nutritious junk

Remember the days of Sesame Street and the big blue guy always chomping
away at cookies? Well, because of Americans proneness to obesity and
the hope of catching them young, Cookie Monster has changed his diet to
healthier fruit and veggies. Who am I to poopoo this newer development
of trying to instill healthier eating habits into the minds of youths?
But seriously…Cookie Monster? Leave it to Americans to try and let a
blue fur carpet with eyes and a hand up his bum show children the way
to a healthy lifestyle. If only they had looked a little further into
the issue, they would have found Trader Joe’s Crispy Crunchy Chocolate
Chip Cookies. These little bit-sized cookies are great for snacking and
can help with a cookie craving. I was able to pronounce all the
ingredients and didn’t fear for my life as I read them. The nutrition
isn’t that bad either. Keep in mind it is a cookie, not a healthy,
nutrition-full bar masquerading as a cookie, but an actual cookie. For
12 cookies it’s 150 calories, 9g of fat, 1g of fiber, and 2g of
protein. What I really enjoyed about these cookies, besides their
taste, was the fact that you could just grab a couple and be done with
it, unlike when you have a full sized cookie and no matter how many
times you tell yourself you’re gonna save ½ for tomorrow you end up
with only crumbs left on you shirt. These cookies remind me a lot of
the cookies I used to get a McDonalds on my rare trips there. The
Trader Joe’s cookies are crunchy with a nice chocolate undertone and a
tiny hint of coconut. These would be perfect to make into your own 100
calorie packs, just make sure you account for the 1 or 2 you pop in
your mouth as your separating them. Trader Joe’s cookies are great for
a treat when your feeling fruit and veggied out. And if you feel the
need to bash cookie consumption, keep poor Cookie Monster out of it.
Its not easy being blue…