Josh and Becca Thrap and Family

I realize that there are still probably better things for me to be eating than little “diet” bags of cookies, but I am loving the 100 calorie snack packs. If there is anything REALLY unhealthy about them, I hope that someone will clue me in because from where I sit: rationed portions = good, low calorie = good, cookies = GOOOOD!
I have always had to deal with what I called “sweet teeth.” An almost constant craving for sugary goodness. Now that I am trying to form better eating habits and am keeping a close watch on my calorie intake, it is nice to have something small to satisfy a craving without completely throwing off my “progress.” I grant that these snacks are not AS tasty as some other treats that I enjoy, but they do the trick to keep me from feeling as though I NEED those other things. And while I still sometimes cringe at the prices, I feel justified in buying them, which is something I have been working on too. Why must healthy food be so much more expensive? I mean, even produce presents a financial challenge to one as frugal as myself. For years I’ve eaten iceberg lettuce and felt pretty good about it. I never liked leafier greens and they’re much more expensive. But now, I dish out the extra dough to get the salads with Romaine, Spinach, Boston, Radiccio etc. in hopes that these “healthier” greens will help me lose weight. But I digress. My favorite 100 Calorie snack packs so far have been the Lorna Doone shortbread cookies and the Grasshopper cookies. I’ve also enjoyed the fudge-striped cookies and mini chocolate chip cookies, but not the Chips Ahoy ones, they’re gross. They taste absolutely nothing like a chocolate chip cookie, especially one you’d expect from Chips Ahoy. Bad on you Chips Ahoy. I just discovered that GV has 100 calorie choc chip cookies, and they’re not bad, also, they are much cheaper. I know some of my readers are loyal to Hy-Vee and therefore will not get the GV ones, but as of yet I am not aware of a cheaper Hy-Vee brand 100 calorie pack.