Girl Scout Cookie Season...
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Very limited variety in Canada.
All we could get for years was
chocolate and vanilla. I haven't
had them for years so they may
have expanded. Used to put them
in the freezer for Out of Sight Out of
Mind, but that didn't work. (sigh)0 -
Try having a daughter that sells them! Those Samoas are the evil spawn of Satan! You can't just eat one or two.
My daughter is selling them too. 'd be fine not having any in the house but both kids and my husband want to get some. I just hope it's none of the ones I love!0 -
That's a great idea! My daughter sell them too and I have 3 kiddos so I feel like I should buy some . . . I love Thin Mints!!0
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My plan is to buy a few boxes and then use ziploc snack bags to seperate them into 100 calorie/one serving bags. Then I can have a baggie of them and not completely blow my day
Brilliant!!!! I will do this as well!
Such a good idea!!!!!
My husband orders a ton of boxes. I freeze the think mints and only really l like those and the lemon ones. I try to avoid them but I have a killer sweet tooth. But I think I will try the baggies this year so I don't feel so guilty!0 -
My plan is to buy a few boxes and then use ziploc snack bags to seperate them into 100 calorie/one serving bags. Then I can have a baggie of them and not completely blow my day
This is a great plan! It's what I do with any potentially overdoing foods brought into my house. I always have 100 calorie baggies of something on hand however I have noticed actually wanting these "treats" less and less as I learn to eat healthier!0 -
oh man those are my weakness! frozen thin mints..I think i could eat a whole box of them in one sitting! luckily, I don't know anyone that is selling them this year..yet! LOL0
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I too love samoas...BUT I have found that the new Fiber Plus bar caramel coconut fudge is a dead ringer for a samoa!!! Imagine the joy I had at first bite!!! It was super de duper yummy!!!!
Give those suckers a try I can honestly say I am officially hooked on them now!!:blushing:
Yummy....I'll have to try and find them!0 -
100 is like 1 cookie! YIKES!My daughter gets her order forms next Tuesday....so I understand. My plan is to buy a few boxes (she's my kid...I have too lol) and then use ziploc snack bags to seperate them into 100 calorie/one serving bags. Then I can have a baggie of them and not completely blow my day0 -
They showed up at my door the day after I resolved to start losing weight. This is the first year I haven't bought them in close to 25 years. My kids hate me, my wife is convinced the real me has been abducted by aliens, and I am getting smaller every day ! ! !0
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What I do is freeze them .When I want a cookie I have to let them defrost so I am taking longer to eat it. By freezing them I am not so tempted to mindlessly eat them.0
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My 3-year-old got into the box and ate the whole thing. Problem solved!0
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My daughter just got her order form UGHHH! I have to buuy some just to help her right? So anyway, if anybody wants some, just friend me and I will ... NO! I will not sell them to anyone here. Good luck and stay away from those tables they set up at grocery stores!0
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Thin mints straight from the freezer = YUM, has to be one of god's gifts to man. I also like tagalongs... but thin mints are my favorite.. and keeping them in the freezer will not help lol. The teachers (husband/wife) for one of my classes this semester already made an announcement about their daughter selling them.0
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My daughter just got her order form UGHHH! I have to buuy some just to help her right? So anyway, if anybody wants some, just friend me and I will ... NO! I will not sell them to anyone here. Good luck and stay away from those tables they set up at grocery stores!
Hahaha! Way to keep us on track!0 -
This is my first year as a Brownie mom. I so didn't even think of the temptation. Oh the horror!0
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2 boxes of thin mints ordered.
Can't wait!0 -
Yummmmm 0
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samoas are my favorite next to the peanut butter chocolate ones and lastly the thin mints--I will buy some boxes to suppor the girl scouts, and plan calorie wise to fit them in as needed...I will also make it dificult to get to them--deep in the back of my freezer so that I have to move everything in order to get the cookie...0
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Try having a daughter that sells them! Those Samoas are the evil spawn of Satan! You can't just eat one or two.
Try being your daughters GIRL SCOUT LEADER!!!! I have to pick up all those boxes and dole them out to the parents...if my troop meets their goal of 1000 boxes with orders and booth sales...that's somewhere over 12,000 cookies that I will personally handle...Fortunately our troop is going to use www.anysoldier.com to send some to troops overseas so maybe they won't be in the house too long...I hope!0 -
I buy them I actually just placed my order for two boxes of peanut butter sandwiches. Which I plan to eat in a period of two months or so and will feel no guilt about them!0
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Fortunately, I don't like those cookies so I don't have to worry about it.
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hoenstly b/c I have no self control, as in I know I will set down and eat the entire box in one sitting....I'm going to have to avoid girl scouts lol till cookie season is over0
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The 100 calorie bag of cookie portions is a great idea. That is probably the only way I can stop myself from eating an enire sleeve of frozen Thin Mints!0
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My daughter is a Brownie and selling cookies...of course I need to be the supportive mom and buy some cookies but I know I do not have the will power not to eat them. I need to make some executive decisions...buy and give away or buy and keep?:explode:0
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I can eat an entire box of Thin Mints in one sitting. I've found a solution to this problem. Same with the Boy Scouts and the popcorn. Buy a few boxes...but donate them to the Troops. GSA and BSA will ship your donated boxes of cookies/popcorn to troops stationed overseas. It's a win-win situation. I'm not eating the cookies...and the brave men and women fighting overseas get to have a taste of home.0
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I too love samoas...BUT I have found that the new Fiber Plus bar caramel coconut fudge is a dead ringer for a samoa!!! Imagine the joy I had at first bite!!! It was super de duper yummy!!!! Give those suckers a try I can honestly say I am officially hooked on them now!!:blushing:
I found these last night at the grocery store. They are to die for and only 120 calories! Thanks for the tip!!!!!0 -
Okay, so I was Girl Scout Cookie mom for the past two years, meaning I picked them up by the carload, stored them in my dining room and distributed them to our troop. Can you say temptation? Anyway, if you are looking for a way to support GS, but don't want the temptation, I can suggest a couple options:
You can "donate a box" - there is a column for that on the order form (which helps the troop and the organization to which they donate).
You can order a box and donate them to a local nursing home or food pantry.
You can request that your spouse order a box you don't like or take his box to work for a snack there - out of reach.
You can order a box you love and bring them to work to share - don't open the box until you arrive - promise everyone the box(es) before you bring them so you aren't tempted to help yourself.
I ate so many thin mints while pregnant I thought I would give birth to a full fledged Girl Scout!0 -
My daughter gets her order forms next Tuesday....so I understand. My plan is to buy a few boxes (she's my kid...I have too lol) and then use ziploc snack bags to seperate them into 100 calorie/one serving bags. Then I can have a baggie of them and not completely blow my day
I LOVE this idea, if I can have them everyday LOL and only cost me 100 calories, thats what I will do, you are BRILLANT!!!0 -
I used to be a girls scout I feel the need to support the next generation. The cookies freeze really well. Just buy 1 or 2 boxes and eat them 1 or 2 at a time. freeze the second box for a treat down the road.
I was going to suggest that..it's what we've done every year...luckily (or unluckily, actually), I'm an empty nester so I don't have to buy any this year! Woooo Hooo..no temptation0 -
The 100 calorie bag of cookie portions is a great idea. That is probably the only way I can stop myself from eating an enire sleeve of frozen Thin Mints!
Too funny! I thought I was the only one who did that. Heard freezing them slowed you down . . . not so much in my case! If you put them in 100 calorie baggies you may have a baggie with one cookie in it! :sad:0
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