Natasha's Health Nut Cookies

After taking our first bites of Natasha’s Health Nut Cookies, our first thought was “these aren’t health cookies.” While many health snacks sacrifice the simple pleasures of taste and satisfaction that people most enjoy about food, these gluten-free, low carb (6 g), no sugar added cookies manage to be both healthy and delicious. The secret is that these cookies are sweetened with malitol (a sugar substitute, albeit one derived from corn) instead of sugar – the snacks are made from almond meal instead of flour as well, fortifying them with antioxidants, protein, fiber, and vitamin E. The ones we tried (two boxes were gone from the diaTribe kitchen in one minute flat) had cranberries and raisins too. We will say that one person in the office with diabetes who tried them did find that the cookies "seemed" to contain more than six grams of carbs, as her blood glucose went over her limit, with an immediate reminder from her beeping CGM. Now she calculates as 12 grams of carbs when she eats these and seems to do well – as always, everyone's mileage will vary (some may find Malitol’s fairly high glycemic index to be a problem), but we loved finding a "cookie" that seemed healthier than average for us! To order, call toll-free at 1-866-328-8225 or local at 650-207-3470 and ask for the diaTribe 15% off special.