The LUNA line is the creation of Clif Bar & Company, a well-known manufacturer of organic, whole grain energy bars.\u00a0 LUNA\u00a0products (LUNA Bar, LUNA Sunrise, LUNA Sport\u00a0and LUNA Cookie)\u00a0target the women’s nutrition market, and are fortified with nutrients such as folic acid, calcium and vitamin D.<\/p>\n
LUNA Cookies are designed to be chewy, like a soft-baked cookie, rather than crisp, like the better-known LUNA Bars.\u00a0\u00a0They come in three flavors: Peanut Butter Chocolate, Berry Pomegranate and Chocolate Mint.<\/p>\n
Manufacturer’s Description:<\/strong> We adore cookies, so we decided to make some that are good for us. LUNA Cookie is a chewy, whole grain baked snack you can actually feel good about eating — because we don\u2019t think you should have to choose between something that\u2019s good and good for you.<\/p>\n Product Label:<\/strong><\/p>\n Comments:<\/strong> The LUNA Cookies were 3 for $4.00 at my local Fred Meyer, so I picked up one of each flavor.<\/p>\n Unwrapped, the cookies\u00a0were suitably grainy and wholesome-looking\u2026 while\u00a0not large, each\u00a040g (1.41 oz.)\u00a0square was fairly dense and thick.<\/p>\n Although I’m not a big cookie fan, I rather liked them… they were\u00a0chewy and sweet – but\u00a0not excessively so.\u00a0 The Peanut Butter Chocolate was pretty shy on the \u201cchocolate\u201d part, but had a good, peanutty flavor; the Berry Pomegranate was mildly fruity (not unlike a \u201cFruit Newton\u201d) and the Chocolate Mint tasted like a whole grain York Peppermint Patty.<\/p>\n There are some pluses to the LUNA Cookie:\u00a0each one supplies\u00a0a decent amount of fiber (3g – 4g),\u00a0is relatively low in calories\u00a0(for a cookie)\u00a0and\u00a0is fortified with some useful nutrients.\u00a0 I could think of worse things to snack on, if a “sweet fix” is needed.\u00a0 They certainly\u00a0seemed to be more filling and satisfying than many other popular,\u00a0commercial low calorie bars and snacks\u00a0(i.e., Curves, Slim Fast, Special K, etc.).<\/p>\n Overall the LUNA Cookie appears to be a well-made product, and would probably make a good lunch box addition or companion\u00a0to a cup of freshly brewed coffee, although – like any other cookie or sweetened treat – it’s best used as an occasional munchie, rather than a dietary staple.<\/p>\n [usrlist “Taste:4.0” “Quality:4.5” “Efficacy:4.0” “Value:3.5″ avg=”true”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The LUNA line is the creation of Clif Bar & Company, a well-known manufacturer of organic, whole grain energy bars.\u00a0 LUNA\u00a0products (LUNA Bar, LUNA Sunrise, LUNA Sport\u00a0and LUNA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[110,297],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":402,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions\/402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n Calories 140
\nCalories from Fat 20
\nTotal Fat 2.5g
\nSaturated Fat 0g
\nTrans Fat 0g
\nCholesterol 0mg
\nSodium 100mg
\nPotassium 105mg
\nTotal Carb 27g
\nDietary Fiber 4g
\nSugars 11g
\nProtein 3g<\/td>\nVitamin A 15%
\nVitamin C 50%
\nCalcium 25%
\nIron 4%
\nVitamin E 30%
\nThiamin (B1) 25%
\nRiboflavin (B2) 15%
\nNiacin (B3) 10%
\nVitamin B6 20%
\nFolate 50%
\nVitamin B12 20%
\nPantothenic Acid 20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n \nIngredients:<\/strong>\u00a0Organic Rolled Oats, Organic Oat Flour, Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Tapioca Syrup, Organic Dried Blueberries (Organic Blueberries, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice Syrup, Organic Sunflower Oil), Organic Fig Paste, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice Syrup, Organic Pomegranate Juice Concentrate, Organic Flaxseed Meal, Organic White Coating (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Rice Extract, Organic Vanilla Extract), Organic Goji Berries, Organic Oat Fiber, Organic Sunflower Oil, Natural Flavors, Baking Soda, Citric Acid, Sea Salt.Vitamins & Minerals:<\/strong> Calcium Carbonate, Ascorbic Acid (Vit. C), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E), Calcium Pantothenate, Beta Carotene (Vit. A), Niacinamide (Vit. B3), Pyridoxine (Vit. B6), Thiamin (Vit. B1), Riboflavin (Vit. B2), Folic Acid, Cyanocobalamin (Vit. B12).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n