Thursday, March 19, 2009

Which Girl Scout Cookies are the least bad for you?


Search: girl scout cookies nutritional value

Why: On "Ace of Cakes," the team is making giant replicas of Girl Scouts Cookies. Christy gave us 2 boxes of Thin Mints last week, but we haven't even opened them because they're 40 calories per cookie.

Answer: Ole Ole Reduced Fat Cookies, which are "bite-sized, round and powder-sugared white with vanilla, pecans and coconut," and still not very good for you.
  • All Abouts - 2 cookies: 150 calories, 7 grams fat (3 saturated), 20 carbohydrates (9 sugars)
  • Aloha Chips with Macadamia Nuts - 3 cookies: 170 cal, 10 g fat (2 sat), 19 carbs (9 sugars)
  • Animal Treasures - 2 cookies: 190 cal, 9 g fat (4.5 sat), 25 carbs (12 sugars)
  • Caramel deLites - 2 cookies: 140 cal, 7 g fat (6 sat), 19 carbs (13 sugars)
  • Do-si-dos (Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cremes) - 3 cookies: 170 cal, 8 g fat (1 sat), 22 carbs (11 sugars)
  • Friendship Circles - 2 cookies: 130 cal, 5 g fat (1 sat), 19 carbs (8 sugars)
  • Ole Ole Reduced Fat - 5 cookies: 140 cal, 6 g fat (1.5 sat), 20 carbs (10 sugars)
  • Peanut Butter Patties - 2 cookies: 150 cal, 8 g fat (5 sat), 16 carbs (9 sugars)
  • Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies - 3 cookies: 180 cal, 8 g fat (2 sat), 23 carbs (14 sugars)
  • Reduced Fat Lemon Pastry Cremes - 3 cookies: 130 cal, 4.5 g fat (1 sat), 22 carbs (13 sugars)
  • Samoas - 2 cookies: 160 cal, 9 g fat (6 sat), 17 carbs (12 sugars)
  • Shortbread - 4 cookies: 130 cal, 6 g fat (1.5 sat), 18 carbs (6 sugars)
  • Tagalongs Peanut Butter Patties - 2 cookies: 150 cal, 10 g fat (4 sat), 13 carbs (8 sugars)
  • Thin Mints - 4 cookies: 160 cal, 9 g fat (6 sat), 20 carbs (11 sugars)
  • Trefoils - 5 cookies: 160 cal, 8 g fat (1 sat), 20 carbs (7 sugars)
Source: DietFacts

The More You Know: You can't order Girl Scout Cookies online (which Scout would get the ... commission?), but you can find troops in your area at girlscoutcookies.org.

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