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Tasty: Sandwich Cookies: Chocolate Layer Cake

“These luscious cookies with rich dark chocolate flavor are sure to remind you of Grandma's homemade cake ...  Chocolate cookies with a decadent chocolate crème filling- Certified USDA Organic & Non-GMO verified. No trans-fat, high-fructose corn syrup or anything artificial. Vegan & Kosher certified.”

There are 3 sandwich cookies per pack, weighing 1.38 oz (36g). My initial thought seeing these cookies was that I can probably get a pack of chocolate flavored Oreos for cheaper, so why should I be interested in these? Well, they are “organic”, but if you are anything like me, you are wondering what exactly organic means, and why should you care?

A Lesson on Organic Food~

When something is organic, it means it is free of synthetic additives like pesticides, chemical fertilizers, and dyes, and must not be processed using industrial solvents, irradiation, or genetic engineering (ams.usda.gov).

Whether this is nutritionally beneficial is up for debate, but the majority say no. The Annals of Internal Medicine summary stated that organic foods have no substantial vitamin or mineral advantage (Annals.org), but that is just one conclusion. However, the USDA says that the main purpose for making organic food is not for added nutrients, but for environmental reasons.

The USDA’s goal is to encourage environmentally friendly farming and growth practices, cycling of natural resources, and growing food without the need for harsh pesticides or chemical fertilizers.

To conclude, organic foods are an attempt on making our planet more green and environmentally friendly. If that is something that concerns you, then perhaps spending the extra few dollars on organically made food would not hurt!

That Has Been A Lesson on Organic Foods~

Nutrition Facts	Ingredients
Serving Size: 3 Cookies Calories: 190 Calories from fat: 80 Total fat: 8g Saturated fat: 1.5g Trans Fat: 0g Cholesterol: >5mg Sodium: 110mg Total Carbohydrates: 27g Fiber: 1g Sugars: 11g Protein: 3g	>Organic Wheat Flour >Organic Expeller Pressed Sunflower Oil or Organic Safflower Oil >Organic Powdered Sugar with Organic corn Starch >Organic Cocoa Processed With Alkali >Organic Cane Sugar >Organic Cane Syrup >Natural Flavor >Organic Vanilla Extract >Baking Soda >Sea Salt >Soy Lecithin

Now, these are cookies. They said they were organic, not healthy! Okay, I will stop trying to justify my bad choices in life. Let us just ignore the nutrition.

There are about 63 calories per cookie, while in comparison there are 45 calories in one Oreo. However, an Oreo weighs .3 oz while a Tasty cookie weighs approximately .45 oz. In terms of snack food, these cookies are not that unhealthy.

You cannot buy the single packets of these guys anywhere, but you can buy a 12 pack on the Tasty website for $14.28. That is 36 cookies in total, $1.19 per single pack, or approximately 40 cents per cookie. It is also fair to note that the price is partly due to the fact that they are manufactured organically.

On the other hand, for $3 you can get a pack of 36 Oreos. That is less than 1 cent each.

The Tasty cookies are also sold on Amazon and Walmart. On Amazon you can get them in a traditional cookie sleeve of roughly 21 cookies for $9.07.

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As far as I can see, you can only find these cookies online. My local Walmart does not carry this brand but you can check with yours to see if they do

When the packaging said it would remind you of chocolate cake, it was not lying. The cookie part of these sandwiches taste exactly like chocolate cake! As for the filling...wow. It tastes like fudge. It is incredibly rich and dense, opposed to an Oreo filling which is more buttery and light.

Though I do love Oreos, I like the flavor of the Tasty cookies more. It really does taste like a piece of chocolate cake, and since they are so dense they are more filling. Sadly, ordering cookies online is too much of a pain in the butt for me. I will have to stick to my more accessible, yet less luxurious Oreos for now.  

COST: These are much more expensive than Oreos, but they do have a richer flavor and they are organic. Whether that is worth it is up to you, but for something so similar to Oreos the price is a bit steep.

TASTE:Rich, dense, and delicious. Tastes like a dessert rather than a cookie.

AVAILABILITY:Available online mostly, inconvenient

NUTRITION:They’re cookies damnit!!! Don’t look at the nutrition!!! But in all seriousness, a Tasty cookie only has around 20 more calories than an Oreo, and tastes a lot richer. There is also 11g of sugar for 3 cookies which is not terrible - I have seen yogurt with more sugar!