Graham crackers are the plain sweet cracker people put in s’mores and hand to toddlers.
What is on the label
I pulled the ingredient list for Graham Crackers from Open Food Facts (product code 0044000074685). Ingredients are listed from the most to the least by weight.
Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate [vitamin B1], riboflavin [vitamin B2], folic acid), graham flour (whole grain wheat flour), sugar, soybean and/or canola oil, honey, leavening (baking soda, calcium phosphate), salt, soy lecithin, artificial flavor
Recipes change, and flavors and package sizes can differ, so read the bag you actually have before you rely on this list.
What matters for your dog
- Sugar. Plain sugar isn’t poisonous to dogs, but it adds calories a dog doesn’t need. Sugar is the third ingredient and honey is the fifth.
- Nothing else from ASPCA’s list. I compared this label to ASPCA’s list of people foods to avoid and didn’t find onion, garlic, chives, chocolate, caffeine, xylitol, grapes, raisins or macadamia nuts.
About Graham Crackers
The Honey Maid label lists enriched flour, graham flour, sugar, oil, honey, leavening, salt, soy lecithin and artificial flavor. No chocolate, xylitol, onion, garlic or dairy. Sugar is third and honey is fifth.
That keeps the label simple, but it’s still a sweet cracker with nothing a dog needs. A cracker is a small amount. A box is a lot of sugar and flour.
The s’mores is where the problem turns up: chocolate is toxic to dogs per ASPCA, and a graham cracker with chocolate is a different snack. This page covers the plain Honey Maid cracker.
If your dog already ate some
Write down what it was, how much, when, and your dog’s weight, and keep the package. Then call your vet, ASPCA Poison Control at (888) 426-4435, or Pet Poison Helpline at (855) 764-7661.
Don’t wait for symptoms if the snack has chocolate, xylitol, or a lot of onion or garlic in it. And don’t try to make your dog vomit with salt or salt water. Pet Poison Helpline says that can cause salt poisoning.
Questions people ask
Can dogs eat graham crackers?
The plain Honey Maid label lists nothing from ASPCA’s foods-to-avoid list. It’s a sweet cracker, not food a dog needs.
What about cinnamon or chocolate graham crackers?
Those have different labels. ASPCA says chocolate is toxic to dogs, so check any graham product for it, and for xylitol.
My dog ate a whole sleeve. Now what?
Call your vet and tell them how many crackers and your dog’s weight. That’s a lot of sugar and flour at once, especially for a small dog.
More label checks
- Can Dogs Eat Marshmallows?Sugar, corn syrup and gelatin. No xylitol or chocolate on the label.
- Can Dogs Eat Oreos?Cocoa is on the label. One cookie is a smaller worry than a sleeve.
- Can Dogs Eat Chips Ahoy Cookies?Real chocolate chips are on the label. Treat a sleeve as a call to your vet.
- Can Dogs Eat Hershey’s Chocolate?Milk chocolate, nothing else. Call your vet or a poison hotline.
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Sources
- ASPCA: People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets
- Pet Poison Helpline: Salt
- Pet Poison Helpline: Xylitol
- Pet Poison Helpline: Chocolate
- Open Food Facts: Graham Crackers (code 0044000074685)
Last reviewed October 31, 2026. I’m not a vet, and this page is general information, not veterinary advice. Every dog is different. If you’re worried about your dog, call your vet.