Quaker Oats have been around since 1877, when they were trademarked as the first breakfast cereal. Whether it's steel cut oats, quick cooking oats, instant oatmeal or breakfast cookies, all of the oats contained in their products include the bran, endosperm and germ of the oat providing you with the all of the nutrition that oats have to offer. Their breakfast cookies can be a convenient on-the-go meal, providing you with fiber, vitamins, minerals and protein to start your day.
Calories
Quaker breakfast cookies come in two varieties -- oatmeal chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin. One oatmeal chocolate chip breakfast cookie provides 180 calories, and one oatmeal raisin breakfast cookie provides 170 calories. Pair a cookie with an 8 oz. glass of low-fat milk to provide an additional 100 calories along with protein, calcium and other important vitamins and minerals to help start your day.
Fat
The Quaker oatmeal chocolate chip breakfast cookie contains 6g of fat. Of the 6g, 2g are saturated fat, 1-1/2g are polyunsaturated fat, and 2g are monounsaturated fats. The Quaker oatmeal raisin breakfast cookie contains 4g of fat, one of which comes from saturated fat, along with 1-1/2g of polyunsaturated and 1-1/2g of monounsaturated fats. Both cookie varieties contain more of the good unsaturated fats than the bad saturated fats. The American Heart Association states that unsaturated fats can help to reduce your risk for heart disease by lowering blood cholesterol levels. Both varieties of cookie are both cholesterol- and trans-fat free as well.
Protein
Both varieties of Quaker breakfast cookie provide you with 3g of protein. While it may not have as much protein as a scrambled egg, which contains about 7g of protein, the cookie can be paired with an 8 oz. glass of low-fat milk to provide an additional 8g of protein, making it a more nutritious meal.
Carbohydrates
The oatmeal chocolate chip and the oatmeal raisin breakfast cookie both provide 31 to 33g of carbohydrates. Five grams of these carbohydrates are a healthy type of carbohydrate called fiber, and 14 to 15g of the carbohydrates are sugar. This means that one cookie helps you to meet about 18 percent of your daily fiber needs, making them a high-fiber food.
Ingredients
When reading a nutrition label, it is important to be aware that the ingredients are listed from the greatest to the least amount contained in the product. In Quaker breakfast cookies, the first ingredient is whole-grain oats, followed by high-fructose corn syrup for sweetness and taste, and whole wheat flour. Two of the top three ingredients are high fiber, heart healthy nutrients. The cookies also contain vitamin A, E, and B, calcium, potassium, eggs, apple puree, raisins and iron. While the cookies do contain fats and sugars, they are in small amounts, making the cookies a choice for an on-the-go breakfast option.
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