Weight Watchers Snack Cakes

Hmm… well, that’s a really small picture.  I guess it’s kind of fitting, though, considering the size of the snack cakes.

I was sent a box of the new Weight Watchers snack cakes – the Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling.  Each box has 4 cakes, which I’m guessing are supposed to fill your Twinkie craving.  The WW cake has 80 calories; a Twinkie has 150.  The WW cake is also about half the size of a Twinkie.  Do Twinkies still come in packs of 2?  Maybe if you buy a box of them, they’re individually wrapped… 

The WW cake is small – about 3 bites.  The cake is also a little dry and the filling left a funny film on my tongue.  To be fair, sometimes the cake part of the Twinkie leaves a funny film on my tongue, too.  Honestly, the WW cake resembles a Twinkie only due to the fact that they both are made of cake and both have a creamy filling.  If I wanted a Twinkie, only a Twinkie would do.  Am I going to get dirty Google searches now that I’ve typed Twinkie so much?  I wouldn’t really call the WW cake a good snack.  I really wouldn’t call a Twinkie one, either.  If I want a piece of cake, I can think of a lot of tastier alternatives.  Of course, none of those alternatives are single-serving.

I’m a big fan of the new 100-calorie packs.  Things that are only 90 calories.  Companies suckering me into paying more for the privilege of more packaging and not having to count things myself.  I understand that, sometimes, 100 calories of a good food amounts to a really tiny amount.  But, hey, after that tiny amount is gone the package is empty and I can’t eat any more of them.  So, the strategy works, in a way.

Tastewise, I cannot recommend the WW snack cake.  At least, not the one with creamy filling.  Maybe the chocolate one is better.  However, I can tell you that if I was eating a Twinkie, there’s no way I would cut it in half to save calories.  I would end up eating the whole thing.  And, the 3 bites of mediocre yellow cake was enough to satisfy my sweet tooth, so it’s not like I was tempted to eat 3 more of those things.  So, if you think you don’t have the willpower to limit your snack intake, I guess the WW snack cakes would work for you.  Otherwise, I don’t know why you’d go with these cakes.  I didn’t even look at the ingredients list, because I’m sure it’s full of things I don’t want to know about.  Despite the piles of Spam cans in the pantry, I do try to make an effort in keeping our processed food simple and not-so-bad for us.

Now!  If after my glowing review (sorry, Weight Watchers – I think your program is great, your snack cake not so much), you’re still curious about the snack cakes and want to purchase a box of your own to try, I have 3 coupons to send out.  Drop me an e-mail (threedogkitchen AT gmail DOT com) with your mailing address and I’ll get one to you.