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    I called oatmeal cookies unhealthy and I got blasted - why?

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    • Posts: 3,944 Member
      enterdanger wrote: »
      ugh. something about beards and motor boating that just don't mix for me.

      It's like a cleavage broom.
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      http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/old-fashioned-oatmeal-raisin-cookies/5fc2dae2-73b3-4440-957f-f409ecdff3fae54mm8hg46qo.jpg


      I have made these a hundreds of times and they are very good. I think it's the molasses that makes them special
    • Posts: 2,447 Member
      edited August 2015
      when I read your words while looking at your avatar, I feel like you are very proud of what you just said. lol.

      Edited to add, this was meant for @tincanonastring
    • Posts: 17,525 Member
      tincanonastring wrote: »
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      It's like a cleavage broom.

      baw ha ha ha ha ha hysterical.
      my man had to shave his soul patch off- I was deeply upset by this. :( I do like me a touch of facial hair LOL

      Also @queenliz99 holy crap those look good!!!
    • Posts: 3,944 Member
      enterdanger wrote: »
      when I read your words while looking at your avatar, I feel like you are very proud of what you just said. lol.

      Edited to add, this was meant for @tincanonastring

      It's like you know me on a spiritual level!
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      edited August 2015
      JoRocka wrote: »
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      racist.


      moving on- why has no one addressed the fact that oats don't belong in cookies- it's more butter- and more chocolate chips. but not oats.

      This is a very good point...

      also peanut butter...
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      tincanonastring wrote: »
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      It's like a cleavage broom.

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      cwolfman13 wrote: »
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      This is a very good point...

      also peanut butter...

      cosign.

      Coworker was telling my boss how to make some sort of nutella filled cookies. As I really don't like nutella- I wasn't interested- but it involved plopping dollops of nutella on wax paper and freezing them. Sounded like a crap load of work- but tasty at the end!
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      Jamloche wrote: »
      Chocolate chip is the only cookie I officially recognize. All those other types are just what one eats when the chocolate chip cookies run out - not that I have a problem with those others. As a matter of fact, some of them are almost as good as chocolate chip. Almost. However, there is a particularly evil type of oatmeal cookie that has raisins in it ... looks like a chocolate chip cookie, but what a bitter bitter disappointment. Tastes like betrayal

      These Totally Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies are truly "chocolatey to the point of madness." In fact, there is so much chocolate that I leave off 1 C of chips so I can add walnuts. I only cook what we are going to eat that day and hide the rest in my freezer.

      http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/totally-chocolate-chocolate-chip-cookies-29
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      :o oatmeal cookies unhealthy? lollllll I think I have the dirtiest diet ever in mfp history!

      basically is either eat clean or stuff your face with junk? On the scale of one to even.. I just can't

      seriously clean diet people get all the time their own threads and I respect that, I demand a thread for the proud dirty eater crowd soon #WhereAreYouPeople?
    • Posts: 15,317 Member
      edited August 2015
      karyabc wrote: »
      :o oatmeal cookies unhealthy? lollllll I think I have the dirtiest diet ever in mfp history!

      basically is either eat clean or stuff your face with junk? On the scale of one to even.. I just can't

      seriously clean diet people get all the time their own threads and I respect that, I demand a thread for the proud dirty eater crowd soon #WhereAreYouPeople?


      :)
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      tincanonastring wrote: »
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      I'm doubly cursed. Between my beard and the calories I inhale while motor boating my wife, I'll never lose weight!

      [

      Oh so you eat the cookie crumbs off of your beard and then use the milk to dunk it!
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      enterdanger wrote: »
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      at least you can be proud you are eating vegan or something. lol. My husband is lactose intolerant so it's awesome when I can make a baked good with no dairy or butter. Plus anything with only 2 ingredients is rad.
      Guess I should have asked which size can you use


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      The 15oz can
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      WinoGelato wrote: »
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      Oh yeah??? What about THIS!? That looks pretty black and white to me!

      tumblr_inline_mkfd7147bQ1qz4rgp.jpg

      Oh hey, how do you guys call those? We call them Americans.
    • Posts: 3,944 Member
      edited August 2015
      ldrosophila wrote: »
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      Oh so you eat the cookie crumbs off of your beard and then use the milk to dunk it!

      Yeah, that's it!

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      jgnatca wrote: »
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      Here you go:
      https://www.pinterest.com/pin/361132463845704988/

      I don't make it as paleo as the originator, replacing half the oat flour with wheat. It improves the durability of the pancake somewhat.

      Thanks!
    • Posts: 1,475 Member
      loeylovesyou wrote: »
      You can't call a food good or bad... It's different for each person and what their health goals are.
      Sure cookies include flour, sugar, butter, etc. and yes in the wrong portions all of these ingredients can be 'bad' for you, but it's all about the portion size and how often you are consuming it.
      My daily goal includes 45% carbs, 35% protein and 20% sugar. If I choose to have a cookie I know I'm consuming carbs and sugar, but those are not things I CAN'T have.. They are things I need to have in portions...
      Don't beat yourself up over a cookie... Being that you have issues with portion control, I'd say stay away from the cookies, but if you can get yourself to commit to just one once in a while then I don't see anything wrong with that :)

      Sugar is a carb......
    • Posts: 13,454 Member
      stevencloser wrote: »
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      Oh hey, how do you guys call those? We call them Americans.

      I always just called them black and white cookies. Google returned a lot of images for it so I think I'm not alone in that!
    • Posts: 13,454 Member
      karyabc wrote: »
      :o oatmeal cookies unhealthy? lollllll I think I have the dirtiest diet ever in mfp history!

      basically is either eat clean or stuff your face with junk? On the scale of one to even.. I just can't

      seriously clean diet people get all the time their own threads and I respect that, I demand a thread for the proud dirty eater crowd soon #WhereAreYouPeople?

      Waves vigorously... hi! Hi! Hi!
    • Posts: 1,184 Member
      ldrosophila wrote: »
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      Um you know olive oil has fat in it right? Remember Susan Powers from the 90's fat makes you fat! Good job making broccoli sin.

      Well, I am known as the go-to person if you want anyone or anything to be corrupted so.... ;)
    • Posts: 1,184 Member
      tincanonastring wrote: »
      Great job guys. Now I've switched from moderation to a cookie monster and it's all your fault. Stupid cookie conversation. WHY DO YOU ALL TRY TO SABOTAGE MY DIET?!?!?!?

      Yes, my plan is working. :naughty:
    • Posts: 6,038 Member
      CharonCharon wrote: »
      I stated they had butter, white sugar, flour, chocolate chips, ect.
      I consider all these things unhealthy.
      But a couple of people say everything is healthy.
      Is my wording wrong?
      What would be unhealthy to those people in a cookie?

      BTW - I like to eat in volumes.
      I have never been able to do portion control in my entire life.
      Oatmeal is a food I can eat and be full and be happy without guilt.

      Because you can not determine a foods value without looking at it in context of the overall diet.

      Example, a couple of cookies as a treat, with the rest of the diet consisting of nutrient dense whole foods IMO would be fine. As apposed to a few nutrient dense whole foods with the rest of the diet consisting of cookies...
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      stevencloser wrote: »
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      Oh hey, how do you guys call those? We call them Americans.

      They are called Amerikaner in Germany.
    • Posts: 30,886 Member
      WinoGelato wrote: »
      If we've moved past cookies and into alternative uses for oats... I give you the amazing blueberry crumble recipe that I have made the last two weekends in my cast iron skillet...

      http://natashaskitchen.com/2014/06/01/blueberry-crumble-recipe-extra-blueberries-le-creuset-giveaway/

      I love crumbles. I am an oat fan anyway, but crumbles ARE the best and highest use of them.

      I'm going to have to try this one.
    • Posts: 30,886 Member
      stevencloser wrote: »
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      Oh hey, how do you guys call those? We call them Americans.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_white_cookie
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      kshama2001 wrote: »
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      You're right. It's mind-boggling.

      I agree, it's idiotic. Foods may not necessarily be Unhealthy (like oatmeal cookies in moderation) but they are certainly not healthy! Many people when attempting to lose weight (and other times) would like to make all of the calories that go in to their bodies actually nutritious. I think this is a great goal! Why put "empty" calories in to one's body when it can be avoided. Not to say that there should't be room for some treats now and then, just don't fool yourself in to thinking you are doing something good for yourself!
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      esmesqualor wrote: »
      just don't fool yourself in to thinking you are doing something good for yourself!

      Is there a particular post you are referring to? Because you don't seem to be referring to anything said in the discussion.
    • Posts: 38,443 MFP Moderator
      edited August 2015
      esmesqualor wrote: »
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      I agree, it's idiotic. Foods may not necessarily be Unhealthy (like oatmeal cookies in moderation) but they are certainly not healthy! Many people when attempting to lose weight (and other times) would like to make all of the calories that go in to their bodies actually nutritious. I think this is a great goal! Why put "empty" calories in to one's body when it can be avoided. Not to say that there should't be room for some treats now and then, just don't fool yourself in to thinking you are doing something good for yourself!


      Because health is a lot more than what you put in your body. And sometimes the enjoyment of eating a cookie or ice cream goes a long way for mental health. Daily Klondikes have kept me in the game for a long time. When i cut them all out, while going paleo, i binged. So let me ask you what is more healthy. .. a diet that is 90% nutrient dense and 10% personal enjoyment or a diet where i binge?


      So my "idotic" diet has been my success. And i know its success because all my numbers improve and i keep hitting PRs every lifting session.
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