A cookie is a cookie. I would not classify a cookie as healthy. I would not classify an organic cookie as healthy. Organic by definition has nothing to do with how healthy a product is for you in terms of micro- and macro-nutrients (per se. There is room to argue this point, but that is for another day kids!)
(Organic, by FDA definition, refers to the ingredients of the food and also the production of the food product. Foods must be grown and processed using organic farming. There can be no use of synthetic pesticides, bio-engineered genes, petroleum or sewage-sludge based fertilizers. Organic livestock must have access to the outdoors and can't be given antibiotics or growth hormones.) What does Organic mean?
In terms of health, not nutrition per-se, organic labeling ensures that your product is not laden with chemicals.
A product I enjoy is Newman-O's cookies. They are organic cookies. Never did I think these were healthy. What I enjoy about them is two fold. First, the ingredient list is readable and comprehensible (without a double take or a dictionary near by.) Of great pleasure, there is no inclusion of HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) (and the crowd goes wild!:)) And maybe more importantly is the taste. These cookies taste like your regular ol' cookie! (and the crowd goes wild yet again.) But of course, sadly, cookies are cookies- organic or not- and one would be wise to limit them! :) Two thumbs up on my end; when there is the occasional room for a treat, these cookies are definitely the way to go!
Of note, I am not being monetarily paid to review aforementioned products.
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