Sunday, March 09, 2008

Girl Scout cookies

Fun facts: Samoas vs. Caramel deLites

• Samoas are made by Little Brownie Bakers in Louisville, Ky. Caramel deLites are made by ABC Bakers based in Richmond, Va.

• Each have a serving size of 2 cookies with 8 servings per box. But Samoas have 150 calories per serving compared to CdLs' 140 calories.

• Based solely on the nutrition facts (from Samoa box and ABC Bakers Web site) CdLs have less total fat, more saturated fat, way more sodium, and more sugars.

• First 5 ingredients in CdLs: Sugar, flour, corn syrup, vegetable shortening, coconut

• First 5 ingredients in Samoas: Sugar, vegetable oil, flour, riboflavin, corn syrup

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