Can you spot the ultraprocessed foods?

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

Back To Nature Peanut Butter Creme Sandwich Cookies 8.25 oz
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Back To Nature Peanut Butter Creme Sandwich Cookies 8.25 oz

Back to Nature
8.25 oz
Available at Foodtown
130
Calories
3g
Protein
8g
Sugars
100mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
39
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Back to Nature Peanut Butter Creme Sandwich Cookies arrive on shelf as an 8.25 oz boxed snack that sits in the cookie and snack aisle, often grouped with other 'better-for-you' cookie brands near natural and organic sections or alongside mainstream sandwich cookies and crackers. Shoppers reach for them on weekly grocery runs, for lunchbox fills, quick snack refuels, road-trip packs, or as an alternative to conventional indulgent cookies at movie night. The brand positions itself as a bridge between indulgence and healthier-seeming choices: packaging and marketing lean into 'natural' ingredients and simple lists to appeal to parents and health-minded adults who want familiar comfort without mainstream junk-food baggage. The label carries health-halo cues — plain ingredient names, emphasis on peanuts and whole grain oats — but there is no organic seal and the ingredient list includes refined flour, added sugars, palm and safflower oils, emulsifiers and a 'natural flavor.' Processing is modern and industrial: these are ready-to-eat, factory-formulated sandwich cookies made from refined and reconstructed components rather than single-ingredient whole foods. Sensory details are straightforward: two slightly crumbly golden-brown wafers with a sweet, smooth peanut-butter-flavored creme center; mouthfeel combines a crisp snap with a soft, sugary filling and a faint oily richness from added vegetable oils. The ritual is familiar — a dunk into milk, a lunchbox treat, or a handful from a pantry jar — packaged in a branded carton that conveys convenience, portability, and a 'nicer cookie' story within American grocery culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2
Servings per Container: 9
Calories130
% Daily Value*
Total Fat5g6%
Saturated Fat1g5%
Sodium100mg4%
Total Carbohydrate17g6%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars8g
Added Sugars8g16%
Protein3g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Wheat, Flour,, Cane, Sugar,, Peanut, Butter, (Peanuts,, Salt),, Whole, Grain, Rolled, Oats,, Safflower, Oil,, Palm, Oil,, Peanut, Flour,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, than, of, Brown, Rice, Syrup,, Leavening, (Baking, Soda,, Monocalcium, Phosphate, Monohydrate),, Sea, Salt,, Soy, Lecithin,, Natural, Flavor..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Safflower Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

This ready-to-eat sandwich cookie contains refined flour, multiple added fats, sugars, emulsifiers and 'natural flavor', indicating industrial formulations and additives typical of ultra-processed foods.

Daily Ritual

Can you Spot Ultraprocessed Foods? Play our Supermarket Game

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

Shopping in the supermarket oil aisle

Others also viewed

Common Questions about Back To Nature Peanut Butter Creme Sandwich Cookies 8.25 oz

The Peanut Butter Creme Sandwich Cookies offer a sweet treat that's enjoyable in moderation, but calling it 'healthy' depends on your perspective. With 8 grams of added sugars per serving, it's not exactly a health food, but it can be a fun snack when you’re craving something sweet. Think of it as a treat rather than a staple in your diet.

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentwholesome
$NaN
per package