Having cookies every night?

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  • Emily3907
    Emily3907 Posts: 1,461 Member
    smotheredincheese wrote: »
    Are Girl Scout cookies really as good as they say? They don't sell them in the UK (I don't know why, we have Scouts so you'd think they would?) so they're kind of the stuff of legend.

    To be completely honest, I think a lot of the love of girl scout cookies has to do with them only being available for a short window of time each year. If they were available all the time, I don't think they would be as popular. For example, Keebler makes some cookies that are very similar to girl scout cookies and people don't rave about those.

    That being said, I do wait all year for my box of Tagalongs and Thin Mints and I think my husband would protest if they ever stopped making Trefoils.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    Mmmmm. Cookies. Come see what we eat over here: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10498878/looking-for-friends-who-dont-eat-clean-and-healthy.
  • shandy82165
    shandy82165 Posts: 184 Member
    Shoot, I eat 1500-1800 cals per day and I find room for treats every night. If you can find room in your daily calories then go for it.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    smotheredincheese wrote: »
    Are Girl Scout cookies really as good as they say? They don't sell them in the UK (I don't know why, we have Scouts so you'd think they would?) so they're kind of the stuff of legend.

    I think they are fairly mediocre. Also, there are equivalent or even better cookies for a fraction of the price. It's like $4 a box and they are small.
  • LittleDoodlePoodle
    LittleDoodlePoodle Posts: 154 Member
    If you're a fan of CICO, then eat the dang cookies! I have chocolate every day. I'm in the middle of revising for horrible exams, so if I don't have a sweet treat I lose the plot. But I also exercise every day and make sure that I have the calorie allowance for it.

    If I haven't exercised that day, and j don't have the calories for it and I KNOW I won't get on the treadmill before bed, I don't eat the chocolate. But tbh, I love chocolate so much that I almost AWAYS get on the treadmill.
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    smotheredincheese wrote: »
    Are Girl Scout cookies really as good as they say? They don't sell them in the UK (I don't know why, we have Scouts so you'd think they would?) so they're kind of the stuff of legend.

    Nah. They really aren't. I do love the shortbread cookies, but they're are many other cookies on store shelves that are as good or better. And I expect that the UK has lots of excellent shortbread cookie options! :)
  • hooperlious1955
    hooperlious1955 Posts: 7 Member
    I'm a return member of MFP. Those Thin Mints are so awesome I eat my serving on the weekend both Saturday & Sunday. LOl

  • French_Peasant
    French_Peasant Posts: 1,639 Member
    edited February 2017
    smotheredincheese wrote: »
    Are Girl Scout cookies really as good as they say? They don't sell them in the UK (I don't know why, we have Scouts so you'd think they would?) so they're kind of the stuff of legend.

    Not in particular. I think a lot of it is sentimental value--people just really like to support a good program for girls (or the popcorn that the Boy Scouts sell) and it's been going on so long, many of us have fond memories of selling them ourselves, or seeing daughters, nieces, sisters, neighbors, etc. selling them. Keebler Grasshoppers are fairly similar to Thin Mints, for example.

    ETA: Here is a very amusing article on Girl Scout cookies vs. their Keebler knock-offs: http://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/girl-fight-girl-scout-cookies-versus-keeblers-knock-off-girl-scout-cookies-7035325
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    smotheredincheese wrote: »
    Are Girl Scout cookies really as good as they say? They don't sell them in the UK (I don't know why, we have Scouts so you'd think they would?) so they're kind of the stuff of legend.
    They're about the same as any packaged cookie really. I like buying them to support the organization, especially with the controversy that's come from the Boy Scouts, and like being able to send something nice for the troops.


    And personally, I usually have something sweet every nonfast day.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    smotheredincheese wrote: »
    Are Girl Scout cookies really as good as they say?

    No.

    I've tried them a few times when I lived in Canada and was completely underwhelmed.

    People only buy them to support a good cause.

  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,207 Member
    Johnkane44 wrote: »
    I think you should wait and see what happen. Then you can decide what to do. Thanks!

    Wait for what?
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,592 Member
    Kelimek wrote: »
    I apologize for providing bad calorie info on do-si-do's. Just added whatever came first and didn't check other options. 1 cookie = 160 kcal, so 1 container (3 cookies) = 480kcal and it was confirmed by 3 people. Anyway I've never tried them so no idea about serving size :)

    Yes, you've got to check and double-check calorie contents in most foods. If anything looks suspiciously high or low, it's probably not right.

    I check my information against: http://nutritiondata.self.com/

    I also browse grocery stores and markets from time to time and read labels. I know, for example, that one McVities chocolate coated digestive biscuit is 86 calories.

    So knowing that, my guess would be that 3 GG cookies would probably be somewhere in the 250 cal range. But it probably says on the nutritional information on the package.

  • OhMsDiva
    OhMsDiva Posts: 1,073 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    If you have the calories for them and have met your nutrients for the day, go ahead. I save room every night for some sort of dessert.

    That part
  • RandiNoelle
    RandiNoelle Posts: 374 Member
    DO IT! :smiley:

    I have 3 boxes of Girl Scout cookies at my disposal: Thin Mints, Tagalogs, and Samoas. I eat one of each. Or two of one. Whatever I feel like, as long as it fit into my calorie allotment.
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    I've heard the "toffee tastic" are terrible. Too late. I already ordered some from my niece. The s'mores cookies had better make up for it.

    That said, are Girl Scout cookies great? Not really. But I buy them because family, and because thin mints (duh) and because waiting for a "special cookie time" to roll around helps me to moderate my intake.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,735 Member
    I actually liked the toffee cookies but they were a tad crumbly.

    I've always wanted to try the Trios but they don't sell them in my region and amazon/ebay were a little too expensive for my taste. :)

    <----hoping for the sandwich cookie version of the s'mores
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    leejoyce31 wrote: »
    I really admire everyone who can have one or two cookies. That's awesome. Cookies and chocolate are my kryptonite. I allow for a once a month indulgence if I have hormonal cravings. I didn't get those cravings this month. So no treats. I'm an abstainer for the most part. Not very good at moderating. But thankfully I don't feel deprived.

    BTW- I can eat an entire box of caramel delites Girl Scout cookies in one sitting. So I don't buy them.

    I'm a hoarder when it comes to food. I'd rather have a box of cookies in the cupboard in case I happen to feel hungry for a cookie than to eat the whole thing in one sitting ... and then not have any for tomorrow or later in the week.

    But I end up forgetting about food in the back of my cupboard and tossing half-eaten boxes of cookies etc. because they've gone stale.

    Those cookies would call my name until I ate them. :)

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