Recently I had the opportunity to try “Mother’s Tranquil Tummy” crackers from Nature’s Options. They sent me a few boxes of the bite size ginger saltine crackers to test out. Tranquil Tummy crackers are bite size saltine crackers with 250mg of all natural ginger designed to treat nausea due to morning sickness, motion sickness and reactions to medications. They come in little blue single serving packets of twelve crackers each. Each serving is only 45 calories, so it’s unlikely to put a huge dent in your diet, even if you eat four packets in one day (the maximum recommended servings).
The tiny crackers pack a big flavor punch. The savory ginger seems to get a little stronger with each bite, but never overpowers. It’s a tasty blend of salt, sweet and hot. I gave a packet to my husband, who was feeling very nauseous after getting next to no sleep the night before. The crackers did in fact get rid of his nausea. His only complaint was that they did not get rid of his headache as well. (I told him if anyone ever invented headache crackers, they couldn’t keep them on the shelves! Men everywhere would be buying them for their wives.)
Both saltines and ginger have been used for years to treat morning sickness. It makes sense to combine the two. Obviously, if you do not like the taste of ginger, you would not like these crackers. If that is the case, there are always other options, such as plain saltines, vitamin B6 supplements and Sea Bands.
If you’d like to try Tranquil Tummy crackers for yourself, you can find them at various online retailers such as Amazon.com or Drugstore.com. They retail for $9.95 per box, but you can spend more or less depending on where you buy them. Each box has twelve packets. For more information, visit Nature’s Options at www.natures-options.com.