Before I begin this review I have to admit that I approach all health food review opportunities with a weary eye. I like some health food, but unfortunately a lot of it has a bad rap because many health food brands don’t focus on taste. People have learned that some foods just taste better when they are bad for you. Cookies are generally one of those foods.
When you start removing things like sugar and flour cookies don’t have the same luster that they used to. So, when I was offered La Vita All Natural Crunchy Cookies I admit that I took the chance to review them for the mere fact that I was curious.
The health benefits of La Vita Cookies are vast and they would be suitable for an array of people despite any possible health benefits that they might have. Among the list of good reasons that these cookies would work for just about anyone include the fact that these cookies are all of the following:
All Natural
Gluten Free
Wheat Free
Sugar Free
Lactose Free
Cholesterol Free
Prebiotic
Vegan
As you can imagine based on the above list, they are also approved for diabetics. I can see the health benefits in them, but when they were first offered the list was so healthy that it made me wonder what they would end up tasting like.
When they finally arrived what I ended up with was a tightly wrapped box of crumbs. In the past I have heard many a bakery exclaim that Peanut Butter cookies are unable to be shipped because they often arrive as cookie chunks and crumbles rather than full cookies. I hate to blame La Vita completely for this considering most bakeries I have seen don’t recommend shipping peanut butter, though I wouldn’t recommend buying these if you’re having them shipped to you. This was the only flavor that I was sent so I cannot say if other cookies hold up better or worse when they are being delivered.
Other flavors in the La Vita lineup include:
Almond
Raspberry Lemon
Chocolate
Chocolate Chip
Strawberry
Poppy Seed
Cajun
Personally, I was not a fan of the Peanut Butter cookies. Most everyone in the house loves Peanut Butter cookies, but these were not a personal favorite of anyone’s. We all sat around and had some crumbs and the consensus is that the peanut butter cookies are incredibly gritty. They taste more like crushed peanuts as opposed to actual peanut butter. This is likely because they are all natural, which I don’t have a problem with. The problem is that the cookies have no real taste other than the grittiness that isn’t altogether appealing.
These are the type of cookies (at least the peanut butter) that you eat because you have no other option as far as cookies go. They aren’t the type of cookies that you pick up because they are so good you cannot put down.
I would like to be able to recommend them to all people, but I think these will work best for people with specific dietary concerns that normally cannot have cookies like these. Maybe it wasn’t meant to be for us and La Vita, but the cookies ended up crumbled, they were crunchier than we prefer, and the taste wasn’t the age old creamy peanut buttery taste that we enjoy most in our peanut butter cookies. They might be better for you and your family, though I suggest that you approach with caution and skip the shipping if at all possible.
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Written by Ashtyn Evans – Visit Website
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Ashtyn is in her early 30s. She is a mother, writer, college student, and music lover. Ashtyn has had a successful career as a writer since 2003. She turned to blogging in 2005. Ashtyn attends Wright State where she is getting a degree in Psychology. She has extensive knowledge in SEO and Social Media Development.
