Better than crackers

Illustration by Sarah Hansel

Crackers are wackers. That’s not a racial slur, but what folks may likely conclude after comparing Somersaults to regular boring crackers. Somersaults are one-inch crunchy discs of mostly sunflower seeds. These little nuggets come in savory flavors (classic sea salt, tangy salt and pepper) and slightly sweet (cinnamon, Dutch cocoa). Made by a Sausalito company, the snacks are distributed to grocery stores all over the Sacramento area, including Target, Whole Foods, Nugget, Safeway, Cost Plus World Market, Sprouts and Raley’s, or you can get them online. The sunflower seeds give them a rich, nutty taste, but are not tree nuts, so the crackers won’t kill anyone with tree-nut allergies. Unless you choke on them. That’s on you. Chew your food better, dude. And since Somersaults don’t contain any animals, they have the official vegan certification stamp by Vegan Action on the package. That’s worth doing a cartwheel for.