Question

Stephen is the father of three physically active children, ages 3, 8, and 12 years. He is concerned about his children’s health because they experience frequent constipation. The favorite family “treat” is homemade oatmeal cookies. Stephen would like to make the cookies higher in fiber and lower in sugar and solid fat than the original recipe.

Grandma’s Oatmeal Cookies Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats

1. Currently, which ingredient in the cookies is providing most of the fiber to the recipe?

• Flour

• Butter

• Oats

• Brown sugar

2. What ingredient can you use in place of some or all of the butter that would increase the fiber and decrease the fat contents?

• Margarine

• Canola oil

• Coconut oil

• Applesauce

3. What ingredient(s) can be used in place of the 2 cups all-purpose flour to increase the fiber content of the cookie recipe?

• 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole-wheat flour

• 2 cups whole-wheat flour

• 1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato.

• All of these can be used for the all-purpose flour to increase the fiber content of the cookie recipe.

4. How can the recipe be modified to reduce the added sugar content?

• Use 1 1/2 cups brown sugar and 1/2 cup white granulated sugar

• Use 1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar

• Use 1/2 cup white granulated sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar

• Use 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Answer 1

Answer :

1)

Oats contain 11% fiber.

Flour contain only 2.7%

Butter and sugar contain zero fiber.

2)

Applesauce

50% applesauce and 50% butter

Applesauce has 1.2% fiber.

Margarine, canola and coconut oil have zero% fiber.

3)

All of these increase fiber content of cookies.

This is because whole grain have better fiber content.

Its 7% and 2.2% in potato.

4)

11/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup white granular sugar.

This reduces added sugar content.

Brown sugar has got 1/4 fewer calories than white granular sugar in 1 gram.

More minerals in brown sugar.

Cinnamon cant be a substitute for sugar. But it helps to lower insulin resistance.