Healthier Alternatives Instead of Cookie(s)?

fmiller007
fmiller007 Posts: 12
in Food and Nutrition
OMG. I love cookies. Of almost all kinds!

What are some of the more healthier alternatives to turn to, to satisfy a cookie craving?

I need some new ideas.

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  • jus_in_bello
    jus_in_bello Posts: 326 Member
    http://ohsheglows.com/categories/recipes-2/dessert-2/dessert-cookies-squares/
  • kissedbytheocean
    kissedbytheocean Posts: 131 Member
    Why not bake your own?

    There are plenty of healthy cookie recipes out there that use healthier flours and alternative sweeteners like agave or maple syrup.
  • dittmarml
    dittmarml Posts: 351 Member
    rice cake or single slice of wholegrain bread (like Feldkamp's) with a tablespoon of almond butter and a chopped medjool date...yum!!
  • GypsySoul_74
    GypsySoul_74 Posts: 152 Member
    when i really desperately need something sugary i eat cereal with skim milk. like, kid cereals. golden grahams and cocoa puffs :) it's not exactly a healthy meal but you get more for your calories, and a lot of kids' cereals now are made with whole grain and vitamin-enriched, so it's not a complete and total waste.

    i also like to mix a big spoonful of dry oats with a TBSP peanut butter, a tsp or two of honey and just a few dark chocolate chips. it's kind of a sticky mess but tastes like a cookie and at least you know what's in it.

    if you like brownies, i tried this microwave single-serving brownie that another user had posted the recipe for, and it was really good:
    1 TBSP whole wheat flour
    1 TBSP sugar (no substitutes--must be real sugar)
    1 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
    1 pinch salt
    1 pinch baking soda
    2 TBSP fat-free vanilla yogurt

    mix everything up in a microwave-safe bowl or coffee mug and microwave it for 45-60 seconds. instant brownie for about 120 calories :) and it's actually pretty sizeable.
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Power Crunch bars.
  • kristenn1989
    kristenn1989 Posts: 196 Member
    Check out the site Chocolate Covered Katie. I love her stuff. I made her healthy blondies and they were so so so good.

    http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/05/18/chocolate-chip-blondies-and-theyre-good-for-you/
  • gingersnapx00
    gingersnapx00 Posts: 68
    Some grocery stores carry a brand called No Pudge brownies that are made from organic ingredients and all you do is add fat free vanilla yogurt to it and bake it. When i am in a fix, I make these and are not that many calories per serving and NO FAT:) Taste Awesome!
  • maspicantexfa
    maspicantexfa Posts: 73 Member
    If I'm really craving cookies I grab 2-3 of my daughter's chocolatey chip Teddy Grahams. It seems to fix the craving
  • debussyschild
    debussyschild Posts: 804 Member
    It's called FRUIT.

    No baking required :bigsmile:

    If you really want to spruce it up, try partially freezing ripe bananas, insert a stick into one end half way through, then freeze all the way. They can eat these frozen or you can dip them (once frozen) in a bit of chocolate, then freeze again to harden the chocolate. Tastes great, doesn't cost a fortune, and it's a hell of a lot healthier than cookies.

    ETA: I accidentally read that you were complaining about kids wanting cookies all the time. If so, this works for them, too :)
  • MeganDominique
    MeganDominique Posts: 229 Member
    hehe heres my paleo friendly cookie recipe

    Chocolate Cookies

    Ingredients
    • ¼ cup sifted coconut flour
    • ¼ cup butter or virgin coconut oil
    • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
    • 3 eggs
    • 1/3 cup sugar----i dont use sugar i use xylitol :)
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon vanilla
    ***1½ cups grated or flaked coconut optional


    In a saucepan at low heat, melt butter and stir in cocoa powder. Remove from heat and let cool. In a bowl, combine eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla; stir in cocoa mixture. Whisk coconut flour into batter until there are no lumps. Let batter rest for 4 to 5 minutes to allow it to thicken slightly. Drop batter by the spoonful on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 175 Degree C (350F) for 14 minutes. Makes about 16 cookies. ( it makes less if you want alot make a few batches.)

    there like a macaroon
  • needamulligan
    needamulligan Posts: 558 Member
    graham crackers
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Why not bake your own?

    There are plenty of healthy cookie recipes out there that use healthier flours and alternative sweeteners like agave or maple syrup.

    ^^^ This

    Freshly baked is the best anyway, and "diet cookies" taste like *kitten*.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    It's called FRUIT.

    No baking required :bigsmile:

    If you really want to spruce it up, try partially freezing ripe bananas, insert a stick into one end half way through, then freeze all the way. They can eat these frozen or you can dip them (once frozen) in a bit of chocolate, then freeze again to harden the chocolate. Tastes great, doesn't cost a fortune, and it's a hell of a lot healthier than cookies.

    ETA: I accidentally read that you were complaining about kids wanting cookies all the time. If so, this works for them, too :)

    mmmmm FRUIT COOKIES.... nom nom nom
  • bkesecker
    bkesecker Posts: 163 Member
    graham crackers

    Me too!!
  • queendeej
    queendeej Posts: 214 Member
    granola bar
    or
    or a piece of toast with Dark Chocolate Almond Spread or Justin's Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Power Crunch bars.

    Love Power Crunch bars, but that's a candy substitute, imo, not a cookie substitute. Sometimes, you just want a cookie.
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    i make low carb cookies with almond flour instead of white and truvia instead of sugar.
  • BlueJean4114
    BlueJean4114 Posts: 594 Member
    i am so saving this thread, just love the idea of a one cookie, or a one brownie recipe.

    i have a cookie recipe, which i invented myself,
    very healthy, full of oats, raisins, some brown sugar,
    but, i have no idea how many calories in each cookie, but wow, they are so great,
    but,
    I DO end up with an entire batch of cookies..........sitting there.........calling to me.......for days.......

    *sigh*


    i like this "one cookie" recipe idea so so much!!



    ALSO
    TO THE OP,
    one can budget in a cookie here or there, too. Those are YOUR daily calories, to spend as you see fit,
    and sometimes,
    a treat now or then, can be budgetted in.......so long as the one or two cookies does not send you reeling into a sugar-crave frenzy, or set up a habit or something like that,
    you CAN budget in treats now and then...............
  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    Your basic no frills Oatmeal cookie isn't all that bad. And there are some tweaks to the recipe that can make it a lot better like subbing flaxseed meal for some of the flower, easy does it with the sugar (and/or partial replacement with a zero calorie sweetener), and adding whey protein powder or greek yogurt to the recipe.

    You can bake pretty healthy yourself.
  • 1thinmommaj
    1thinmommaj Posts: 1
    I know this is an old post but I suggest date rolls (they are high in calories but healthy) http://www.shutterbean.com/2010/coconut-date-rolls/
  • Mangopickle
    Mangopickle Posts: 1,509 Member
    I make a batch of quinoa chocolate chip cookies. Same calories as wheat but for some reason I can portion control them more easily. The nature valley gluten free crunch bars are great when I want a crunchy sweet item.
  • yassy124
    yassy124 Posts: 27 Member
    Whenever I crave something baked/ sweet, I go for quest bars. I loveeeeeeee the cookies & cream and brownie flavors. They satisfy my cravings, they're a good sourced of protein &keep me full. You can even heat them up to get that 'out of the oven' feel.
  • joeherbert48
    joeherbert48 Posts: 47 Member
    I found some cookies at Walmart that have really low salt content on 7mg per cookie and only 65 calories per cookie. They are made by Homkist and are the non-sugarcoated oatmeal type. I can eat a ton of them and not gain an ounce as long as I keep them in my diet plan which is 1700-1800 calroies per day. I say a ton I don't eat that many but 1 or 2 a day in the diet plan is ok for me.

    I would suggest maybe some Great Value chewy bars, chocolate and oats or fruit and nut. These have some protien in them and very filling for hours. I substitue these out for my cookies from time to time. They are sweet but they don't get carried away with carbs or sugar.

    Then there is this wonderful protien bar I found in my Pharmacy area by all the nutritional drink and food stuffs. It just says protien bar double chocolate crunch and vanilla bar 17g of protien. It's really high in nutritional value and tastes great. Not like those other health food bars that taste like medicine.
  • 2BeHappy2
    2BeHappy2 Posts: 811 Member
    Fig Newtons (whole grain) are like 50 cals for 1
    Sugar free fudgesicles are like 40 (they don't taste sugar free like the multi colored popsicle brand)
    1 Tbsp fat free cool whip has only 8 cals...make some sugar free jello 1 cup is like 10 cals
    Private Selection Belgian Almond Thins have 18 cals (for 1) 1 Toll house cookie has 90 cals
    1 York patty (mini) has 50 cals (try them frozen!)
    1 cup air popped popcorn has 15 cals
    1 Andies mints has 26 cals (try them frozen!)
    Pistachio Nuts In Shell (cals for 1) 4
    Popchips Sweet Potato (23 chips or 1 oz) is 120 cals which is like slightly more than 5 cals each
    I had this and added a smidge of PB to a few chips (my husband asked if I was pregnant :laugh: ), it was really good and satisfying!
    Special K Moments Dreamy Coconut (1 bar) 70 cals
    Hope this helps!
  • MisterZ33
    MisterZ33 Posts: 567 Member
    Power Crunch bars.

    Love Power Crunch bars, but that's a candy substitute, imo, not a cookie substitute. Sometimes, you just want a cookie.

    if sometimes you just want a cookie, then why not sometimes just have one or two?

    fit it into your macros and be done with it.
  • cece5300
    cece5300 Posts: 48
    Yeah. If I want a cookie, I eat a stinkin cookie. You can have 2 chewy chips ahoy for 140 calories which isn't bad at all.

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