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It’s THAT Time of Year: Rating the Girl Scout Cookies

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Girl Scout Cookies

Girl Scout Cookies

So which Girl Scout cookies are the most healthy — or perhaps I should say the least unhealthy?

The most figure-friendly Girl Scout cookies are those with the fewest fat grams and calories per sensible serving. The most heart-friendly cookies, meanwhile, are those lowest in saturated fat — which often match up with those lowest in total fat and calories.

1. *Reduced-Fat Daisy Go Rounds (1 pouch)

*Lowest in fat; lowest in saturated fat; lowest in calories

2. *Shortbread (4 cookies; 26 grams)

*Lowest in sugar among the regular cookies

3. Do-si-dos (2 cookies; 24 grams)

Fat grams: 5
Saturated fat grams: 1.5
Calories: 120

4. Lemon Chalet Cremes (2 cookies; 32 grams)

Fat grams: 7
Saturated fat grams: 2.5
Calories: 170

5. Peanut Butter Sandwich (3 cookies, 35 grams)

Fat grams: 6
Saturated fat grams: 2.5
Calories: 160

6. Thanks-A-Lot (2 cookies, 31 grams)

Fat grams: 6
Saturated fat grams: 3.5
Calories:150

7. Trefoils (5 cookies, 33 grams)

Fat grams = 8
Saturated fat grams = 2.5
Calories = 170

8. Thin Mints from Little Brownie Bakers (4 cookies, 32 grams)

Fat grams: 8
Saturated fat grams: 5
Calories: 160

9. Lemonades (2 cookies, 31 grams)

Fat grams: 7
Saturated fat grams: 4
Calories: 150

10. *Caramel deLites (2 cookies, 28 grams)
Highest in sugar; Tied with Thin Mints by ABC and Samoas for the highest in saturated fat

Fat grams: 7
Saturated fat grams: 6
Calories: 140

11. Peanut Butter Patties (2 cookies, 28 grams)

Fat grams = 8
Saturated fat grams = 5
Calories = 150

12. *Samoas from Little Brownie Bakers (2 cookies, 31 grams)

* Tied with Thin Mints (ABC) and Caramel deLites for highest in saturated fat

Fat grams: 8
Saturated fat grams: 6
Calories: 150

13. *Thin Mints from ABC Bakers (4 cookies, 33 grams)

*Tied with Caramel deLites and Samoas for highest in saturated fat

Fat grams = 8
Saturated fat grams = 6
Calories = 160

So enjoy those Girl Scout Cookies!


Posted in food on March 8th, 2009

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