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Hi Friends ,

                       After the successful hits on OVER THE COUNTER HEALTHY SNACKS - PART1 we are here to give you the review of three more over the counter snacks..... Today we are reviewing

1) GAIA OATMEAL COOKIES

2) McVITIES HOBNOBS

3) UNIBIC SUGARFREE MULTIGRAIN BREAKFAST COOKIES

GAIA OATMEAL COOKIES 

 


 

About The Brand
GAIA is a well know brands for healthy foods and supplements

Manufacturer 
AAR GEE FORMULATIONS
  
Price
50 INR for 200 gm.

Nutritional Information (as mentioned)

                                                      Per biscuit (approx)                Per 100g (approx)

ENERGY                                                     83.4 KCal                                  463 KCal
PROTEIN                                                    1.9 g                                           10.9 g
CARBOHYDRATE                                    11.8 g                                          65.8 g
FAT                                                              3.1 g                                           17.3 g
SUGAR                                                       4.2 g                                            23.8 g

Our Experience -
                                The very first bite gives you the taste of honey and wheat.  The size of the biscuit is big as you can see in the picture. The whole lot contains only ten cookies in 200 g pack. Children didn't like these cookies.  You can have one or two in between the main meal to satisfy your small hunger pangs (but HEAD (Health, Exercise And Diet) always suggests dry fruits and nuts for this purpose).  As it has good fibre content and size of the biscuit is also big, so it will make you feel fuller in just two biscuits.  I found the price is on the higher side.  They contain Zero Trans Fat (Why To Avoid Trans Fat - Read Here) and zero cholesterol.

GAIA OATMEAL COOKIES claims to improve digestion and healthy bowel movement . As it is full of fibre so it will keep you fuller for longer.

Shelf Life 
Best before 6 months from packaging
Ingredients
Wheat flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Edible Vegetable Oil, Sugar, Oats, Honey, Wheat Bran,  Invert Sugar Syrup, Raising Agent, Edible Salt,  Milk Solid .

HEAD (Health, Exercise And Diet) Rating
3/5
Healthometer
Good if taken in moderation .


UNIBIC SUGARFREE MULTIGRAIN BREAKFAST COOKIES

 

 My second review is for UNIBIC SUGARFREE MULTIGRAIN BREAKFAST COOKIES.  This biscuit contains goodness of almonds and are rich in dietry fibres which is why it is here in our health blog.  Oats, rice, ragi, wheat and corn reduces cholesterol, control blood sugar, reduce hypertension, regularize bowel movement and provide protein and antioxidants.

About The Brand (As mentioned on the their site)
For the past 40 years,UNIBIC have been treating the taste buds of Australian.  Having already taken Australia, New Zealand & UK by storm, They started in India in 2004.

Manufacturer 
UNIBIC BISCUITS INDIA Pvt. Ltd.

 Price 
 
34 INR for 75 gm.
Nutritional Information (as mentioned)

                                                      Per biscuit (approx)             Per 100g (approx)

ENERGY                                                     NA                                   477 Kcal
PROTEIN                                                    NA                                             6 g
CARBOHYDRATE                                     NA                                      65.02 g
FAT         (total)                                            NA                                      21.46 g
SATURATED FATTY ACID                       NA                                      12.30 g
MONO UNSATURATED FATTY ACID    NA                                        6.10 g
POLY UNSATURATED FATTY ACID      NA                                        1.80 g
TRANS FATTY ACID                                 NA                                            0 g
CHOLESTEROL                                          NA                                         0 mg
DIETARY FIBRE                                         NA                                         7.5 g
SODIUM                                                       NA                                     310 mg

OTHER -Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Folate, Iron, Calcium.


Our Experience -

                                After mentioning so many healthy ingredients I am thinking twice before writing the review but if we talk about taste, this biscuit has a very strong taste and odour of strawberry. When we have taken the first bite no one liked it at all (may be because of strong strawberry flavor), but gradually everyone started liking it.  These cookies are sugar free.  Cookies are not properly shaped (the cookies in picture are best shaped among the whole lot). A 'BIG NO' from children again if they don't like strawberry flavor.  These cookies are free from trans fats (Why To Avoid Trans Fat - Read Here) and have zero cholesterol.



Shelf Life 
Best before 6 months from packaging
Ingredients
Wheat flour, Oats, Ragi, Rice, Corn, Sweetner, Butter, Desiccated coconut powder, Salt, Vitamin, Mineral, Wheat Bran, Raising Agent, Milk Products, Edible Salt, Emulsifier.

HEAD (Health, Exercise And Diet) Rating
4/5 (1 point extra for so many nutrition it mentions )
Healthometer
Good if taken in moderation .

McVities HobNobs OAT COOKIES

 

 

 
 About The Brand (As mentioned on the packaging)


McVitie's is a snack food brand owned by United Biscuits In 1981 McVitie's , created the first and original digestive in UK. Since then they have provided generations with the original Digestive following their traditional secret recipe.
Active for the last 120 yrs they use wholesome ingredients to offer us the best.

Manufacturer 
UNITED BISCUITS Pvt. Ltd.

 Price
30 INR for 120 gm.

Nutritional Information (as mentioned)
                                                                         Per 100g (approx)

ENERGY                                                            469 KCal
PROTEIN                                                                 6.88 g
CARBOHYDRATE                                               72.11 g
(of which Sugars)                                                   23.98 g
 FAT                                                                       17.01 g
SATURATED FATTY ACID                                 9.47 g
MONO UNSATURATED FATTY ACID              5.89 g
POLY UNSATURATED FATTY ACID                1.66 g
TRANS FATTY ACID                                                 0 g
CHOLESTEROL                                                       0 mg
DIETARY FIBRE                                                    6.24 g

Our Experience -
                                I must say that this is one of the best tasting Oat Cookies among its counterpart biscuits.  On the healthier side these cookies are free from Trans fats (Why To Avoid Trans Fat - Read Here) and have the composition of oats, wholewheat and honey.  Cookies are very crisp and sweet and thus liked by the kids also.  As like the other healthy biscuits they also have the tendency to shed flakes (in this case oats crumbs).  These cookies will be a perfect choice for satisfying your hunger anytime or anywhere.

Shelf Life 
Best before 9 months from packaging

Ingredients
Wheat flour(21.63%), OATS(20.34 %), Sugar, Edible Vegetable Oil, Wholewheat Flour(12.98%), Invert Sugar Syrup, Honey(1.3%), Corn Syrup, Wheat Gluten, Raising Agents, Edible Common Salt,  Acidity Regulator, Emulsifiers, Antioxidant

HEAD (Health, Exercise And Diet) Rating
5/5

Healthometer
Good if taken in moderation.(only if you can resist them)


                                 EAT HEALTHY SNACKS AND STAY HEALTHY 
 


                           

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