I found this recipe for oatmeal cookies in the ivillage Healthy Living Program recipe database.  It impresses me when a recipe for homemade cookies can boast 72 calories, 1.06 g fiber, and 1.88 g protein per cookie.  So I made these cookies this past weekend and gave them a shot.  My review would be that they are great, if you like a very moist and chewy cookie. 

My idea of an oatmeal cookie is that they are better when crispy so, I was a bit disappointed.  This is not a recipe I will make again, unless my daughter tries them and loves them (she hasn’t done her taste testing yet, and this girl is p-i-c-k-y!).  But like I said, if you love a chewy oatmeal cookie, these are for you!  So I wanted to paste the recipe just in case you chewy cookie lovers are out there.  Here you go and look for the rest of the nutritional info below the recipe!

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Accountability.  It’s funny how being accountable can change things.  I discovered on Saturday that if the people around me know that I am on a “diet” or as I prefer to say, “being healthy”, then I tend to eat more responsibly. 

My in-laws were in town this past weekend for Easter and after my father-in-law offered me some Burger King breakfast sandwhiches and other breakfast treats for the third time, I finally explained that I am trying to eat healthy.  It wasn’t a big deal or anything but they’ve seen me pig out on cookies and other yummy treats at their house before so it was important for me to let them know. 

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