Are tlc oatmeal raisin cookies empty calories?!
I think they are a good alternative to the standard chocolate chip cookies made out of refined sugar (instead of wheat flour).
Kashi cookies do have their 7 whole grains on a mission...and if you read the package and compare them to many other cookies, the caloric intake is much smaller. As far as the calories being empty...well....it is technically junk food (even if it is made by a health-food company).
I guess I'm just saying that there are much worse things that you could be eating. It's okay to have whole-grain sweet treats every once in a while.
Answers: The oatmeal raisin cookies have flax seeds, no?
I think they are a good alternative to the standard chocolate chip cookies made out of refined sugar (instead of wheat flour).
Kashi cookies do have their 7 whole grains on a mission...and if you read the package and compare them to many other cookies, the caloric intake is much smaller. As far as the calories being empty...well....it is technically junk food (even if it is made by a health-food company).
I guess I'm just saying that there are much worse things that you could be eating. It's okay to have whole-grain sweet treats every once in a while.
depends on how many you eat, LOL, and amount of sugar. I don't know the tlc recipe Tender loving care cookies? But based on my knowlege of cookies, you can always remediate a recipe to make it more healthy, subing some fat for applesauce, the cookie won't be crispy, but chewy, some sugar replaced with brown sugar and or honey.
There is some protein in oatmeal and of course heart healthy, too. The raisins also contain iron and Vit C, minerals. So I would say they aren't devoid of food value, just high in sugar:nutritional content, unless you make some healthy substitutes.
you can always remediate a recipe to make it more healthy, subing some fat for applesauce, the cookie won't be crispy, but chewy, some sugar replaced with something
No, they actually have some whole grains in them, so they'd be good for a quick snack. I've had the choc chip version, but not the oatmeal raisin one. They're not the best tasting cookies, but for a decently healthy snack, they're not bad.
For the other posters, TLC cookies are whole grain cookies made by Kashi, which is a health food brand.