Bakers Make the Difference
Posted by terrepruitt on March 6, 2010
I was trying to avoid Girl Scout cookies. When asked about purchasing some I went to the Girl Scout website to see if they contained High Fructose Corn Syrup and / or Partially Hydrogenated Oils. Well, according to the website, yes. So I said no. I have two boxes of Thin Mints in my freezer so I don’t need any more. I get enough HFCS and trans-fat in my diet even though I try to avoid it. I don’t need to add to it. But, guess what, my hubby came home with FIVE boxes of cookies. I don’t know who he bought them from, but . . . now we have Girl Scout cookies in the house.
So I was looking at the boxes to see if these were the ones with the HFCS and trans-fat in them because some of them had it and some didn’t, but the thin mints we got didn’t have them. I thought that I was mistaken, but instead of going to the website I went to my freezer. The two boxes in my freezer have HFCS but the one my husband just bought, does not. And it turns out that the baker is different.
Freezer boxes: ABC Bakery (WITH High Fructose Corn Syrup AND Partially Hydrogenated Oil)
New box: Little Brownie (WITHOUT High Fructose Corn Syrup. But still contains Partially Hydrogenated Oil)
So, it can be done. Manufacturers CAN make products WITHOUT HFCS, we just have to make them do so.
Both bakeries use Partially Hydrogenated Oils, which we shouldn’t tolerate either.
Neither baker is near San Jose or California for that matter, so I don’t know why one baker is used over the other. But these are the Girl Scouts, I would hope that they were concerned about what ingredients are in their cookies.
So if you are interested in trying to avoid HFCS as much as possible check the baker and the box of your Girl Scout cookies.
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John Pruitt said
I would like to state for the planet that I do support my wife in all that she does. With that said, I honestly did not read the box of cookies to see if it had anything in it. I used math and statistics as I do with all key decisions such as cookie buying. I will break down this math for you all.
cookies=good
girl scout support=good
girl scout non-support=broken legs (those girl scout sales reps are TOUGH)
and finally any reference to the math equation of cookies=bad ? Well I’m sorry. That’s not something I’ll contemplate because a world with bad cookies is a world not worth anything. So it’s a great thing to see that an organization such as the Girl Scouts have once again saved the planet.
Go thank a Girl Scout (and help save Earth) by buying some cookies next year.
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terrepruitt said
Well, Dear, that is what I am trying to get across to people, not ALL cookies are “good”. Some are better than other in the ingredients they use. I think it would help the health of our nation and our Girl Scouts if we “required” the Girl Scout Oranization to utilize bakeries that didn’t use TRANS FAT and HFCS.
Thank you so much for bringing a hint of humor to a very sad and serious situation.
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suzicate said
I just bought two more boxes today. I’d already bought four which have been eaten (not by me…but only because I wasn’t quick enought!)…I’m with the hubby on this one. I didn’t look at the ingredients, in fact I wan’t even going to buy more, but my hubby sent me back to the stand to buy them for him!
cookies=good
cookies=happy hubby
happy hubby=good
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terrepruitt said
No comment. 🙂
Oh, except, thanks for stopping by and commenting.
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Melisa said
I’ve had my share of Thin Mints over the years but I have put an end to that. I know it’s mean, but when those Girl Scouts come after me outside the store, I tell them to tell the higher ups to offer something more nutritious and I’ll consider making a purchase. And then I give them a cash donation.
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terrepruitt said
I don’t think it is mean. But I do thing a that Girl Scouts are kind of famous for their cookies. But I also think they they could use better ingredients. I have proof in my kitchen. One baker uses HFCS and the other one doesn’t. Although I am not going to get into the “inverted surgar” that is used instead, but it is not HFCS.
I think that is very kind of you to give them a donation anyway.
Thanks for the comment!
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