Does this look like the face of a person who would sell you bad cookies? … Well think again!
It’s that time of year again … The flowers are blooming and the girl scouts are going door to door selling their “delicious” cookies.
Well delicious maybe isn’t the word to describe their cookies. Better words to describe these dubious sweets might be “fake” or “artificial.” Yes, I am sad to tell you that our beloved Girl Scout cookies have been polluted with artificial ingredients.
Did you know that all Girl Scouts cookies contain genetically modified soy?
Did you know that five of the Girl Scout cookie varieties contain hydrogenated oils and Trans fat?
Did you know that six of the Girl Scout cookie varieties contain genetically modified soy products?
Here’s the biggest shocker of all: the variety Trefoils is the oldest variety of the Girl Scout cookies. Trefoils are advertised as “short bread cookies.” Do you know what’s really interesting about that? Well one of the most basic ingredients found in short bread cookies is butter … But butter is somehow not listed in the ingredients for this variety.
I have to admit that I am a diehard tagalong, but after finding about the ingredients in my beloved peanut butter patties I will think twice about buying them from those adorable Girl Scouts.
Read the ingredients before you make your purchases!!
-Quinn Rhodes
Many of the ingredients you mentioned aren't really too surprising,but I can see why you'd now think twice before indulging in girl scout cookie goodness. It is kind of crazy that the "short bread" cookies aren't made from the main ingredient in naturally made short bread cookies.
ReplyDeleteBut as a former Girl Scout, I'd just like to take the time out to apologize on behalf of my fellow sisters. We never meant to spread artificial goods across the nation; we thought we were sharing happiness and sweet treats. Honestly, we only sell the cookies for the cool prizes in the catelogs.
~Kelly~
This is terrible! I am a girl scout cookie addict, especially smoas...but I gave up sweets for lent and this informing article will help me to stick to it!
ReplyDeleteEmma
It's not surprising that some of the ingredients you mentioned are in the cookies, though it is really surprising that the Trefoils do not contain butter. I love girl scout cookies especially samoas and thin mints. It's sad that now everytime I want to have one I will have to think twice!
ReplyDeleteJordan
OH NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! I just ate like 17 Trefoils today (slight exaggeration)... That is really disappointing... The little Girl Scouts are just so precious when they come to your door; irresistable! (my sister included--she's a brownie :) And my mom is also a troop leader. So now the big question is: How do we break it to the eight year olds that their cookies of frauduent?
ReplyDeleteWhy do the bad-for-you-foods have to be so tempting?
-Taylor H.
Hi, I came across your blog post today when I googled Organic Girl Scout Cookies. Thought you might be interested in reading this letter from today.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.outtathepark.com/content/power-one-box-organic-girl-scout-cookies-2013
Cheers!