Hollywood Cookie Diet
Mandy Moore and Kelly Clarkson claim to lose weight with cookies.
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BACKGROUND
The Hollywood Cookie Diet is easy. Simply eat four cookies a day, which replaces your breakfast and lunch, then eat a healthy dinner. So, eat a cookie for breakfast, a mid-morning snack, lunch and mid-afternoon snack. Each cookie is individually wrapped so you can eat on the go.
The Hollywood Cookie Diet claims that it works because it is based on caloric restriction. This is understandable since you are replacing meals with cookies. But the idea of replacing nearly all of your daily caloric intake with cookies seems to be a recipe only good for short term results.
So what's with the Hollywood part? Reportedly, Kelly Clarkson has used the Hollywood Cookie Diet to slim down, and Mandy Moore has been quoted as saying "I love life, and I love my cookies!"
The cookies come in several flavors: Chocolate Chip, Lemon, Oatmeal Raisin, or a variety pack that includes all three.
PRO
- It's simple
- The Hollywood Cookie Diet website gives a free recipe list download
- The website claims that you can get free diet coaching via email or phone
- Contains 13 vitamins and minerals
- Available online and major pharmacies
CON
- The Hollywood Cookie Diet is not a long-term solution
- Extremely low in calories
- Not appropriate for those with certain food allergies
- No exercise support
- Expensive
FOOD and RECIPES
Each cookie is 150 calories, with 4 grams of fiber and only 8 grams of sugar, and contains wheat, soy, milk and eggs, among a long list of other ingredients. The diet is centered around the cookies. However, for those times when you are expected to eat real food, they give you a recipe list download. Some examples include:
- Tuna Fish and Cannellini Bean Salad
- Lemony Lentil Soup
- Zucchini Fennel Apple and Asparagus Salad
EXERCISE
There is no exercise advice given with the Hollywood Cookie Diet.
EXPENSE
A 21-day supply of the Mandy Moore-endorsed cookies costs $99.
CONCLUSION
There is no magic formula to why the Hollywood Cookie Diet would work for you. Calorie deficit works, but the idea of eating cookies, even more nutritious ones, as a meal replacement for any given amount of time is simply unrealistic. It's also expensive. The only conceivable approach would be to do it for 3-4 weeks to jump start your weight loss. Then you have to move on to a more sensible eating schedule.
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jowita: seriously? cookies for a meal replacement? I'll pass.
The Brain: This has got to be the stupidest concept. People who are fighting a weight problem shouldn't get in the habit of eating cookies instead of healthy meals. How stupid are people? Put Hollywood in front of anything and some con artist thinks the public will fall for it.
loser: LOVE THIS DIET! Have been on it for 6 months and lost 55 pounds. Dieting must involve exercise too and there's no quick fix. Lifestyle must change also, along with total commitment. For me, this diet and exercise has worked!
