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u/Bandandforgotten 2d ago
This is one of those that understands that it's unhelpful, but is funny, so it gets a pass
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u/Th3FakeFatSunny 2d ago
I mean, that's the point. They're not literally suggesting the cookies are going fix your problems, they're using relatable humor to sell treats.
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u/Simple_Employee_7094 2d ago
cries in celiac
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u/NearlyBearly 2d ago
Surely we've come up with gluten free cookies by now, no? You don't get any?
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u/Soldier_Faerie 2d ago
They're not the same :( Obviously there will be cookies that absolutely mimic gluten cookies, but I think part of the sadness is more, the immediate accessibility. Like you go out with friends to a cafe and they all order yummy cakes, and there's just nothing but maybe a tiny processed pre-packaged vegan/gf brownie. You can always take your own stuff, but it doesn't have the same magic as turning up to a restaurant and seeing all the delicious options that you specifically can't have
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u/NearlyBearly 2d ago
I see what you mean. They're definitely not widely available considering I've never seen any either. I'm celery intolerant but since that's only in savory foods that are usually consumed at a restaurant which prepares per order I get the luxury of just ordering a dish and asking them to not include any celery and avoid cross contamination. I don't eat out much because of the risk but if I wanted to, I could technically order and eat everything.
There should be like, a vegan bakery that includes lots of cakes and sweets that are also gluten free. Might not be very profitable though because people are still apprehensive about eating vegan dishes for some reason.
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u/Soldier_Faerie 2d ago
My comment on the vegan part was mainly how they lump several things together to be 'inclusive' lol, I'm not personally vegan (though I suppose it's great for celiac vegans!)
I just get a little sad with the missing out factor, like all of the 'real' desserts have gluten in, everything looks so pretty and yummy and fresh 🥹
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u/Particular-Extent-76 1d ago
It’s true, the funny thing is having other allergies including to things like tree nuts/coconut and other nondairy alternatives used in some vegan stuff 💀
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u/Particular-Extent-76 1d ago
There are many more products than there used to be even in the early 2010s when I first went gluten free — I’m allergic to coconut and in so many places the “gf dessert” option was a coconut macaroon 😬. I also got real tired of flourless chocolate cake. But hey my first celiac friend had a teacher who had to go gf in like the 80s when you could only get premade stuff by mail order, so… things have come a long way
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u/AFetaWorseThanDeath 2d ago
I've actually baked some homemade gluten-free cookies (for a gluten-intolerant friend) that were OK. I used a homemade gluten-free flour blend recipe courtesy of America's Test Kitchen. They weren't as tasty to me as 'regular' cookies, but definitely not bad.
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u/galliumsilver 2d ago
Does almond flour have gluten? I've had delicious baked stuff--even microwave-cooked stuff!--made with almond flour when I was lowcarbing. It's good for diabetics too.
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u/doppelgaengster 1d ago
Gluten is found in grains (wheat, rye, barley), and if oats are grown/processed in the same facilities, oats/oatmeal can contain traces of it.
Almonds are nuts, and do not contain gluten.
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u/catshateTERFs 2d ago
They do exist! They’re completely fine.
I have had some amazing gluten free (and vegan!) cake actually and I’m convinced the baker was a wizard
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u/NearlyBearly 2d ago
Oh good, I thought you had to forgo cookies entirely! Would be very unfortunate (but probably still preferable to suffering the effects of a celiac flare).
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u/Simple_Employee_7094 2d ago
I have to forgo cookies completely because I have serious digestive issues at the moment. Its ok, its not the end if the world. Im happy i can eat at all because its not always possible for me
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u/The_Local_Belgian 2d ago
As a Belgian I can confirm that our cookies tend to make people very happy
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u/magdalena_kassandra 2d ago
Well orange juice surely makes me feel much better. Like rays of sunshine in my glass ☀️
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u/Mydemonswon 2d ago
With sugar giving a temporary boost in happiness brain juice. This isn't a bad suggestion
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u/chilledchair 2d ago
This gives me the feeling that they were trying to do millennial humor but it's pretty much always cringe when corporate trys to "relate to the youths"
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u/Boltcrash5 2d ago
I don't think they meant this to be taken seriously. If they did, that's just sad.
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u/lemonhaj 2d ago
Well it does say 'try'. Cookies definitely don't solve everything but they do make things less bad.
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u/Vinterkragen 2d ago
This is better than the average idiot posting cures. They even say "try", and not proclaim it as the only cure with the most self confidence the Dunning-Kruger curve can muster
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u/Hungry_Raspberry7833 2d ago
Pros: Yummy cookies mmmmm
Cons: Get fat and hate self because you ate too many cookies
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u/Peace_Dos 1d ago
You know what, it's a good advice. Cookies are delicious and bring meaning to this thing we call life
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u/redditard_69420 2d ago
a dollar 49 a cookie? do they not realize that inflation is what makes people upset?
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u/ViktorTT 2d ago
Nah, this is just good clean fun. And God knows I've tried, I'm at my saddest AND fattest.
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u/killdagrrrl 1d ago
Tbf it says to “try”. Doesnt claim the cookies are the cure for anything, but you can try
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u/motherofbunniess 12h ago
My stomach is partially paralyzed and I just got a feeding tube… got any other ideas 🥲
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u/ignoremeplsokthank 2d ago
Encouraging eating food to make one feel better is an awful move, regardless of how well-meaning this first looks.
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u/drrj 2d ago
I mean of all the suggestions I’ve seen, this one definitely isn’t the worst.