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Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Fresh Stacks
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4

Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Fresh Stacks

Chips Ahoy!
7.76 oz
Available at Foodtown
270
Calories
3g
Protein
17g
Sugars
180mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
58
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Chips Ahoy! Nabisco Fresh Stacks are familiar blue‑boxed snack cookies you will find in the supermarket cookie and snack aisle, often shelved near other packaged cookies, snack packs, and lunchbox items. The product is presented as convenience-focused: four individually wrapped 'fresh stacks' inside a 7.76 oz box, each stack containing five thin, crisp chocolate chip cookies. It reads as a family‑oriented, value mainstream brand — Nabisco/Chips Ahoy! trades on decades of U.S. brand recognition, appealing to parents packing lunches, kids seeking a sweet treat, and adults chasing a quick afternoon indulgence. Marketing leans into nostalgia, convenience, and shareability rather than health; packaging emphasizes crisp texture and real chocolate chips but carries no organic certification and uses minimal natural claims beyond generic phrases like natural flavor. Health halos may come from the “real chocolate” message and portioned packs, but the ingredient list includes refined enriched flour, high fructose corn syrup, multiple added oils, emulsifiers and flavors that are characteristic of industrial snack cookies. Processing context: this is a highly processed, factory‑made packaged cookie. Sensory details: each cookie is thin and crunchy with a slightly sandy crumb, scattered semisweet chips that melt into pockets of sweetness, and a faint caramel/baked aroma; ritual uses include dunking in milk, topping ice cream, tearing open a fresh stack for a lunchbox, or placing a packet on a coffee break tray. Overall it sits in American grocery culture as an everyday, shareable, convenience snack.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 4
Calories270
% Daily Value*
Total Fat13g17%
Saturated Fat5g25%
Sodium180mg8%
Total Carbohydrate36g13%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars17g
Added Sugars16g32%
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

INGREDIENTS:, UNBLEACHED, ENRICHED, FLOUR, (WHEAT, FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE, [VITAMIN, B1],, RIBOFLAVIN, [VITAMIN, B2],, FOLIC, ACID),, SEMISWEET, CHOCOLATE, CHIPS, (SUGAR,, CHOCOLATE,, DEXTROSE,, COCOA, BUTTER,, SOY, LECITHIN,, NATURAL, FLAVOR,, NONFAT, MILK),, SUGAR,, SOYBEAN, AND/OR, CANOLA, OIL,, PALM, OIL,, HIGH, FRUCTOSE, CORN, SYRUP,, LEAVENING, (BAKING, SODA,, AMMONIUM, PHOSPHATE),, SALT,, NATURAL, AND, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR,, CARAMEL, COLOR.CONTAINS:, MILK,, WHEAT,, SOY..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Canola Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Caramel Color - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

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?

The ingredient list and packaging indicate industrial formulation with refined flours, added sugars (including high fructose corn syrup), multiple processed fats, emulsifiers and artificial/natural flavors, consistent with NOVA group 4 ultraprocessed foods.

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Common Questions about Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Fresh Stacks

Well, calling Chips Ahoy! Fresh Stacks 'healthy' is a bit of a stretch. They’re deliciously indulgent, but they do pack in some sugar (17g per serving, to be exact) and aren't high in fiber or protein. If you're looking for a sweet treat now and then, enjoy them! Just keep in mind they're more of a fun snack than a health food.

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentconvenient
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