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Chips Ahoy! Cookies, Chewy Chocolate Chip
Snacks, Chips & Dips
📊 NOVA 4

Chips Ahoy! Cookies, Chewy Chocolate Chip

Chips Ahoy!
13 oz
Available at Foodtown
140
Calories
1g
Protein
11g
Sugars
85mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
62
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Chips Ahoy! Cookies, Chewy Chocolate Chip (13 oz) is a familiar sight in the cookie aisle, usually displayed alongside other packaged cookies, snack cakes, and family dessert staples. You’ll find it on the same shelving as other Nabisco and mainstream cookie brands, often near lunchbox-friendly snacks and shelf-stable baking mixes. This soft, chewy variety is marketed as an everyday indulgence for families and kids — a nostalgic, approachable treat for school lunches, after-school snacks, movie nights, or casual parties. The brand leans on decades of mainstream American cookie identity: affordable, reliable, and comfort-oriented, aimed at parents shopping for children and adults seeking a quick sweet fix. The label carries subtle health halos like “unbleached enriched flour” but also lists obvious ultraprocessed ingredients such as high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated vegetable oil, caramel color, and “natural and artificial flavor”; there are no organic or clean-label certifications. In plain terms this is a highly processed packaged cookie made from refined flours, added sweeteners, emulsifiers, and flavorings. Sensory-wise, the cookies promise a soft, chewy crumb with pockets of fudge chips that offer a melty chocolate contrast; the texture profile is moist and tender rather than crisp. Packaging is a plastic-sealed tray or pouch inside a branded box with a lift-tab for reclosing, reinforcing convenience and portability. Rituals around this product include dunking in milk, tucking a cookie into a lunchbox, or crumbling it over ice cream. It sits culturally as a casual, comforting treat rather than a health-focused choice.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 2
Servings per Container: 12
Calories140
% Daily Value*
Total Fat6g8%
Saturated Fat3.5g18%
Sodium85mg4%
Total Carbohydrate21g8%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars11g
Added Sugars11g22%
Protein1g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS:, UNBLEACHED, ENRICHED, FLOUR, (WHEAT, FLOUR,, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE, [VITAMIN, B1],, RIBOFLAVIN, [VITAMIN, B2],, FOLIC, ACID),, HIGH, FRUCTOSE, CORN, SYRUP,, FUDGE, CHIPS, (SUGAR,, HYDROGENATED, VEGETABLE, OIL, [PALM, KERNEL, AND/OR, PALM, OIL],, COCOA, [PROCESSED, WITH, ALKALI],, DEXTROSE,, SOY, LECITHIN,, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR,, NONFAT, MILK),, PALM, OIL,, SUGAR,, CORNSTARCH,, DEXTROSE,, BAKING, SODA,, SALT,, CARAMEL, COLOR,, NATURAL, AND, ARTIFICIAL, FLAVOR., CONTAINS:, MILK,, WHEAT,, SOY..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Palm Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Caramel Color - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated vegetable oil, caramel color, artificial flavors) and is produced as a ready-to-eat packaged cookie, consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultra-processed).

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Common Questions about Chips Ahoy! Cookies, Chewy Chocolate Chip

Ah, the age-old question of health! While these cookies are definitely a tasty treat, they lean more towards indulgence than health food. With 11 grams of added sugars per serving and not much in the way of fiber or protein, they’re best enjoyed occasionally rather than as a daily snack.

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
road-trip

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentconvenientcomforting
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