What are the Best Crackers for Pregnancy? 6 Satisfying Options

Mary’s Gone Crackers does it right. Free of sugar, natural flavors, and gluten. And so delicious you’ll need to hide the package from yourself.

These crackers have a great balance of fat, fiber, and plant-based protein, keeping you full and satisfied until your next meal.

The ingredients list is short and organic. It includes organic tamari, which hits the salt craving without a gross amount of sodium.

Snack on them alone or top them with a bit of hummus, cheese, cucumbers, or whatever else you might find in your fridge.

You can get Mary’s Gone Crackers on Vitacost here or on Amazon here.

Here’s another winner made with organically-grown whole wheat.

It’s the “Original Armenian Cracker Bread”. The ingredients are simple with no added flavors or preservatives.

Ak-mak crackers pair best with cheese and spreads. But they have the type of flavor that will pretty much work with anything.

You can get Ak-mak crackers on Vitacost here or on Amazon here.

Part of Hu’s mission is they “help people get back to human.”

Their goal is to combine high-quality ingredients with great taste. And they deliver (from crackers to cookies to chocolate, yum).

You’ll pay a prettier penny for these, but you may end up eating less as their nutrition facts are superior.

You can get Hu crackers on Vitacost here, on Amazon here, or order directly from Hu here.

Quinoa is a unique complete protein: it contains all nine essential amino acids and is packed with fiber.

Awesome Foods’ quinoa crackers are made with organic extra virgin olive oil, which is hard to find.

They’re raw, organic, vegan, nut-free and gluten-free.

Admittedly this is the one cracker I haven’t tried on this list. I’ve read some comments that they’re a bit dry, so consider pairing with cheese or hummus.

Try these quinoa crackers on Vitacost here.

It doesn’t get much simpler than a Wasa crispbread. The ingredients are few with no oil added.

My go-to is a Wasa with nut butter, but you can top it with anything. The thins are also good if you find the regular is a little too hearty.

Bonus: Wasa is carbon neutral.

You can get Wasa crackers on Vitacost here or on Amazon here.

If you’ve got a little time, are you up for making your own crackers?

It may sound daunting, but the ingredients are few and it beats a packaged product any day.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups of flour (I use Jovial organic einkorn flour)
• 1 tsp. of sugar
• 2 tsp. of sea salt
• 3 Tbsp. of extra virgin olive oil
• 2/3 cup of water
• Optional toppings: pepper, fennel, dill, rosemary, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, whatever flavors you like.

DIRECTIONS

1. Whisk the dry ingredients in a large bowl (flour, sugar and salt).
2. Add the oil and water and mix until it becomes a dough. If it’s too dry, add a little water. If it’s too sticky, add a little flour.
3. Place dough onto a lightly-floured surface. With a rolling pin, flatten to about 1/8″ thickness.
4. Add toppings (optional).
5. Cut the dough into desired cracker size (I use a pizza cutter).
6. Transfer to a lightly-floured baking pan (or use parchment paper). Prick the tops of crackers a little with a fork so bubbles don’t form.
7. Cook in 400º preheated oven for 10-15 minutes (look for browning on the sides).
8. Let cool and store in an airtight container.