Hot Dish Review

When is a bagel not a bagel? When it is bread in the shape of a bagel like Thomas’ 100% Whole Wheat Mini Bagels.

I knew better when I was buying them. Bagels are hard but these were spongy like regular bread. Nevertheless, I bought them because they contained more fiber and less carbs and calories than the other brands that make mini bagels.

With only 110 calories, each mini bagel contains 22 grams of carbs, 3 grams of fiber, 5 grams of protein, and 1 gram of fat, they don’t sound half bad. However, despite the decent amount of fiber, they really aren’t as healthy as Thomas’ would have you believe. Sure, whole wheat is the first ingredient, but sugar is the fourth, followed by suspicious ingredients like guar gum, maltodextrin, datem (what?), and algin (what what?).

I thought I could satisfy my bagel craving with a schmear of light cream cheese for a total of only 160 calories. Not so much. Bagels should be chewy and dense, not light and fluffy. Put a sugar glaze on ‘em and they would be doughnuts!

At least they are made in the USA, in Horsham, PA but Thomas’ Bagels still deserves a Knuckle Sandwich, which a schmear.