With GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic all the rage, ChipMonk Baking has created a cookie it says works a bit the same way.

 

 

Match the words in bold to their definitions/synonyms below:

 

Can cookies be a health food? This Texas-based company thinks so. ChipMonk Baking has been in the game of making healthier cookies since long before GLP-1 agonist weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy 1. took the U.S. by storm. The scrumptious startup, run by CEO Mason Arnold, has been making gluten-free, low-carb, and keto-friendly baked goods since its founding in 2019. When weight-loss drugs came onto the scene, Arnold realized there was an opportunity to serve a growing market of customers who may want a sweet treat as they navigate their health and weight-loss journeys. (…) ChipMonk started accepting preorders for three varieties of cookies that aim to boost naturally 2.  occurring levels of the GLP-1 hormone, which is responsible for appetite regulation and weight loss. (…) Arnolds (…) expects the cookies will be available for purchase on ChipMonk’s website and through Amazon, with retail 3. launching through select stores, mostly in Texas, later on.

(…) The cookie is soft in 4. texture and 5. clocks in at about 200 calories. (…) According to the company, the secret sauce of these GLP-1 boosting cookies (…) is the fiber, as well as a proprietary compound of amino acids and salts that the company says aims to boost natural levels of GLP-1. (…)

GLP-1 is a hormone made in the body that 6. alters the way the body metabolizes food and stores and releases energy. GLP-1 stands for glucagon-like peptide 1, and it regulates blood sugar, slows digestion, and regulates appetite, among other effects. (…) “Eating a high-fiber, high-protein diet and eating a diet that’s low in sugar, processed foods, and chemicals—all of those things are correlated with weight loss,”(…)

ChipMonk co-founder Jose Hernandez was inspired to found the company after his own diagnosis with Type 2 diabetes in 2016. Faced with eliminating most carbs, sugars, and highly processed foods, Hernandez decided instead to 7. hack the system. He created low-carb, low-sugar cookies that were still soft, chewy, and 8. delectable, using ingredients like almond flour, allulose, and monk fruit (thus the name ChipMonk). (…)

With the launch of ChipMonk’s new “GLP-1 boosting” cookies, Arnold hopes to both differentiate ChipMonk’s offerings to appeal to more than just keto-lovers, as well as create a healthy, satiety-inducing, and delicious cookie that even 9. die-hard sugar lovers can enjoy. 

“We try to target a broad range of consumers. We’ve had four kids try it at this point. (…)

The kids, famous for their 10. ultra-sweet tooths, “voted ‘mid,’” Arnold 11. chuckles.

 

a) present

b) modifies

c) giggles

d) consistency

e) gained widespread popularity

f) mouth-watering

g) intense craving for sweets

h) debuting

i) has

j) outsmart

k) passionate

 

In order to check your answers/read the whole article, go to: https://www.inc.com/chloe-aiello/chipmonk-baking-has-a-sweet-pitch-a-healthier-cookie-that-may-even-help-you-lose-weight

Key: 1e; 2a; 3h; 4d; 5i; 6b; 7j; 8f; 9k; 10g; 11c

 

Glossary

 

• scrumptious – (of food) extremely tasty; delicious
• proprietary – protected by a patent, copyright, or trademark
• satiety – the state or feeling of being completely full of food

 

 

Practice makes perfect

Watch the beginning of the video (0:00-1:18) and fill in the gaps in the excerpt:

 

 

In a time-lapse video, it looks like a monster coming alive.

For a moment, it sits there innocuously. Then, 1. …….. move across its surface. It 2. ………. outwards, bursting with 3. ……… boils.

It 4. ……….. in volume. Its colour darkens 5. ……….. , and its surface hardens into an alien topography of 6. ………… and craters. Then, the kitchen timer dings.

Your cookie is ready. What happened inside that oven? Don’t let the 7. …………. deceive you. Bakers are mad scientists.

When you slide the pan into the oven, you’re setting off a series of chemical reactions that transform one substance, 8. ……. , into another, cookies. When the dough reaches 92 degrees Fahrenheit, the butter inside melts, causing the dough to start spreading out. Butter is an emulsion, or mixture of two substances, that don’t want to stay together, in this case, water and fat, along with some dairy solids that help hold them together.

As the butter melts, its 9. ………… water is released, and as the cookie gets hotter, the water expands into 10. ……….. . It pushes against the dough from the inside, trying to escape through the cookie walls, like Ridley Scott’s chest-bursting alien. (…)

 

Key: 1. ripples; 2. bulges; 3. weird; 4. triples; 5. ominously; 6. peaks; 7. apron; 8. dough; 9. trapped; 10. steam

 

 

Discuss:

 

• What do you make of ChipMonk’s cookies? Would you swap them for traditional ones?
• What is your favorite sweet treat?
• What are some sugar-free alternatives you enjoy?
• Do you have a sweet tooth?
• Do you think it is necessary to completely eliminate sugar to achieve weight loss?
• Do you think sugar has addictive properties? Why or why not?
• How do you think your sugar intake affects your mood?

 

Watch and revise!

 

A Delectable Cookie for Die-Hard Sugar Lovers

 

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