I love Girl Scout Cookies, I was a Girl Scout myself growing up for a bit of time! I will be honest I LOVED it!
Girl Scout cookies are as American as apple pie, right?
This year however I wont be buying any. Every single variety has GMO soy in it, most have hydrogenated oils, and a few have HFCS. Of course they all have white flour in them, but so do almost all cookies on the shelf of the store. These are cookies, after all, not nutrition dense snacks. (Personally I don’t think an occasional treat with white flour or white sugar will kill you ,although not healthy for you either. Moderation is key. It’s the other ingredients that I think are more harmful.)
When I started looking at the Girl Scout cookie ingredients this year of the different varieties, here are some red-flag ingredients you might want to be aware of. The website lists a couple of different versions of favorites (i.e., Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs®) and depending on what bakery or name they are marketed under, they contain different ingredients.
Artificial food dyes: Dulce de Leche (yellow #5, yellow #6, blue #2), Caramel deLites ® (Red #40, Yellow #5, Blue #2), Peanut Butter Patties (Red #40, Yellow #5, Blue #1, Blue #2) note, a few cookies contained caramel color, often derived from GMO corn sources.
Hydrogenated oils, partially hydrogenated oils, trans fats: Do-Si-Dos®, Samoas®, Tagalongs®, Thin Mints, Caramel DeLites®, Peanut Butter Patties®, Thanks a Lot, Lemonades.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS): Dulce de Leche, Thin Mints (ABC), Peanut Butter Patties®, Reduced Fat Daisy Go Rounds, Thanks a Lot.
GMO Soy products: All varieties (usually in the form of soybean oil and/or soy lecithin)
GMO corn products: Lemon Chalet Cremes, Do-Si-Dos®, Samoas®, Dulce de Leche, Thank U Berry Much, Tagalongs®, Thin Mints, Reduced Fat Daisy Go Rounds, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Thanks a Lot, Lemonades.
Artificial flavors: Lemon Chalet Cremes (artificial ginger flavor), Trefoils, Samoas®, Dulce de Leche, Tagalongs®, Thin Mints, Reduced Fat Daisy Go Rounds, Thanks a Lot, Lemonades
Other notes: Shortbread is traditionally made with butter, flour, and sugar. The Girl Scout variety contains no butter but does have 11 ingredients, including palm oil and artificial flavors.
The cookie closest to ‘real food’ is possibly the Thank U Berry Munch, which has actual dried cranberries and no hydrogenated oils, but it still contains corn syrup solids and artificial flavors.
The cookie farthest from ‘real food’ are Peanut Butter Patties, Caramel deLitesand Dulce de Leche. Peanut Butter Patties have sugar as the first ingredient, hydrogenated oils, food colors, HFCS, artificial flavoring, and GMO ingredients. Caramel deLites have sugar as the first ingredient, GMO corn and soy, hydrogenated palm oils, HFCS, Red #40, Yellow #5, and artificial flavors. Dulce de Leche cookies contain GMO ingredients, HFCS, and yellow #5.
The products produced by Girl Scout cookie supplier ABC Bakeries are particularly filled with “fake” food, especially HFCS and fake colors.
Are you buying Girl Scout cookies? My favorites were Samoas but I will sadly pass on them this year. Instead if the cravings hit I will be making my own healthier version! ( of course once I hit our new place and have a stove again which wont be for a month or two sadly.)
I am NOT saying don't support your local Girl Scouts! Please donate as its an amazing organization! All I am saying is beware what you are putting in your mouth ! If your on my page its mostly due to the fact you want a healthy fit body! Always read the ingredients and if you are not sure what you are eating start researching into it! A lot of ingredients that look harmless are just a cover name for things you should never eat!
Daisy Go Rounds,Thanks a Lot, and Lemonades are registered trademarks of GSUSA.
Girl Scout cookies are as American as apple pie, right?
This year however I wont be buying any. Every single variety has GMO soy in it, most have hydrogenated oils, and a few have HFCS. Of course they all have white flour in them, but so do almost all cookies on the shelf of the store. These are cookies, after all, not nutrition dense snacks. (Personally I don’t think an occasional treat with white flour or white sugar will kill you ,although not healthy for you either. Moderation is key. It’s the other ingredients that I think are more harmful.)
When I started looking at the Girl Scout cookie ingredients this year of the different varieties, here are some red-flag ingredients you might want to be aware of. The website lists a couple of different versions of favorites (i.e., Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs®) and depending on what bakery or name they are marketed under, they contain different ingredients.
Artificial food dyes: Dulce de Leche (yellow #5, yellow #6, blue #2), Caramel deLites ® (Red #40, Yellow #5, Blue #2), Peanut Butter Patties (Red #40, Yellow #5, Blue #1, Blue #2) note, a few cookies contained caramel color, often derived from GMO corn sources.
Hydrogenated oils, partially hydrogenated oils, trans fats: Do-Si-Dos®, Samoas®, Tagalongs®, Thin Mints, Caramel DeLites®, Peanut Butter Patties®, Thanks a Lot, Lemonades.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS): Dulce de Leche, Thin Mints (ABC), Peanut Butter Patties®, Reduced Fat Daisy Go Rounds, Thanks a Lot.
GMO Soy products: All varieties (usually in the form of soybean oil and/or soy lecithin)
GMO corn products: Lemon Chalet Cremes, Do-Si-Dos®, Samoas®, Dulce de Leche, Thank U Berry Much, Tagalongs®, Thin Mints, Reduced Fat Daisy Go Rounds, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Thanks a Lot, Lemonades.
Artificial flavors: Lemon Chalet Cremes (artificial ginger flavor), Trefoils, Samoas®, Dulce de Leche, Tagalongs®, Thin Mints, Reduced Fat Daisy Go Rounds, Thanks a Lot, Lemonades
Other notes: Shortbread is traditionally made with butter, flour, and sugar. The Girl Scout variety contains no butter but does have 11 ingredients, including palm oil and artificial flavors.
The cookie closest to ‘real food’ is possibly the Thank U Berry Munch, which has actual dried cranberries and no hydrogenated oils, but it still contains corn syrup solids and artificial flavors.
The cookie farthest from ‘real food’ are Peanut Butter Patties, Caramel deLitesand Dulce de Leche. Peanut Butter Patties have sugar as the first ingredient, hydrogenated oils, food colors, HFCS, artificial flavoring, and GMO ingredients. Caramel deLites have sugar as the first ingredient, GMO corn and soy, hydrogenated palm oils, HFCS, Red #40, Yellow #5, and artificial flavors. Dulce de Leche cookies contain GMO ingredients, HFCS, and yellow #5.
The products produced by Girl Scout cookie supplier ABC Bakeries are particularly filled with “fake” food, especially HFCS and fake colors.
Are you buying Girl Scout cookies? My favorites were Samoas but I will sadly pass on them this year. Instead if the cravings hit I will be making my own healthier version! ( of course once I hit our new place and have a stove again which wont be for a month or two sadly.)
I am NOT saying don't support your local Girl Scouts! Please donate as its an amazing organization! All I am saying is beware what you are putting in your mouth ! If your on my page its mostly due to the fact you want a healthy fit body! Always read the ingredients and if you are not sure what you are eating start researching into it! A lot of ingredients that look harmless are just a cover name for things you should never eat!
Daisy Go Rounds,Thanks a Lot, and Lemonades are registered trademarks of GSUSA.
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