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When I spotted Kashi TLC Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Cookies in my campus convenience store, I was very excited. I had high expectations because of Kashi's great reputation in the healthy food market. I was very pleased with these cookies. They were definitely sweet enough to kill a chocolate craving, but they had a heartier, healthier taste that I enjoyed. Don't expect these cookies to taste like full-fat homemade cookies, but if you're looking for a tasty packaged cookie, these fit the bill. They are both soft and chewy, the way an oatmeal cookie should be. Now to the cons. I wished they had come in individual packages instead of a whole package, because it makes it more difficult to eat these "on the go." I was also somewhat disheartened by the calorie count, since these cookies are not very large. One 30 gram cookie provides 130 calories, 5 grams of total fat (8% of the RDA), 1.5 grams of which are saturated, 2 grams of protein and 21 grams of total carbohydrate which includes 3 grams of fiber (12% of the RDA) and only 8 grams of sugar. There is a decent amount of fiber and protein in each cookie for them being so small, but it would be difficult for me, as a cookie lover, to eat just one. I did not, however, wolf down these cookies the way I would with homemade ones, due to their chewy, denser texture. A pack of 8 cookies cost about $3.00, which seems quite expensive for anything other than an occasional treat - or maybe the price is the built-in portion control. The ingredients list is stellar, but if you're on a diet - 130 calories from 1 cookie is just too much - but at least at least these cookies are 30 calories less than Quaker Breakfast Cookies. Taste:
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Comments
Mon: October 13, 2008
Jessica said: I got a sample from the website, and they send one individually-wrapped cookie - same flavor. I didn't try it though...there was an adorable child on the elevator with me and I gave it to her (with her father's permission of course, lol).
Tue: October 14, 2008
Fit Bottomed Girls said: Healthier or not, I'm sure these would get scarfed down in my house. :) And I really like Alison's idea to warm them up in the microwave!
Sun: October 19, 2008
Fit said: the nutritional information appealed to me, except for its high sugar contents (but i decided to give it a try because it had better values than normal cookies) i hated it it.. i mean they were dry.. and crumby..
Mon: October 27, 2008
Thomas said: These cookies are very much like the cookie diet cookies that have taken many of the major metro markets by storm lately. They are very capable of being the exact same thing. They are more ment to be a replacement of not only a desert but also a breakfast or something like that.
Fri: November 14, 2008
Kay said: We've tried the Kashi cookies and |
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If you want to win me over, all you have to do is bake me some homemade chocolate chip cookies. I cannot recall a time in my life I have ever turned down a fresh, warm, chocolate chip cookie. Keeping this in mind, I realize that any packaged cookie especially one made with healthy ingredients, will inevitably not taste as good as homemade, but I have tried to keep an open mind and give them a fair chance anyway.
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Alison said:
I don't think the calories are that bad for a after dinner treat if you just eat 1. I like them warmed up in the microwave for 30 seconds so the chocolate chips melt. Mmm so good, but yeah, too epensive. You might still be able to get a free sample from Kashi's website.