Oat Flips Farmhouse Biscuits - 200g (2024)

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Are Oaty biscuits healthy? ›

Oatmeal offers fiber, vitamins, and minerals, promoting heart health and aiding digestion. However, oat biscuits may contain added sugars and fats, potentially reducing their nutritional value compared to plain oatmeal.

Rolled Oats (49%), Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Sustainable Palm), Sugar, Salt, Flavourings. For allergen information, including cereals containing gluten see ingredients in bold. May also contain Egg, Milk, Soya and Tree Nuts.

They contain no artificial colours or flavours, are full of the goodness of wholegrain oats and contain just 45 calories per biscuit. They're the perfect treat to accompany a cup of tea or coffee, or just when you need a little pick me up.

For people watching their sugar intake, especially those with diabetes, having sugar-free options like oats biscuits is a big deal. These biscuits let you enjoy a tasty snack without causing big spikes in your blood sugar levels.

A new evaluation by Nutrimedia, which provides scientific evidence related to the claim “oat beta-glucan has been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol”, has concluded that this message is probably true.

On average, iced biscuits (43.5g/100 g) contained the highest amounts of sugar and shortbread biscuits (17.5g/100 g) contained the lowest.

As oatcakes are flour based, most of the calories they contain come from carbohydrates. Having said that, they're also a great source of fibre. One eight-inch oatcake contains 34g of carbohydrates and three-grams of fibre – meaning that one oat cake meets 12 percent of your daily fibre intake.

Oats are a rich source of beta-glucans, a rich source of soluble fibre, proven to help reduce cholesterol as part of a healthy, balanced diet. As well as reducing cholesterol, oats can help lower high blood pressure and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

There are 95 calories in 1 biscuit (14 g) of Aldi Oaties Biscuit.

Look for recipes that use rolled oats or oat flour in the ingredient list. These oat biscuits are a tasty and nutritious alternative to regular biscuits. They are lower in sugar and higher in fibre than most biscuits, making them an excellent weight-loss option.

Are oatcakes healthy for weight loss? ›

One oatcake is said to contain four grams of total fat, one of which is saturated fat. According to the NHS, the daily saturated fat intake for men should not exceed 30g of and for women it is 20g per day. Which again makes oatcakes healthy options for people who are watching their weight.

A typical medium slice of white bread contains around 1 gram of fibre but around 95 calories. One Nairn's Organic Oatcake contains 1 gram of fibre but only 46 calories – half those in a slice of bread. So, for the same calories as a slice of white bread, you can have two oatcakes and double your intake of fibre.