HealthHacks

The Chicago Tribune recently taste-tested several brands of pre-packaged, Oreo-esque cookies. Included in their tests: Oreos (pre- and post-trans fat removal), Joe Joe’s from Trader Joe’s, Newman’s Own O’s, and several others.

The results:

Oreo (7 points. $4.39 per 18-ounce 24 cents per ounce.) “Classic Oreo flavor with a good mix of cocoa and icing.” “Yum, where’s the milk?” “Ah just right, nice sense of personality; great chocolate flavor.”

Joe-Joe’s (5 points. $2.49 per 20-ounce package; 12 cents per ounce.) “Candylike filling.” “Good chocolate taste.” “Very artificial.” “Falls apart.”

Back to Nature (4.6 points. $3.39 per 12-ounce package; 28 cents per ounce.) “Good but a bit bland.” “Wholesome; not too sweet.” “Stale filling.” “Very sweet.” “Little chocolate taste.”

And unfortunately, the Oreos with trans fat beat those without by a 2 to 1 margin.

[tags]food, cookies, Oreos, trans fats[/tags]

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