A Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie, available both in both single and family packs, features two soft and chewy oatmeal cookies with a layer of sweet, white cream in between. Commonly found in grocery stores across the United States, Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies are popular snack cakes offered by McKee Foods Corporation, the company that produces Little Debbie baked goods.
Calories
One Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie, consisting of 2 cookies and approximately 1 tbsp. of white cream, contains 170 calories. Based on a 2,000-calorie diet, one pie comprises 8.5 percent of your daily meal plan. While it does fit into the correct calorie range for a snack -- 100 to 200 calories, according to The Diet Channel -- there are healthier snack choices, such as a serving of fresh fruit.
Macronutrients
Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies have quite a bit of fat. Each serving has 7 g of fat, 2 g of which are saturated, or 13.3 percent of the recommended daily total of 15 g of saturated fat. Also known as the "bad" type of fat, saturated fat may raise your cholesterol, although research in the October 2010 issue of "Lipids" correlates an increase in cholesterol with your genetics and lifestyle, as well as your intake of saturated fat. One pie provides 1 g of protein and 26 g of carbohydrates. Your meal plan requires 46 to 56 g of protein and 130 g of carbohydrates each day to meet your health needs.
Minerals
A Little Debbie Creme Pie contains 4 percent of the daily recommended intake of iron. Your body primarily uses iron to make red blood cells. Inadequate levels of iron in your meal plan can result in a condition called anemia, which may cause headaches, fatigue and pale skin. Those at the highest risk of developing anemia include pregnant women, children and young women. Little Debbie Creme Pies may not be the best choice to meet your iron requirements.
Considerations
One Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie has 12 g of sugar, half to almost half of the recommended daily limit of 25.2 to 37.8 g. The Cleveland Clinic website reports that a significant number of Americans eat approximately 93 g of sugar each day, a level that may contribute toward the obesity problem in the United States.
References
- MyFitnessPal: Little Debbie - Oatmeal Creme Pie
- The Diet Channel: Calories: What's an Ideal Daily Intake?
- MayoClinic.com: Healthy Diet: End the Guesswork With These Health Guidelines
- EurekAlert: Think Saturated Fat Contributes To Heart Disease? Think Again.
- Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes
- University of Maryland Medical Center: Iron
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