Ritz Bits crackers are healthy when eaten in moderation, although Ritz Bits crackers are also considered unhealthy due to being highly processed, being high in sugar and high in unhealthy fats.
Ritz Bits crackers also lack any significant nutritional value and are classified as being an ultra processed food with ingredients such as enriched flour, canola oil and palm oil.
While not considered healthy to eat, especially in excess, eating Ritz Bits crackers in moderation is okay.
The new Ritz Bits flavor is Spicy Queso, which adds a nice spicy kick to the classic cheese Ritz Bits cracker.
The Spicy Queso Ritz Bits flavor contains spicy cheese that is spread between two tiny and crisp Ritz Bits crackers and they are available in 3 ounce snack bags or even larger 8.8 ounce boxes.
The Ritz Bits Spicy Queso combines a rich and creamy cheese flavor with a bold and spicy kick.
The cheese that is used in Ritz Bits is cheddar cheese.
Ritz Bits and Ritz cheese cracker sandwiches use a powdered blend that includes cheddar cheese in the blend.
The exact ingredients is not fully known because it's a proprietary blend of cheese.
However the ingredient list for Ritz Bits and Ritz cheese cracker sandwiches list Cheddar Cheese Powder, Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes as a key component of the cheese flavored filling.
The cheese filling is made with cheese powder for the Ritz Bits.
The filling for the Ritz Bits and cheese powder also contains other ingredients like natural flavor, whey and cheese culture from the cheese powder itself.
And extracts of turmeric and annatto are used to give the cheese filling the characteristic color.
Ritz Bits crackers are okay to eat in moderation, although they are not considered healthy as they are an ultra processed food that has added sugars, unhealthy fats and high levels of sodium.
Ritz Bits crackers also contain additives and high fructose corn syrup studies also have linked ultra processed foods to health problems like obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, especially when they are consumed or eaten regularly.
For healthier snacks, choose whole grain food snacks or snacks that have less additives and more whole ingredients, like fruits or seed based crackers.
Even regular saltine crackers are slightly healthier than Ritz Bits crackers.