The company's Snackwell's low-fat cookie and cracker line continued to struggle, however, because of increasing competition, as other companies have introduced similar products.

"I'm not as bullish on Snackwell's as some," he said, "since I don't see the exclusivity of it, once other brands introduce low-fat cookies themselves."

The low-fat vanilla, low-fat cookies and cream and fat-free chocolate silk mousse flavors were especially good.

A "low-fat" cookie may have less fat, but it may have as much sugar and as many calories as a regular cookie.

She not only bakes low-fat cookies, she patronizes American designers who sometimes manufacture their clothes in our own garment districts, with union labor, rather than you know where.

I was one of those people who would eat baked chips or low-fat cookies, who thought a Caesar salad was good for me.

And often one or two low-fat cookies are not enough.

A low-fat cookie may have less fat, but usually it is high in sugar and has the same number of calories as a regular cookie.

When these low-fat cookies were introduced in 1992, many consumers used the low-fat billing to give themselves license to eat unmodest amounts.

He said the company was able to switch its supply to low-fat cookies, granola bars and baked chips for the schools.