ShareThisYes, it's that time of year again. Your local Girl Scouts are on a rampage, pushing those addictive, caloric, sugar-laden treats on the unsuspecting populace.
Take our quiz about Girl Scout cookies and then, what the hey, indulge in a box of Thin Mints to heighten your nutritional anxiety.
1. Which has the most grams of sugar?
a) Four Thin Mint cookies
b) Two Lemon Chalet Cremes
c) Three Peanut Butter Patties
2. How many Do-Si-Do cookies would you have to consume to equal the fat content of two Tagalongs?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 10
3. True or false: There isn't a single serving size (averaging about 3 cookies) of Girl Scout cookies that contains more than 2 grams of fiber.
4. Which Girl Scouts cookie contains the most calories from fat per serving size?
a) Thin Mints
b) Samoas
c) Dulce de Leche
5. Which cookie contains the least amount of calories from fat?
a) Lemonades
b) Shortbread
c) Reduced-fat Daisy Go Rounds
ANSWERS:
1: b (lemon, 12 grams; mints, 9 grams; peanut butter, 8 grams); 2: b; 3: True; 4: c (90 calories from fat per serving); 5: c (20 calories from fat per serving)
Source: www.girlscoutcookies.org
(Sam McManis can be reached at smcmanis(at)sacbee.com.)
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