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They say if something sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t true. And we just learned that lesson about a too-good-to-be-true healthy cookie. The Complete Cookie from Lenny and Larry is not the healthy snack we thought it was, according to personal trainer Laura Ghiacy.
Ghiacy took to TikTok to reveal a new truth she discovered about the seemingly healthy snack: it is worse for you than a Krispy Kreme doughnut! We were shocked at this news.
This news may surprise most fans of Lenny and Larry, especially because The Complete Cookie is advertised as a healthy, “non-cheat” treat. It is made with up to 16g of plant-based proteins and 10g of fiber, plus it is dairy-free, egg-free, vegan and Non-GMO Project Verified. Sounds healthy, right? We thought so too.
According to Ghiacy, you would need to eat two doughnuts before you consumed the amount of calories in The Complete Cookie. With 460 calories, 54 grams of carbs and 24 grams of sugar, The Complete Cookie is way worse for you than a Krispy Kreme doughnut which has 190 calories, 21 grams of carbs and 10 grams of sugar.
The only way that The Complete Cookie outweighs a doughnut is in protein - the cookie has 16 grams of protein and a doughnut only has two. But when you consider the amount of carbs and sugars the cookie gives you, the protein isn’t worth it.
”Why am I pointing this out?” Ghiacy said in her video, “Because this, which has protein all over it, makes you think it's going to be healthy. Just eat the donut.”
