Diet Appetizer Cookie

The Cookie That’s More Than A Cookie
Bite into an Appetizer Diet Cookie and the first thing you notice, not surprisingly, is that the taste is delicious. But this is more than just a tasty snack. The Appetizer Diet Cookie provides all the nutritional support, energy and fullness of traditional ‘sports bars’ with the added benefit of more fiber—which is an essential to weight management, well being, and overall good health.* The Appetizer Diet Cookie contains both soluble and insoluble fiber.

According to the American Medical Association (AMA), the National Cancer Institute and other organizations, a fiber rich diet offers a variety of benefits. Unfortunately, the American Heart Association estimates that the average adult gets just 15 grams of fiber each day, far short of the recommended 28 to 35. With children, the shortfall is just as pronounced. According to an article in Pediatrics Magazine, the typical dietary intake of children falls well below the recommended “age plus 5” formula.

Selected Benefits of the Appetizer Diet Cookie:

Convenient
Nutritionally Balanced
Fiber Benefits (elimination and colon health)
Benefits of both soy and whey Protein
Natural goodness of honey, oats, cinnamon and raisins
Can provide energy for work, sports or school
Provides 11 grams of "net carbohydrates"
Uses aluminum-free baking powder
Uses Non-GMO ingredients
Only 160 calories
Natural, chemical free, mineralized, organic pure Brazilian cane sugar
35% of 14 vitamins/minerals
Why A High Fiber Cookie?
The Appetizer Diet incorporates a high fiber cookie for excellent reasons. In addition to the various boosts fiber offers, including proper elimination, bowel cleansing and circulatory benefit, research shows that fiber-rich carbohydrate sources may foster cholesterol within the normal ranges. According to the American Heart Association’s Nutrition Committee—reported in a statement titled “The Heathcare Professional”—studies show that LDL cholesterol was impacted by between 10% and 15% with oat and/or psyllium fiber.*

The same study also points out the importance of fiber to gastrointestinal health*, highlighting the correlation between fiber intake and lower mortality rates from all causes.* This report cites research on the positive interaction of fiber and circulatory issues and of fiber and reduced risk of obesity.*

Fiber also has a tendency to make you feel full and thus control your tendency to overeat.* The study also addresses "high-fiber" food intake on glycemic control in diabetic individuals.*

The benefits of fiber include:

Better Digestion
Bowel Health
Weight Management
Better Circulation
Cholesterol and Blood Sugar Control*
More Goodness Inside the Cookie
In addition to fiber, the Appetizer Diet Cookie provides important nutrients, including 35%-40% of the Daily Value of Vitamins A,C, D, E,B 1, B 2, B 12, Niacin, B 6, Biotin, Zinc, Pantothenic Acid and Iron. It also contains calcium.

The Appetizer Diet Cookie includes quality protein, too: soy protein isolate is packed with branched-chain amino acids and glutamine, which are both invaluable to sports performance. Soy protein provides health and immune enhancing antioxidants due to its amazing isoflavones and soy impacts heart health.*

Whey protein, another source of protein in the Appetizer Diet Cookie, is considered excellent for babies, children and pregnant and nursing women (since it contains the same components found as in mother's milk).* For active teens and healthy adults, whey proteins are complete and provide the body with all the essential amino acids. Athletes appreciate whey protein for its branched-chain amino acids, which impact the body's ability to repair and rebuild.*

The Appetizer Diet Cookie contains expeller pressed Canola Oil, which is high in monounsaturated fats, and includes alphalinoleic acid, a heart-healthy Omega III essential fatty acid. The cookie uses a fat source that is low in saturated fats and avoids hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated fats.

Naturally Sweet
The Appetizer Diet Cookie uses organic sugar produced in Brazil from unburned “green cane” grown by the Green Cane Project, the producers of the world’s finest organic sugar cane. They take advantage of the most advanced processing techniques available to produce completely pure, natural sugar, free from the harmful chemicals found in some refined sugars, such as phosphoric acid, sulphur dioxide, preservatives, flocculants, surfactants, bleaching agents or viscosity modifiers.

This organic sugar is non-GMO. It retains most of the mineral content inherent prior to processing, which allows it to be digested and recognized by the body as a food. Of course, organic sugar is still sugar and its intake should be regulated.

How to Use the Appetizer Diet® Cookie

The Appetizer Diet Cookie is a convenient snack or meal that provides the nutrition, energy and tastiness you crave in this fast-paced world. Eat an Appetizer Diet Cookie 15-45 minutes before your meal, or combine it with the Appetizer Diet Shake to provide a nutritious, low calorie (250 calories combined), high fiber (10 grams combined) meal replacement.