Snackwell's Cookies

They hit the market in 1992. Three years later, they were the best-selling cookie in America. This week, Mike and Aubrey dive into the low-fat craze of the 1990s and sample the snack that became the symbol of its rise and fall.

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Links!
• How the Ideology of Low Fat Conquered America (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18296750)
• “Eat More, They’re Healthy” (tedium.co/2019/04/02/snackwells-history-low-fa…)
• Anthology of “Cookie Man” ads (youtube.com/watch?v=Kw9I1kKQsoQ)
• “What if It’s All Been A Big Fat Lie?” (nytimes.com/2002/07/07/magazine/what-if-it-s-a…)
• “Ending the War on Fat” (time.com/magazine/us/2863200/june-23rd-2014-vo…)

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