By Brierley Wright [1], May 22, 2009 - 4:36am
I love cookies! Hands down, they’re my favorite dessert.
People’s jaws, including a few of my co-worker’s, hit the floor when I say that. How could I, a dietitian, love something so inherently unhealthy—and (gasp!) eat them too?
Well, I do! But I like to keep my cookie needs in check—and not waste a day’s worth of calories fulfilling a craving—so I often turn to EatingWell’s cookie collection [5] to find something satisfying, but not loaded with calories.
Here are my 5 favorite diet-friendly cookies (that don’t taste one bit diet-friendly). They’re all 100 calories—or less—so you can indulge without breaking the calorie bank.
Almond & Honey-Butter Cookies (94 calories per cookie) [6]
Boot Tracks (63 calories per cookie) [7]
Yummy Molasses Crackles (79 calories per cookie) [8]
Pineapple Coconut Bites (101 calories per cookie) [9]
Dark Chocolate Meringue Drops (28 calories per cookie) [10]
TAGS: Brierley Wright [1], Deliciously Slim [2], Dessert [11], Diet [12], Holidays [13], Weight loss [14]
[15]Brierley's interest in nutrition and food come together in her position as an associate editor at EatingWell. Brierley holds a master’s degree in Nutrition Communication from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. A Registered Dietitian, she completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Vermont.
Links:
[1] http://www.eatingwell.com/blogs/brierley-wright
[2] http://www.eatingwell.com/category/blog_topics/deliciously_slim
[3] http://www.eatingwell.com/blogs/brierley_wright/2009_05_22/5_skinny_cookies_100_calories_or_less
[4] http://www.eatingwell.com/blogs/brierley_wright/2009_05_22/5_skinny_cookies_100_calories_or_less?section=comments#tabs
[5] http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_cookie_recipes
[6] http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/almond_honey_butter_cookies.html
[7] http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/boot_tracks.html
[8] http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/yummy_molasses_crackles.html
[9] http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/pineapple_coconut_bites.html
[10] http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/dark_chocolate_meringue_drops.html
[11] http://www.eatingwell.com/category/blog_tags/dessert
[12] http://www.eatingwell.com/category/blog_tags/diet
[13] http://www.eatingwell.com/category/blog_tags/holidays
[14] http://www.eatingwell.com/category/blog_tags/weight_loss
[15] http://www.eatingwell.com/category/bloggers/brierley_wright
[16] http://www.eatingwell.com/user
[17] http://www.eatingwell.com/print/10061
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