Right Direction Cookies
June 26, 2006 by Lei
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
My week started off pretty well when I received some samples of Right Direction Cookies from Justin Longoria, a company representative. It came a little too late for breakfast especially since I’d already had a hefty piece of carrot & walnut cake (shut up back there, I can see you with a donut in your mouth). In any case, one of the press releases mentioned Randy Corby who has one cookie for breakfast and one for a midday snack. Not too far fetched to eat cakes and cookies for breakfast!
As soon as I could rip open the packaging, I crammed a piece of the Right Direction chocolate chip cookie in my mouth and simultaneously heated up another cup of coffee. (So I’m talented that way.) The cookie is a little dry but not unlike any other store bought cookie. And while you can make homemade cookies that are tastier and healthier than the average–my mom substitutes whole wheat flour and reduces the sugar in her cookies–they probably can’t boast a cholesterol lowering effect.
Right Direction Cookies have been found to lower total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and fasting glucose via soluble fiber and plant sterols. Compared to my carrot cake, these cookies have 12.5 grams of fiber per 100g vs. 0.9g. That’s 50% of recommended daily intake of fiber in two and a half cookies compared to less than 5% in my carrot cake. Disappointing because I would have figured carrots and walnuts would have a decent amount of fiber!
If you’re interested in trying Right Direction Cookies yourself, visit the RD Foods shop. A one week supply of 14 cookies retails for $13.99.
NB: Aside from the two cookies I received, this was not a paid endorsement.
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