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Nutrition of Oatmeal Cinnamon Toffee Cookies

Sep 7, 2011 | By Jill Corleone

The soluble fiber in oatmeal can help lower blood cholesterol levels, but eating your oatmeal as a cookie may not be the best way for you to lower your numbers. Oatmeal cinnamon toffee cookies are a delicious sweet treat. However, they are high in calories and sugar and low in fiber.

Recipe

Nutrition information for oatmeal cinnamon toffee cookies vary depending on the recipe and size of the cookie. A standard recipe, which makes about 48 cookies weighing approximately 1 ounce each, includes flour, butter, eggs, oats, brown sugar, vanilla extra, baking soda, salt and toffee pieces.

Calories

Oatmeal cinnamon toffee cookies are a calorie-dense food, meaning they have a high calorie content per serving size. One cookie contains 148 calories and, as a sweet treat, the oatmeal cinnamon toffee cookie offers very little nutritional value other than calories. To help you balance your intake while still including the occasional treat, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's dietary guidelines suggest you limit your intake of sweets to 5 percent to 15 percent of your daily calorie intake. On a 2,000-calorie diet, that means about 100 to 300 calories a day.

Carbohydrates

While oatmeal is a good source of fiber, the oatmeal cinnamon toffee cookie is not. One oatmeal cinnamon toffee cookie contains 21 grams of carbohydrates, 0.6 grams of fiber and 14 grams of sugar. Carbohydrates should provide most of your daily calorie intake. However, most of the carbs in the cookie come from sugar, which offers very little nutritional value other than calories. On a balanced diet, most of your carbs should come from fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

Fat and Protein

In addition to being high in sugar, the oatmeal cinnamon toffee cookie is also high in fat and saturated fat. One cookie contains 7 grams of total fat, 4 grams of saturated fat and 19 milligrams of cholesterol. High intakes of saturated fat are directly correlated with elevated blood cholesterol levels. Decreasing your intake of saturated fat to less than 10 percent of calories can help lower blood cholesterol levels. Dietary cholesterol also contributes to blood cholesterol levels, and intake should be less than 300 milligrams a day. The oatmeal cinnamon toffee cookie is not a significant source of protein, with just 2 grams per cookie.

Sodium

Although not significantly high in sodium, the oatmeal cinnamon toffee cookie contributes to your daily intake. One cookie contains 96 milligrams of sodium. You should limit your daily intake to less than 2,300 milligrams a day.

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Article reviewed by Alison Gaynor Last updated on: Sep 7, 2011

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