My mom resurrected the Girl Scout program at my elementary school when I was a Daisy. We moved and she was the co-leader of my Brownie troop. I was a Junior, a Cadette and a Senior. Though I wasn't the most active Girl Scout in later years, I proudly wore my sash and uniform for 13 years. My mom was involved in Girl Scouts for 25 years, and my grandmother for about 20. Needless to say, I like Girl Scout Cookies. We always had several boxes in the pantry and plenty more in the freezer. Because those cookies were always around, it wasn't a big deal when cookie time came around. Sure, I was excited to sell them. (And by sell, I mean call my family members and send the forms to work with my parents. I wasn't the most aggressive saleswoman.) But my appetite for them didn't grow. Fast forward to college, and a life without Thin Mints, Samoas and Tagalongs. When I came home for a weekend and found the familiar green box of my favorite cookies. I ate an entire sleeve of them in two days! I will admit that wasn't the last time I ate an entire sleeve of Girl Scout cookies, but it's an event that hasn't happened lately. I can exercise self control around my beloved Thin Mints, and I keep them in the freezer for slower eating. Wonder what kind of caloric damage those little cookies can do? Turns out my Thin Mints aren't so bad. You get four in a serving, and each one is just 40 calories. Check out the rest of the cookies: Per cookie breakdown Trefoils:32 calories, 1.6 g fat Thin Mints: 40 calories, 2 g fat Dulce de Leche:40 calories, 2 g fat Do-si-dos:55 calories, 2.5 g fat Lemon Chalet Cremes: 59 calories, 2.3 g fat Thank U Berry Munch:60 calories, 2.5 g fat Tagalongs: 70 calories, 4.5 g fat Samoas: 75 calories, 4 g fat Find full nutrition info here. What is your favorite Girl Scout cookie? Do you stock up on them? Ever eat an entire sleeve of them at once? How do you restrain yourself around them? |
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