Introduction
Indulge your taste buds in our home-made oatmeal cookies recipe. As you go through this recipe, not only will you receive the ingredients & methodology that’ll help you make these scrumptious cookies for yourself & your family; you will also receive applicable fitness-nutrition tips & considerations revolving around incorporating your consumption of these cookies, in support of your healthy lifestyle goals. Feel free to amend the ingredients to your personal palate & nutritional needs.Why Homemade Oatmeal Cookies?
Because I find that the oatmeal cookies on the market are:- Too light (oats concentration within cookie).
- Too salty.
- Too sweet.
- Low in protein (relatively).
- Low in fiber.
- Added Chocolate.
- Added Nuts.
- Added Coconut.
Reduced Fat, Sugar & Salt But Not Reduced Taste
Preparation for the making of our homemade cookies involved observing recipes of others. Without naming them, I found the ingredients below as a standard towards the making of 24 cookies: 1 tsp salt. 1 tsp baking soda. 2 cups sugar. 2 cups unsalted butter. This in my opinion makes these cookies too salty, fatty & sweet. With chronic non-communicable diseases (such as Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome) still a global epidemic, how much sugar, salt & fat we consume is very important towards management of this global epidemic. Read: Obesity Trends.2tsp Salt (Table & Baking Soda)
With me just expounding on the salt: technically, the cookies received 2tsp of sodium (salt). 1 tsp of sodium, is in the form of table salt. And 1 tsp of sodium is in the form of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).Ingredients
Below is a listing of all the ingredients used in our homemade oatmeal cookies:
.5 cup brown sugar instead of 2.
.5 cup butter instead of 1.
1 tsp cinnamon.
1 tsp nutmeg.
1 tsp baking soda.
.5 cup mixed unsalted nuts.
2 cups all purpose flour.
1.5 cups old fashioned oats.
.5 cup butter.
2 tbsp. chocolate chips.
2 eggs.
Cooking oil.
Kitchen Utensils Used
Fork. Aluminum Basin. Baking Tins. Blender. Teaspoon. Tablespoon. Grater.Macro-Nutrients Considerations of Ingredients
Butter is a predominant source of fat. All Purpose Flour is a predominant source of carbohydrates. Unsalted Mixed Nuts is a predominant source of fat & protein. Eggs (with yolk) are a predominant source of protein & fat. Chocolate Chips is a predominant source of carbohydrates & fat. Brown Sugar is a predominant source of carbohydrates. Cooking Oil is a predominant source of fat. Old Fashioned Oats is a predominant source of carbohydrates & fiber.
Method
Preparation Time
Ingredients Preparation & Mixing: 15-20 minutes. Setting of dough (in fridge): 1 hour Baking: 25-30min (top & middle oven rack). Total Preparation Time: 1hr 40 minutes -1hr 50 minutes.Nutrition Facts (approximate) & Serving Size
Total Calories (24 cookies): 3517. Total Fat Calories (approximate): 1758.5 Total Carbohydrate Calories (approximate): 1179 Total Protein Calories (approximate): 580 Total Fiber (approximate): 18gFitness-Nutrition Application
These cookies are excellent sources of energy (in the form of carbohydrates & fats predominantly). On this note, this cookies (adhering to meal portioning principle) can be consumed as both pre & post workout snacks. Similarly during the peak of a stressful day at work, these cookies can give you energy boost you need-without crash- towards helping you satisfy your tasks & obligations. Eat these cookies sparingly. About The Author
Oshane Bryant: BSc Geology, Geography Minor; ACE CPT since 2012; Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Accelerator Graduate-2018 cohort; Licensed KUKIBO Martial Arts & Self Defense, Senior Instructor; CSA Certified Executive Protection; OB Fitness Founder & Managing Director.
