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28 Jul 2010, Comments (5)

Penny’s Low Fat Desserts White Chocolate Cranberry Cookie

Author: Healthnuttxo

Penny’s Low Fat Desserts is a favorite here on HealthNuttxo. I haven’t met a product I haven’t liked- ranging from muffin tops, muffins and even no sugar added cookies! Another favorite of mine to add is now the White Chocolate Cranberry Cookie, which was sent to me to try from Penny.

At first glance, I was quite pleased. A decently sized cookie- and quite thick too. I tasted this cookie and was equally as happy. It had a fruity taste, which I would imagine is from the “dried plum puree” listed in the ingredients, but also reminded me of an oatmeal raisin cookie. However, instead of raisins, were sweet and not-to- tart cranberries. I was actually quite happy the cranberries were not tart, as I usually am not a fan of cranberries for that reason. Not the case here! They were sweet and just plain good!

Onto the best part of the cookie… the white chocolate chips. WOW! Soooo goood! Creamy and sweet, they added an unexpected and yummy twist to the cookie. They even had a slight crunch to them which was quite nice.

Overall, this cookie gets 4 1/2 stars. It is very sweet, with sugar being the first ingredient, but I really think it’s good, especially if a sweet tooth needs some satisfaction! I do like that this cookie has 7 grams of fiber per cookie- it’s a snack that has some satiety and can keep me full until dinner! :)

1 cookie is 150 calories, 2.5 grams of fat, 39 carbohydrates, 7 grams of fiber, 21 grams of sugar, and 2 grams of protein.

sugar, whole wheat flour, water, white chocolate chips (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, nonfat milk powder, soy lecithin, vanilla, natural flavor), dried cranberries, oats, dried plum puree, cellulose, erythritol, chicory root, corn syrup, rice syrup solids, natural flavors, palm oil, baking soda, salt, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, sodium alginate, guar gum.

5 Oct 2009, Comments (5)

Late July Mini Sandwich Cookies

Author: healthnuttxo

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Late July is a great company. Founded by Nicole Bernard Dawes with her dad in 2003, they make a variety of all natural and organic foods. There top 3 reasons for choosing organic is 1. To save the environment 2. Reduce Health Risks and 3. Support Small businesses. The Late July Organic Mini Endangered Animal Sandwich cookies even donate 10% of their profits to the Jane Goodall Institute, to help those poor animals!! They are also a good source of whole grains and calcium :) Finally, a cookie everyone can feel good about eating!!
They come in two flavors, White Chocolate and Milk Chocolate. I got the pleasure of trying both, provided by Late July. Each of the sandwich cookies are ADORABLE. They have a whole bunch of animals on the outside cookie part, including the Leatherback Sea Turtle, Red Wolf, Chimpanzee, Sumatran Rhino, Pygmy Rabbit, Black-Footed Ferret and the Giant Panda. My favorite was the panda! So cute! How could you eat these guys ?

White Chocolate- Very delicious. Tastes like a mini oreo-but not as fake tasting or overly sweet. The cream is soft and sweet, with a light vanilla flavor. The chocolate cookie is crisp, and easy to swirl off of the cream.

Milk Chocolate- Also deeeeeelicious. Think keebler cookies, but better! The chocolate cream on the inside tastes like a soft, creamy milk chocolate, accompanied by a rich vanilla cookie on the outside.

Overall, these sandwich cookies ROCK. 4 stars for sure. These are great by themselves or with a glass of milk. I spread some natural peanut butter on the white chocolate flavor-HEAVEN!! I would love to try more Late July products. They seem AWESOME!!

10 cookies is 130-140 calories, 6-7 grams of fat, 18-19 carbohydrates, 1 gram of fiber, and 2 grams of protein. You also get 10% calcium needs and 8 grams of whole grain per serving.

White Chocolate-Organic whole wheat flour, organic evaporated cane juice, organic powdered evaporated cane juice with organic cornstarch, organic wheat flour, organic oleic sunflower oil, organic palm oil, organic cocoa butter, organic chocolate liquor, organic cocoa processed with alkali, organic brown rice syrup, organic powdered milk, calcium carbonate, organic vanilla extract, natural flavors, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin, sea salt.

Milk Chocolate-Organic whole wheat flour, organic wheat flour, organic evaporated cane juice, organic powdered evaporated cane juice with organic cornstarch, organic wheat flour, organic palm oil, organic oleic sunflower oil and/or organic oleic safflower oil,  organic cocoa butter, organic powdered milk, organic chocolate liquor,organic brown rice syrup, organic cocoa processed with alkali, sodium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate, sea salt, cream of tartar, organic vanilla extract, natural flavors, soy lecithin.

3 Aug 2009, Comments (0)

Luna Bar-White Chocolate Macadamia

Author: healthnuttxo

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I love Clif Bars, so i was excited to receive a Luna Bar (sort of a “clif bar for women”) in the mail to try. I received the White Chocolate Macadamia flavor. I tried the Clif Bar in a similar flavor, i believe it was Macadamia Nut as well, and it was good, so this can’t be too far off. I also tried Luna Bar in a few other chocolate flavors, and i wasn’t *crazy* about them, but i figured i would give this a shot.

Now while testing this, keep in mind i had no intention of eating the whole thing. I just had a snack, but it was sitting on my desk looking at me. “Alright just one piece” i told myself. So i broke off a smidge- and 5 minutes later, i ate the WHOLE stinkin’ bar!! It was so good! It was chewy, soft, nutty flavoring. It was sweet and the true flavors of white chocolate and macadamia shone through.  I couldn’t believe i was eating the whole bar when i just HAD a huge snack ( 2 bowls of popcorn and a huge tablespoon of peanut butter!!). This flavor was so good i was licking the wrapper where the white coating had melted! The coating was almost buttery tasting and sweet. Ahh delicious. I can’t wait to go out and buy another one of this flavor, it was truly worth it (and the extra calorie splurge!)

This bar is healthy too (of course!). One bar has 190 calories, 7 grams of fat, 25 carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, and 9 grams of protein. It is also fortified with a bunch of vitamins and minerals, like calcium, zinc, etc. My only complaint was this bar is a *tad* high in fat, especially saturated (2.5g), and a wish there was at least 1 gram more of fiber. Either way, the bar is very substantiating, due to the yummy soy protein :)

LunaPro  (Soy Rice Crisp [Soy Protein Isolate, Organic Rice Flour], Organic Toasted Oats, Organic Roasted Soybeans, Organic Soy Flour, Organic Flaxmeal), Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Coating (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Palm Kernel Oil, Organic Soy Flour, Organic Soy Lecithin, Organic Vanilla), Organic Macadamia Nuts, Inulin (Chicory Extract), Organic Macadamia Nut Butter, Vegetable Glycerin, Organic Oat Syrup Solids, Organic Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt, Natural Flavors.

*Luna also is a sponsor of Breast Cancer Fund. Eating this bar=helping those with breast cancer. woo!

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