/30salt.html

They took a basic cracker, and tried to reduce the sodium content in
every single step of production. It's absolutely amazing how such a
simple ingredient makes such a huge, HUGE impact.

Blame the food nannies, who want to take salt, sugar, and fat out of
every single thing we buy.

I don't understand why the "good ones" would continue to be made. The
recipe changed half a year ago it seems. Maybe the shelf life is that
long?

There have been numerous complaints about Honey Grahams. I have
complained about recent changes in some of the products I have used
for many years. The companies don't seem to care, and point to better
nutritional value for the panel on the package. Oh! for the days of
whole milk, butter, leaded gas and asbestos.

If I were the store manager, I would forbid you to enter the store
again. That is willful destruction of a saleable product.