Vegetarian Journal's Guide to Vegan Cookies."Cookies? You're going to be reviewing cookies? Can we help?" My children were quite excited about this product review; here was something they were experts on! We've had a lot of fun the past month or two tasting and evaluating all sorts of vegan vegan /veg·an/ (ve´gan) (vej´an) a vegetarian whose diet excludes all food of animal origin. ve·gan n. cookies. Where did we find them? The supermarket had some in the natural foods section. We found more in the natural foods store. Even more turned up on the web. While we were pleased with the many vegan cookies we found, we were surprised how many "natural" cookies had egg whites, whey whey liquid residue from milk after the removal of cheese curds in the manufacture of cheese. An excellent protein supplement but difficult to handle in the liquid form, except to pigs maintained close to the cheese factory. Dried whey is easy to handle but processing costs are high. , honey, and other animal ingredients added to them. There were two basic kinds of cookies. The first were fairly small in size; a serving was 3 or more cookies. Animal crackers Animal crackers are a popular children's snack, in which the crackers are shaped like zoo animals. Animal Crackers may also refer to:
ginger nut, gingersnap, snap cookie, cooky, biscuit - any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) brandysnap - a gingersnap flavored with brandy , and others fell into this category. The second kind were large cookies--a single cookie cookie File or part of a file put on a Web user's hard disk by a Web site. Cookies are used to store registration data, to make it possible to customize information for visitors to a Web site, to target Web advertising, and to keep track of the products a user wishes to weighed 2 or 3 ounces and had a diameter of 4 inches or more. These cookies were frequently packaged singly. Certainly flavor is a major consideration when choosing a cookie. For a special occasion, perhaps it should be the only consideration. However, if the urge for something sweet strikes on a daily basis, other factors may be important. Cookies and cakes have been shown to be one of the major suppliers of fat in diets of children and adults in the US. If you are trying to limit your fat intake, look for lower fat cookies. The larger cookies had 200 or more calories per one-cookie serving; all right if you can stop with just one. For some people, this may be easier than trying to limit themselves to only 20 animal crackers. Others would prefer to have more, but smaller cookies. Sodium content of cookies is also quite variable. None we found were super-high in sodium but if you are concerned about sodium intake, the cookies which are lower in sodium have a quite acceptable taste. Cholesterol levels in vegan cookies are not a concern. Most cookies don't provide much besides calories, fat, and sugar. Whole grain cookies do provide more fiber than those made with refined grains The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , as do cookies which contain raisins or other fruits. Cookies with pumpkin pumpkin, common name for the genus Cucurbita of the family Cucurbitaceae (gourd family), a group that includes the pumpkins and squashes—the names may be used interchangeably and without botanical distinction. C. or carrots as ingredients can be a good source of vitamin A vitamin A also called retinol Fat-soluble alcohol, most abundant in fatty fish and especially in fish-liver oils. It is not found in plants, but many vegetables and fruits contain beta-carotene (see . Nana's Mild & Wild Carrot wild carrot: see Queen Anne's lace. Ginger Cookies had 20% of the Daily Value for vitamin A, and Alternative Baking Company's Oatmeal Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Cookies and Pumpkin Spice Cookies had 25%. Of course, you could eat a carrot and meet your vitamin A needs in a lower calorie calorie, abbr. cal, unit of heat energy in the metric system. The measurement of heat is called calorimetry. The calorie, or gram calorie, is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of pure water 1°C;. and less processed way! Vegan cookies made from whole grains are becoming increasingly common. Check the label for whole wheat flour Noun 1. whole wheat flour - flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage) graham flour, whole meal flour, graham wheat flour - flour prepared from wheat Britain, Great Britain, U.K. , rolled oats oats, cereal plants of the genus Avena of the family Gramineae (grass family). Most species are annuals of moist temperate regions. The early history of oats is obscure, but domestication is considered to be recent compared to that of the other , and other whole grains. We did not find any vegan cookies which contained artificial flavors or colors (what a difference compared to standard supermarket cookies!). Similarly, few cookies had hydrogenated fats. Most contained canola canola see brassicanapus. or sunflower sunflower, any plant of the genus Helianthus of the family Asteraceae (aster family), annual or perennial herbs native to the New World and common throughout the United States. oil or no oil at all. A number of companies are electing to use organic ingredients in their cookies. Products from Allison's, Barbara's Bakery, Cookie Lover's, Country Choice, Frookies, Health Valley, Heaven Scent, Mi-Del, Nana's Cookies, and the Vermont Maple Cookie Company are all made with at least some organic ingredients. So, how did they taste? Our absolute favorites were the "big" cookies from Allison's, Alternative Baking Company, Boston Cookie Company, and Vermont Maple Cookie Company. They were thick, chewy chew·y adj. chew·i·er, chew·i·est Needing much chewing: chewy candy. chew  i·ness n. , sweet, and tasted as if they had been made the same day we
ate them. Everyone's chocolate chip Chocolate chips are small chunks of chocolate. They are often sold in a round, flat-bottomed teardrop shape (similar to a Hershey's Kiss). They are available in numerous sizes, from large to miniature, but are usually around 1 cm in diameter. cookies were a hit. We also
found a uniquely fresh lemony flavor in Allison's Lavender lavender, common name for any plant of the genus Lavandula, herbs or shrubby plants of the family Labiatae (mint family), most of which are native to the Mediterranean region but naturalized elsewhere. The true lavender (L. Lemon
Cookies and Alternative Baking Company's Lemon Poppyseed Cookies.
The smaller cookies tasted more like the cookies which you buy in boxes
at the store. If you are longing for sandwich cremes, graham crackers,
animal crackers, or ginger snaps, these are fine choices, taste-wise.
So, if you're longing for cookies and don't have time to bake,
try some packaged vegan cookies; you'll probably find some of your
own favorites!The number of cookies and the weight of a serving (in ounces) are listed in parentheses See parenthesis. parentheses - See left parenthesis, right parenthesis. following the name of the cookie. Products containing some organic ingredients are indicated by "org." Products are listed from lowest to highest calories per serving.
Cookie Calories Fat
(gms)
Barbara's Bakery Fig Bars,
org (1=2/3 oz)([dagger]) 60 0
Heaven Scent Oatmeal Date (1=3/4 oz) 73 1
Essen Smart Soy Ginger & Spice (1=1 oz) 98 2
Barbara's Bakery Snackimals,
org (8=1 oz)([dagger]) 100 5
Health Valley Health Chips/
Date Delight/Apricot
Delight/Raisin Oatmeal,
org (3=1 oz)([dagger]) 100 0
Heaven Scent Vanilla, org (1 oz) 104 3
Heaven Scent Windmill, org (1 oz) 108 4
Hain Animal Cookies (9=1 oz) 110 2
Country Choice Animal Cookies,
org (8=1 oz)([dagger]) 110 4
Nana's Cookies, org (1=1 oz)([dagger]) 115 3
Health Valley Amaranth/Rice Bran/Oat Bran
Crackers, org (7=1 oz)([dagger]) 115 3
Cookie Lover's Creme Supremes/Mint Creme
Supremes, org (2=1 3/4 oz)([dagger]) 120 5
Frookie Funky Monkeys, org
(12=1 oz)([dagger]) 120 4
Frookie Animal Frackers (10=1 oz) 130 5
Mi-Del Snaps, org (5=1 oz)([dagger]) 130 4
Frookie Oatmeal Raisin (3=1 oz) 130 5
Frookie Frookwich (3=1 oz)([dagger]) 150 6
Alternative Baking Company
Snickerdoodles (1=1 3/4 oz) 170 2
Alternative Baking
Company (1=1 3/4 oz)(*) 190 6
Alternative Baking Company (1=2 oz)(**) 225 6
Alternative Baking Company
(1=2 1/4 oz)(***) 250 10
Vermont Maple Cookie Co.
Oatmeal Raisin/Chocolate Chip/
Maple Coconut Walnut/Ginger
Spice, org (1=3 oz)([dagger]) 260 5
Boston Cookie Company (1=3 1/2 oz) 280 10
Cookie Sodium
(mg)
Barbara's Bakery Fig Bars,
org (1=2/3 oz)([dagger]) 50
Heaven Scent Oatmeal Date (1=3/4 oz) 56
Essen Smart Soy Ginger & Spice (1=1 oz) 83
Barbara's Bakery Snackimals,
org (8=1 oz)([dagger]) 45
Health Valley Health Chips/
Date Delight/Apricot
Delight/Raisin Oatmeal,
org (3=1 oz)([dagger]) 80
Heaven Scent Vanilla, org (1 oz) 65
Heaven Scent Windmill, org (1 oz) 119
Hain Animal Cookies (9=1 oz) 80
Country Choice Animal Cookies,
org (8=1 oz)([dagger]) 100
Nana's Cookies, org (1=1 oz)([dagger]) 4
Health Valley Amaranth/Rice Bran/Oat Bran
Crackers, org (7=1 oz)([dagger]) 75
Cookie Lover's Creme Supremes/Mint Creme
Supremes, org (2=1 3/4 oz)([dagger]) 90
Frookie Funky Monkeys, org
(12=1 oz)([dagger]) 105
Frookie Animal Frackers (10=1 oz) 90
Mi-Del Snaps, org (5=1 oz)([dagger]) 130
Frookie Oatmeal Raisin (3=1 oz) 135
Frookie Frookwich (3=1 oz)([dagger]) 95
Alternative Baking Company
Snickerdoodles (1=1 3/4 oz) 70
Alternative Baking
Company (1=1 3/4 oz)(*) 55
Alternative Baking Company (1=2 oz)(**) 250
Alternative Baking Company
(1 =2 1/4 oz)(***) 190
Vermont Maple Cookie Co.
Oatmeal Raisin/Chocolate Chip/
Maple Coconut Walnut/Ginger
Spice, org (1=3 oz)([dagger]) 50
Boston Cookie Company (1=31/2 oz) 280
([dagger]) Average of all flavors; (*) Average of Chocolate Cherry Chunk, Peanut peanut, name for a low, annual leguminous plant (Arachis hypogaea) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) and for its edible seeds. Native to South America and cultivated there for millenia, it is said to have been introduced to Africa by early explorers, Fudge Fusion, Hula hula, traditional Hawaiian dance usually performed standing with symbolically descriptive arm and hand movements and gracefully sensual undulations of the hips; it is also done in a sitting position. Nut, Happy Trails; (**) Average of Lemon Poppyseed, Pumpkin Spice; (***) Average of Chocolate Chip, Espresso Chocolate Chip, and Oatmeal Raisin Some cookies are available only in selected areas or by mail order. Here is contact information for those brands: Allison's Cookies: (206) 567-5292, <www.allisoncookies.com>; Alternative Baking Company: (888) 488-9725, <www.planetvegan.com>; Boston Cookie Company: <www.bostoncookies.com>; Nana's Cookies: (800) 836-7534, <www.healthycookies.com>; The Vermont Maple Cookie Company: (800) 496-9274, <www.vermontmaplecookie.com>. Some readers will be concerned about the type of sweetener Sweetener A special feature added to a debt obligation or preferred stock to promote marketability. Notes: Warrants and convertibles are two popular sweeteners. See also: Convertible Bond, Kicker, Warrant Sweetener used in a cookie. A variety of sweeteners was used. The main type of sweetener used in each brand of cookie we looked at is listed below.
Cane Juice / Dehydrated Cane Juice:
Alternative Baking Company
Barbara's Bakery Cookies
Boston Cookies
Cookie Lover's Cookies
Country Choice Animal Cookies
Essen Smart Soy Cookies
Hain Cookies
Health Valley Cookies
Mi-Del Cookies
Concentrated Fruit Juice / Fruit Juice:
Alternative Baking Company (Hula Nut Bar)
Animal Frackers, Frookie Oatmeal Raisin, Funky Monkeys
Heaven Scent Cookies
Fruitrim (fruit juice and natural grain dextrins):
Nana's Cookies
Fruit:
Barbara's Fig Bars
Naturally Milled Sugar:
Frookwiches
Maple Syrup:
Allison's Cookies
The Vermont Maple
Cookie Company
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