Nabisco Fig Newtons

Nabisco must have changed the quality of the cake portion of the cookie. We bought the resealable pack of Fig Newtons. The cookie came out of the packet fine but the outer portion or the cake part crumbled in your fingers. The filling was still good, but the cookie as a hold is only worth 2 stars!

Ah, Fig Newtons. Fig Newtons are my all-time favorite snack food. I loved them as a kid, I crave them when I'm pregnant, and I ask for them in care packages now that I live overseas and don't have access to stock my own supply. I'm a highly texture-oriented person when it comes to food and I absolutely LOVE the seed crunch in these snacks (they're not really cookies, are they?). I love the creamy fruitiness of the filling and the balance between it and the lightly thin outside. I usually only eat one at a time, partly since they're a rare commodity, and partly because I just love enjoying the flavor and texture, which requires eating slowly. Ah, my sweet, slightly-crunchy, smooth Fig Newtons. Delicious.

the actual fig content of this cookie, i daresay, is less than 10%.

Newtons are decent as far as manufactured cookies with a long shelf life go. I prefer raspberry or strawberry newtons to the fig ones, however. The unexpected crunch of the seed grit between my molars makes me cringe. I'm assuming that's what it is, anyway...alternatively it could be dirt :P

I have a complaint because the last to times I have bought the fig newtons product, the bag has been already opened, while the box itself is sealed shut. The product is quite delicious, but the fact that I only have one lunch break, and throwing away a whole box of it really is a waste of money. :(

when i was a child i bit into a fig newton thinking that it was a real cookie. it took an hour to wash the taste out of my mouth.

I haven't had a Fig Newton in a long time.  They weren't too bad to my recollection, but I don't think it's anything I would make a special trip to the store for.

What kid hasn't gorged down a bunch of Fig Newtons and cold milk? That brings back fond memories.

The other day, I visited my parents, and my mother offered me some dried apricots. Needless to say, I refused to partake, and she asked me, "Why do you hate fruit so much?" I told her, only half-jokingly, "When I was a kid, you forced fruit and religion on me, and as an adult, I rebelled against both." Since my childhood, she's learned her lesson. For dessert, she'll offer me something I love-- a slice of cake, a bowl of ice cream, a piece of pie-- accompanied by a bowl of some fruit that she knows I can halfway stomach-- generally blueberries or strawberries. If I'm going to eat fruit at all, and I recognize that it's probably the healthiest food you can consume, it's going to have to be masked in something sweet and sugary. Apple pie, strawberry ice cream, or fig newtons. I don't love fig newtons, but every once in awhile, I'll get a yen for them and buy a box. They're sweet and tasty enough, and, as if that weren't enough, they also...as my grandmother used to put it..."help keep yo... Read more

One of my all-time favorites. I'd dip them in milk and eat the sides off first, then peel the top and bottom layers off with my teeth. Last but not least, I would enjoy the inside fig. I'd always be surprised to find a seed roaming around a couple hours later, but it was ok, it had a funny sort of feeling when you bit it.

These get a bad rep because of the fig/dried fruit filling. However, I find them very good, more like eating cake almost than a cookie as they are denser and chewier. I like the fig and the date kinds, I've never tried any other but I'd love to try the caramel apple newton.

Yuck! I can't eat these.

I like them a lot because they don't feel empty, I can feel satisfied after eating a few.

Mmm...go so well with chocolate milk. I like the whole wheat kind but they are hard to find. Nabisco doesn't put them out.

Ewwww - whoever thought of sneaking the nastiest fruit on the planet in a cookie should be imprisoned.

Ok, so I lied. I said that other than Pepperidge Farm, packaged cookies weren't worth a dime. Well, I didn't consider that they'd classify Newtons as a cookie. I LOVE Newtons!

Being the hopeless choco-holic that I am, I tend to stay away from snack foods that don't contain this wonderful food. Fig Newtons are an exception though. I think they're tasty and chewy and a nice treat when I can't find anything containing chocolate around.

Everyone is saying these are healthy, but they really have just as much sugar and calories as most other cookies. They just dont have any fat. As far as taste, I prefer anything but the original fig flavor. Strawberry is really good and I liked them even as a kid.

These are ok but the apple newtons rule.

For factory cookies these are one of my personal favorites. The fig part has a good taste to it. And they are a nice change from chocolate chip, or sandwhich like cookies. They only bad thing about these cookies is when they get old they get kind of dried out.

They're ok 'cause they can be eaten and that could count as a serving of your fruit. But they are deffinately not my fave.

Figs=Fruit=Healthy. None of these things should be found in a cookie. Today, however, I am feeling generous, and I do remember a few years back when I got on this health kick and did buy one package the strawberrry low-fat ones. I actually ate the "cookies." That's why I'll, generously, give two stars.

Fig Newtons really don't count as cookies in my book. I think of them as health food bars, really, because of their filling and lack of frosting, chocolate, and the sweetness normally associated with a "real" cookie. As a result, I can sometimes choke down a couple of Fig Newtons and actually enjoy them. I tend to buy them when I'm on a road trip because they don't melt and I usually want something somewhat healthful after stopping at fast food places. All in all, Fig Newtons are an OK snack, but I sure wouldn't buy them when I wanted something really decadent.

A cookie is just a cookie, but Newtons are fruit and cake... well, I still see them as cookies, but they're good cookies. Well... I suppose the main question is, do you like fruit in cookies? If so, perhaps you'd like these little treats. Otherwise... well, just get regular non-fruit filled cookies.

Ugh. I've never been a big fan of the Fig Newtons. I think I'd rather eat a vegemite cookie than down one of these nasty things. The idea of fruit inside a cookie isn't inherently unappealing to me, but the Fig Newton just doesn't pull it off. Maybe they're an acquired taste. If so, I don't expect to be logging the work required to build up an appreciation.