My first-world problems aren’t unlike many others: you look inside the stocked pantry and claim there is nothing to eat. Usually this statement is said when hunting down a snack to fight the ravenous feeling. It could be myself around 10am or 2pm, same as the kids weekend patterns, or right after school when apparently the kids are so hungry they could die.
The choices during these times, are too often not so great ones. Quick and easy choices {read: no time to prepare}, oftentimes aren’t the healthiest and leave you starving again quickly thereafter.
You know the cycle!
Nairn’s Oat Crackers and Cookies hail from the great UK {since 1896}, from an independent Scottish company based in Edinburgh to be exact. Now, Nairn’s Oat Crackers and Cookies are available in Canada. Considering they eat up {pun intended} 80% of the UK market for oat-based products, their introduction to Canada is a pretty big deal. Welcome, eh!
Important to note, is that almost all other cookies and crackers are made with refined wheat flour {some with rice flour}, which digests very quickly. Since Nairn’s Oat Crackers and Cookies are all made from wheat free recipes with whole grain oats – they will naturally energize you throughout the day! You’ll sustain energy, feel full longer, control blood sugar, are high in fibre and so nutritionally dense. They also contain no wheat, for those who are wheat intolerant.
This makes Nairn’s great pantry-additions and healthy snacks! The brand has six delicious flavours under their name, of which we’ve been munching up lately, and trying them in a variety of ways.
Nairn’s Oat Cookies:
- Stem Ginger Oat Cookies – Nairn’s Stem Ginger Oat Cookies are bursting with flavour. Baked with stem and ground ginger, these little oaty cookies pack a real gingery punch. We make these award-winning cookies with whole grain oats that slowly release energy, making them a healthier alternative for the whole family.
- Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies – Dark chocolate chips combined with crunchy oats in these Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies are a truly indulgent treat. Yet we make them with whole grain oats and absolutely no hydrogenated fat making them a guilt-free, healthier option.
- Nairn’s Mixed Berries Oat Cookies – full of dried cranberries and flavoured with raspberry. These award-winning fruity cookies are literally bursting with flavour. They’re perfect as an after-school treat and indulgent enough to savour with your afternoon coffee.
Nairn’s Oat Crackers:
- Scottish Organic Oat Crackers – with organic oats grown to the Soil Association’s strict guidelines. There are so many organic whole grain oats packed into these oatcakes there’s simply not much room for anything else. Healthier for both you – and the environment.
- Scottish Cheese Oat Crackers – Some things are just made for each other — strawberries and cream, peanut butter and banana, oatcakes and cheese. Our versatile Cheese Oat Crackers are made with mature cheddar cheese, whole grain oats, and very little else.
- Scottish Oat Crackers, Roughly Milled – most popular Oat Crackers. The tempting toasted oat flavour of these Rough Oatcakes is the perfect accompaniment to many sweet or savoury toppings. Why not try them with a cheese board instead of your usual cracker?
For those times when you do have just a few minutes to prepare a snack, look to the Nairn’s recipes on their website. It’s here that I stumbled on a great idea in the the kids section. In just a couple of minutes I made my children a Banana & Honey Oaty Booster snack {I omitted the nuts}.
Simple to make and so delicious, my honey-crazed daughter said she didn’t love a snack more. Plus the Nairn’s oatcake, honey and banana made for a very nutritious and filling snack. Anything to keep the ‘I’m hungry‘ nagging at bay is great with me!
ALL Nairn’s Oat Crackers and Cookies are suitable for vegetarians and vegans, contain zero trans/hydrogenated fats; and have no added sugar, GM ingredients, artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives.
I also like that each box has individually wrapped portions, making them great to stick in ouches or tossed in the bag as you head out the door. When you need that snack that’s full of flavour and will actually do as a snack is intended – Nairn’s is a wonderful choice.
TO PURCHASE: Nairn’s Oat Crackers and Cookies are available at major grocery stores across Canada, including Loblaws, London Drugs, Sobeys, Metro, Foodland, Longo’s, Highland Farms, Whole Foods Market, Overwaitea, and independent health food stores.
CONNECT: Follow Nairn’s Canada on Facebook, they are busy sharing a lot of goodness like product information, recipe ideas, and tips. Stop by sometime and give them a warm Canadian welcome!
Disclosure: I received product to facilitate this post, all opinions are my own.
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Amy C says
10/07/2015 at 2:41 pmI would like to try the Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies.
Brenda Penton says
10/07/2015 at 3:51 pmI’d love to try the Stem Ginger Oat Cookies
Meg says
10/07/2015 at 3:51 pmThe Stem Ginger Oat Cookies sound good.
Dayna Wilson says
10/07/2015 at 4:15 pmI’d like to try the cheese crackers.
Florence C says
10/07/2015 at 4:17 pmI like to try the Stem Ginger Oats first.
Julie Bolduc says
10/07/2015 at 4:22 pmThe Scottish Oat Crackers sounds good
Francine says
10/07/2015 at 4:49 pmI’d like to try the stem ginger oat cookies
Vesper Meikle says
10/07/2015 at 5:42 pmthe dark chocolate chip oat cookies
InezbyDesign says
10/07/2015 at 6:13 pmI would love to try the Mixed Berry Oat Cookies.
Melinda L. says
10/07/2015 at 6:51 pmthe stem ginger oat cookies
Glogirl says
10/07/2015 at 6:59 pmI’d like to try the Stem Ginger Oat Cookies.
Elva Roberts says
10/07/2015 at 8:37 pmI would like to try them all, but especially their dark chocolate chip cookies.
Silvia D says
10/07/2015 at 9:03 pmNairn’s Mixed Berries Oat Cookies is one of the products I would love to try first
Tina L. says
10/07/2015 at 9:15 pmI would like to try the Stem Ginger Oat Cookies.
andrea amy says
10/08/2015 at 12:15 amI would most like to try the stem ginger cookies
Wanda Tracey says
10/08/2015 at 1:40 amThe Stem Ginger Oat Cookies sound fabulous and I would like to try them.
Doris Calvert says
10/08/2015 at 2:58 amI would like to try the Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies.
nicolthepickle says
10/08/2015 at 4:32 amI’d like to try the dark chocolate chip oat cookies.
Carol Denny says
10/08/2015 at 4:33 amThe dark chocolate chip Oat Cookies sound good.
Juliee Fitze says
10/08/2015 at 5:44 amI would like to try the dark chocolate chip cookies.
Gizele says
10/08/2015 at 6:21 amI would like to try the stem ginger cookies.
kathy downey says
10/08/2015 at 6:28 amI’d love to try the Scottish Oat Crackers
Joanne Saunders says
10/08/2015 at 6:34 amAll their cookies look great, but I would really like to try the Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies.
joy says
10/08/2015 at 6:58 ami would like to try the stem ginger oat cookies – they would be so nice with a cup of tea!
Suzi says
10/08/2015 at 7:27 amThe Dark Chocolate Chip Oat cookies
Sherry K says
10/08/2015 at 7:48 amI would like to try the Organic Oat Crackers first.
lori b says
10/08/2015 at 8:07 amthe chocolate chip, mmm
Jenna D says
10/08/2015 at 8:35 amThe cheese flavoured Scottish Oat Crackers sound good
Radhika Khan says
10/08/2015 at 8:46 amDark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies.
Soozle says
10/08/2015 at 8:54 amId like to try the mixed berry oat cookies
Nate Fuller says
10/08/2015 at 9:21 amThe dark chocolate chip oat cookies
Treen Goodwin says
10/08/2015 at 9:21 amI would so love to try the Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies 🙂 thanks for the chance 🙂
Jennifer P. says
10/08/2015 at 10:14 amI would most like to try the Scottish Oat Crackers – Cheese.
Nicole Jubleew says
10/08/2015 at 10:15 amI really want to try the stem ginger oat cookies.
jan says
10/08/2015 at 10:50 amthe stem ginger oat ones are my first choice
Judy Cowan says
10/08/2015 at 11:43 amI would love to try the Cheese Oat Crackers.
Karla Sceviour says
10/08/2015 at 11:57 ami`d like to try the dark chocolate chip
Stephanie LaPlante says
10/08/2015 at 12:01 pmI most want to try the Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies
Cheryl says
10/08/2015 at 12:06 pmI would like to try the Stem Ginger Oats 🙂
leanne says
10/08/2015 at 12:32 pmI would like to try the Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies
Ali P says
10/08/2015 at 12:59 pmChocolate Chip Oat Cookies!
Angela Mitchell says
10/08/2015 at 1:24 pmI’d most like to try the Dark Chocolate Oat Cookies.
Sunshine G says
10/08/2015 at 1:50 pmI’d like to try their ginger oat cakes.
valerie says
10/08/2015 at 1:52 pmwould loved to try the mixed berries oat cookies
Susanne B. says
10/08/2015 at 2:01 pmScottish cheese oat crackers
Wendy Hutton says
10/08/2015 at 4:13 pmthe mixed berry oat cookies sound good
Tainan Lu says
10/08/2015 at 7:48 pmThe Scottish Oat Crackers
Carole Dube says
10/08/2015 at 8:27 pmI’d love to try the Stem Ginger Oat Cookies
Nicole says
10/08/2015 at 9:02 pmThe Scottish Oat Crackers
Athena says
10/08/2015 at 9:12 pmThe Scottish Oat Crackers
l p says
10/08/2015 at 9:40 pmstem ginger oat cakes. thanks.
Darwin says
10/08/2015 at 10:27 pmI would like to try the mixed berries oat cookies
debbie s says
10/09/2015 at 8:25 amI would like to try the Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies.
ruth moreira-lozon says
10/09/2015 at 9:36 amoooooh….the dark chocolate chip or the stem ginger, for sure!! they all looks delicious though, thank you for the opportunity!
Ira says
10/09/2015 at 10:04 amI’d love to try Organic Oat Crackers!
Dayle B. says
10/09/2015 at 11:26 amJust love the taste of their oat crackers.
Would love to try their Scottish Cheese Oat Crackers,
thanks for the review, as I did not know about this
variety.
Travelbuds says
10/09/2015 at 11:40 amI would love to try the Scottish Oat Crackers, Roughly Milled
Rosanne Robinson says
10/09/2015 at 6:05 pmI would LOVE to try the Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies first, they sound really yummy!
Bethany Gallinger says
10/10/2015 at 5:58 amI would love to try the stem ginger cookies. They look delicious.
ivy pluchinsky says
10/10/2015 at 1:14 pmI’d like to try the cheese crackers.
Laurie P says
10/10/2015 at 2:02 pmThe Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies sound yummy!
heidi c. says
10/10/2015 at 7:21 pmThe Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Ones sound yummy!
Tammy Dalley says
10/10/2015 at 9:11 pmI want to try the Stem Ginger Oat Cookies
Betty S says
10/11/2015 at 5:26 amI would like to try the mixed berry oat cookies
Karine says
10/11/2015 at 4:33 pmI’d like to try the mixed berries oat crackers!
Christy E says
10/11/2015 at 4:37 pmDark chocolate chip cookies
Dianne says
10/11/2015 at 6:58 pmI would like to try the Scottish Oat Cheese Crackers. They would be good with hummus or some flavoured cream cheese on top.
Pat B says
10/11/2015 at 7:51 pmOrganic oat crackers – I expect they’d become a staple around here if we like them
Jen M says
10/12/2015 at 10:46 amI’d like to try Stem Ginger Oat Cookies
rose langill says
10/12/2015 at 1:03 pmmixed berries oat cookies
Viv Sluys says
10/12/2015 at 1:52 pmI really want to try the Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies.
Belinda McNabb says
10/12/2015 at 4:47 pmI would like to try the dark chocolate chip oat cookies
Sausan says
10/12/2015 at 5:03 pmI would like to try the Oat cookies Dark Chocolate Chip
Kitsu says
10/13/2015 at 10:58 amThese are definitely my 2nd choice
Victoria Ess says
10/12/2015 at 8:15 pmI like to try the Stem Ginger Oats.
brenda lacourciere says
10/13/2015 at 3:53 amId like to try the cheese crackers.
Kitsu says
10/13/2015 at 10:57 amMixed berries oat cookies!
Carey Hurst says
10/13/2015 at 2:53 pmThe stem ginger oat would love to try those.
Debbie W says
10/13/2015 at 4:54 pmI would like to try the cheese crackers
Natasha Severson says
10/14/2015 at 6:44 amDark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies look the best! I’m all about the chocolate and love oatmeal cookies so this would be the perfect mix! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Natasha Severson says
10/14/2015 at 6:46 amDark Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies look the best! I’m all about the chocolate and love oatmeal cookies so this would be the perfect mix! Thanks for the great giveaway
Natasha Severson says
10/14/2015 at 6:48 amhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/CanadianGiveaways/permalink/913168592086665/
Kimberley Buckton says
10/14/2015 at 11:15 amI really want to try the dark chocolate chip. They sound amazing!!
Mrs White says
10/14/2015 at 2:39 pmI’m excited for the Oat Cheese Crackers and the Ginger Cookies! 🙂
Mel says
10/14/2015 at 5:03 pmI would like to try the Scottish Oak Cracker.