“WhoNu cookies are an excellent source of Calcium, Iron, Vitamins A, B12, C, D and E. They also have three grams of fiber and a total of 20 essential vitamins and minerals.”
WhoNu cookies also state the following:
As much fiber as a bowl of oatmeal
As much calcium and vitamin D as 8 oz of milk
As much vitamin C as a cup of blueberries
As much iron as a cup of spinach
As much vitamin E as two cups of carrot juice
As much B12 as a cup of cottage cheese and fruit
As much vitamin A as 8 oz of tomato juice
Boy, looks like we never have to eat anything else again. It sounds nice doesn’t it, a healthy cookie that gives us all the nutrition we need. Truthfully, these cookies are just fortified Oreos (or Chips Ahoy, depending on which kind you get).
Let’s compare:
Oreo (34g) WhoNu (36g)
160 cal 160 cal
7 g fat 7 g fat
1 g fiber 3 g fiber
14 g sugar 14 g sugar
WhoNu Ingredient List:
INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, VEGETABLE OILS [CANOLA, PALM, PALM KERNEL OIL, SOYBEAN OIL AND PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL], COCOA, DEXTROSE, POLYDEXTROSE, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORN SYRUP, BAKING SODA, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MONOGLYCERIDES, VANILLA EXTRACT.
VITAMINS AND MINERALS: CALCIUM CARBONATE, VITAMIN C (ascorbic acid), IRON ORTHOPHOSPHATE, ZINC OXIDE, COPPER OXIDE, MANGANESE GLUCONATE, IODINE, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, VITAMIN E (tocopherol acetate), VITAMIN A (palmitate), BIOTIN, VITAMIN B3 (niacin), VITAMIN B5 (pantothenic acid), VITAMIN D3, VITAMIN K (phytonadione), VITAMIN B1 (thiamine mononitrate), VITAMIN B6, VITAMIN B2, VITAMIN B12, FOLIC ACID.
Oreo Ingredient List:
Ingredients: SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), HIGH OLEIC CANOLA OIL AND/OR PALM OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORNSTARCH, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), VANILLIN - AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CHOCOLATE. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY.
Bottom line: These cookies are far from healthy. You would be better off eating oatmeal, spinach, blueberries, milk, etc and then eating an Oreo for dessert. Better yet, bake your own cookies they taste better. I have no issue with treats; I do have an issue with companies trying to make us believe that a treat can replace real whole food. It can’t. Ever.
WhoNu cookies also state the following:
As much fiber as a bowl of oatmeal
As much calcium and vitamin D as 8 oz of milk
As much vitamin C as a cup of blueberries
As much iron as a cup of spinach
As much vitamin E as two cups of carrot juice
As much B12 as a cup of cottage cheese and fruit
As much vitamin A as 8 oz of tomato juice
Boy, looks like we never have to eat anything else again. It sounds nice doesn’t it, a healthy cookie that gives us all the nutrition we need. Truthfully, these cookies are just fortified Oreos (or Chips Ahoy, depending on which kind you get).
Let’s compare:
Oreo (34g) WhoNu (36g)
160 cal 160 cal
7 g fat 7 g fat
1 g fiber 3 g fiber
14 g sugar 14 g sugar
WhoNu Ingredient List:
INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, VEGETABLE OILS [CANOLA, PALM, PALM KERNEL OIL, SOYBEAN OIL AND PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL], COCOA, DEXTROSE, POLYDEXTROSE, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CORN SYRUP, BAKING SODA, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MONOGLYCERIDES, VANILLA EXTRACT.
VITAMINS AND MINERALS: CALCIUM CARBONATE, VITAMIN C (ascorbic acid), IRON ORTHOPHOSPHATE, ZINC OXIDE, COPPER OXIDE, MANGANESE GLUCONATE, IODINE, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, VITAMIN E (tocopherol acetate), VITAMIN A (palmitate), BIOTIN, VITAMIN B3 (niacin), VITAMIN B5 (pantothenic acid), VITAMIN D3, VITAMIN K (phytonadione), VITAMIN B1 (thiamine mononitrate), VITAMIN B6, VITAMIN B2, VITAMIN B12, FOLIC ACID.
Oreo Ingredient List:
Ingredients: SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE {VITAMIN B1}, RIBOFLAVIN {VITAMIN B2}, FOLIC ACID), HIGH OLEIC CANOLA OIL AND/OR PALM OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORNSTARCH, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND/OR CALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), VANILLIN - AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CHOCOLATE. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY.
Bottom line: These cookies are far from healthy. You would be better off eating oatmeal, spinach, blueberries, milk, etc and then eating an Oreo for dessert. Better yet, bake your own cookies they taste better. I have no issue with treats; I do have an issue with companies trying to make us believe that a treat can replace real whole food. It can’t. Ever.
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