Winter morning with your hot cup of coffee and favorite cookie! Now this is called a Good Morning! We all love our cookies and cannot stay away with them even for a day. But what about the calorie content? Do the diet followers have to shun away with their favorite cookies for ever? The answer is No!

The whole lot of supermarket shelves are flooded with digestive cookies and diet cookies. Which one is the genuine one? This question gives us a heart throb.

Some cookies termed as digestive cookies may be tasty but do not give you the nutrition pack. We all know cookies are not a staple diet but its part of our everyday life, so why not make it nutritious?

Before we derive any conclusions let’s see what exactly these nutritious cookies are.

Cookies versus Nutritious cookies

Cookies are the right combination of chocolate, fat, calories, calories and more calories. However new to the market are the Nutritious Cookies which are prepared keeping in the health conscious segment of society. The nutritious cookes are made from whole grains, reduced fat, sugarfree and frosted chocolate topping.

Do these cookies aid digestion?

So does this means digestive or nutritious cookies will help in digestion? A cookie cannot actually aid digestion but the high amount of baking soda can help you with your heart burns. The baking soda as it is when added to water can help digestion issues, this property lowers its effect, as in cookies, baking soda is heated which leads to loss in carbondioxide. The name Digestive cookies is more of a smart marketing technique.

The Nutrition facts of our healthy cookies

Calories: A good and genuine nutritious cookie may contain 70 calories which are due to solid fat and sugar. Though they are not loaded with nutition but the calorie content will differ from brand to brand as the sugar and fat content increases or decreases. Some cookies are made from olive oil or canola oil and do not contain white sugar. Instead of sugar honey or brown sugar is a good substitute to keep the nutrition content in cookies high.

Whole grains

As we all know the ingredients of your cookie will vary from brand to brand. Your nutritious cookie will definitely have whole grains which can be whole wheat, oats, bajra or ragi. Whole grains are definitely a better option than using all purpose flour which has high gluten content. Whole grains lowers the risk of heart diseases and also prevents diabetes. People who are under strict weight loss training, can have one to two nutritious cookies on their cheat days.

Fiber in your cookie

The usual cookie will not have any fiber however your nutritious cookie can have some fiber. If its a 100% Oat cookie you can actually feel fiber all over your mouth. Taking fibre in your daily diet is very essential as it can avoid digestion and constipation problems. Fiber is also required for your appetite control. So look for cookies which have highest fibre content.

Low sodium

Look for a packet of cookie which has low sodium content. You may look for anything less than 140 milligram on an average cookie. Too much of sodium can be problematic. High sodium leads to high blood pressure which results in developing heart diseases, stroke and kidney disorders.

According to the dietary measures an individual should not exceed 2300 milligram of sodium in a day or less than 1500mg in case of high blood pressure. Snacking does lead to over indulgence in sodium content.

So now we are aware of the basic nutritional facts about a healthy cookie. Next time keep these facts in mind before picking up any label which shouts Nutritious or healthy or Diet cookie. Study the nutrition chart at the back of the packet and make a wise choice. Cookies plays a trivial role into your diet but let that miniscule amont also be flooded with nutrition.