Girl Scouts | Meet the Cookies

Just the other day as I was walking in from work, I spotted a package sitting on our step.  Who knew that inside sat this tasty innocent little treat.  Yes, it is that time of year again and you most definitely can't avoid it.  Our Girl Scout lives across the county in Washington state and she still captured us.  As hard as you try, you won't be able to avoid them and quite frankly most of us don't want to.  Not only because of the sweet taste of our favorite little cookie, but how can you let your favorite little girl scout down??

The good news is there is a point to these cuties selling their cookies; the 5 skills:

1.  Goal Setting 
2.  Decision Making 
3.  Money Management 
4.  People Skills 
5.  Business Ethics 



Now what you have all been waiting for... the bad news...
What's the damage?

Cookie	Serving Size	Calories	Fat (g)	Sat Fat (g)	Carbs (g)	Fiber (g)	Sugars (g)	Protein (g)
Thin Mints	4 cookies	160	7	5	22	<1	11	2
Samoas/ Caramel Delights*	2/2 cookies	150/130	8/6	6/5	18/19	<1/<1	11/12	<1/1
PB Patties/ Tagalongs*	2/2 cookies	130/140	7/9	4/5	15/13	1/<1	8/8	2/2
Trefoils/ Shortbread*	5/4 cookies	160/120	7/4.5	2.5/2	22/19	0/<1	7/4	2/1
Do-si-dos/ PB Sandwich*	3/3 cookies	160/160	7/6	2/2.5	22/26	1/<1	11/8	3/2
Lemonades	2 cookies	150	7	4	22	1	10	1
Savannah Smiles	5 cookies	140	5	1.5	23	0	10	1
Thanks-A-Lot (Vegan)	2 cookies	150	6	4.5	22	0	11	1
Dulce de Leche	4 cookies	160	8	3.5	20	0	9	1
Mango Cremes	3 cookies	180	8	4	25	1	11	1
Thank U Berry Munch	2 cookies	120	5	2	17	0	7	1

*Name/Nutritional Facts depends on what baker made the cookie

But guess what?  We did it to ourselves, in the early 90's the girls had 8 cookie varieties available, including low-fat and sugar-free selections that never sold well enough to continue producing. 

Whether you have a sweet spot for Samoas or you hear Thin Mints calling your name, be aware of your choice and always practice moderation.  Luckily they only come around once a year!

Learn more about the little devils here:  Meet the Cookies

Enjoy,
Em