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Consumer Reports Picks Top Cookie; Kids Don't Care

KeriF — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:34:00 GMT

How do I know the new ranking of chocolate chip cookies by Consumer Reports magazine is bogus? Because I have kids.

Even though the CR study was done with "trained sensory panelists," I'd put my 3-year-old son up against them any day. Why?

Have you ever tried to tell a 3-year-old what to like or not to like? "But honey, this is a top-rated cookie! You have to like it!"

I'm sure that CR winners Health Valley's Mini and Keebler Chips Deluxe Original are very tasty chocolate chip cookies. But as any parent will tell you, kids like what they like. End of story.

What I really want to know is: what kind of chocolate chip cookie do the children of the "trained sensory panelists" like? That would be a cookie I might buy. Because let's face it, the palate of a child and that of an adult are different. That's why we don't share our decadent chocolate truffles with our kids; they just wouldn't appreciate it.

So what's your kid's favorite chocolate chip cookie? Do the Consumer Reports rankings sway you at all?

What They're Babbling About: Me Want COOKIE

JeanneSager — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:26:00 GMT

Totally random things I've picked up on in this week's edition of What They're Babbling About - from cookies to rats (ew, I know) to an awesomely messy bathtub project.

Jessica Gottleib trims the fat off the Girl Scout story - and still I yearn for a Thin Mint - Eco Child's Play

I know they have to start small, but somehow studies of rats that prove something about parenting always give me the willies. Bethany Sanders does her very best to make this one soft and cuddly. - Parent Dish

I am always going on about how un-Martha I am, which is why I troll the 'net for Marthas in the making who make me look good. Like this mom, who makes her very own bathttub crayons and shares her know-how with all of you. This is what we call recession Martha (or is it prison Martha?) - Pepper Paints

Do you believe in the "potty training in three days" method? This mom tried it, and it worked . . . sort of. - MOMformation

How about sending a kid to a shrink for their tantrums? There are some days I'd call for one for me, but a kid. . . - CafeMom

Image: Pepper Paints

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Kitchenista: It's Chocolate Chip Cookie Week!

JeanneSager — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:07:00 GMT

When I was a kid, my tastes for chocolate chip cookies were almost sacriligious. I prefered them out of the box to fresh from the oven.

Boxed cookie were verboten in my house - making their soft, chocolatey goodness so much sweeter when I got my hands on a box. Because the boxed cookies, found at the end of the grocery aisle with the donuts and coffee cakes, were far and away THE best. No sleeves of Chips Ahoy for me.

Fortunately, I've learned the error of my ways. So my family can celebrate Chocolate Chip Cookie Week the way it was meant to be honored - muching on homemade goodies a la my old French friend Nes-lay Toulouse (yes, that's Nestle Tollhouse to you party poopers).

Because like Monica in one of my favorite Friends episodes, I have resigned myself to the fact that all my home tinkering can't improve on the original . . . with one exception. I leave the chips up to my daughter. She's allowed to pull anything I have in the closet out for CCC baking - the white chips, the caramel swirled chips, the half butterscotch, the semi-sweet, the dark, the milk chocolate - and they all go in one big batch.

Yes - it's my kid who has improved on the classic chocolate chip cookie recipe. It seems fitting - chocolate chip cookies are, after all, the ultimate kid treat. Is there any kid that WON'T eat them?

Are you ready to celebrate? Chocolate Chip Cookie Week is the second week of March, and courtesy of Nestle Tollhouse, here's their famous recipe:

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) chips - they call for Nestle Tollhouse, of course, but throw in EVERYTHING you've got
1 cup chopped nuts (with all the nut allergies, I leave these out)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375° F.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake for nine to eleven minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for two minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Image: Very Best Baking

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Cookie Monster Cupcake

Brett Singer — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMT

For this post, allow me to lapse in to Cookie Monster speak. Because how many chances do I get to do that?

Me like cookie. Me like cupcake. But also cookie. (Mostly cookie.) So put cookie in cupcake? Mmmm. Happy.

OK, I'm back.

This looks complicated to make but imagine what a hero you would be if you could pull this off at your child's next birthday party. The look on their little faces would make it all worthwhile.

Source: Buzzfeed

Salmonella Might Be In Second Peanut Plant

Brett Singer — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:26:00 GMT

The AP is reporting that samples from a second Texas plant owned by The Peanut Corp. of America have a "presumptive positive" result. What'd they find? Salmonella.

This just keeps getting worse.

The news is currently being reported as a "maybe," and the AP story says that no products from the plant were shipped to consumers. Personally I have a hard time believing that. Not that I have any knowledge of the situation beyond what I've read. I'm just suspicious.

This line made me furious: the plant in Plainview, Texas "had operated unlicensed and uninspected for nearly four years." How exactly does something like that happen?

Are you still giving your kids peanut butter and jelly? Or have you switched to cream cheese or some other sandwich spread?

Source: AP via Yahoo! News

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Web Index of Recalled Peanut Butter Products Available

JeanneSager — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:52:00 GMT

If yours is one of those households that depends on peanuty goodness to get through the day, the salmonella scandal of '09 has probably sent you rushing to the cabinets each time a new product has been added to the list.

Take heart - you're not the only one!

To make things a little easier on us, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set up a searchable index of recalled peanut butter products.

Broken down into brand name, product name, lot and/or stock numbers, labels and packaging size, the list puts all of the information you need in one place. But you do have to do a thorough check. The initial page lists "peanut butter product recalls" in a long list, making you think that's where you need to go to get all the peanut butter-related products. Not so. Other sections on the page link to lists of crackers that were recalled because of peanut butter or nutrition bars recalled for the same reason.

The overall list includes the pet foods recalled too - so it hits the whole family. And if you're as freaked out by all these food frenzies as I have become, at least you can get all your stress out in one place!

Image: Costco

Girl Scouts Suffering From Economic Downturn Too

JeanneSager — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:28:00 GMT

If you've been counting the days 'til you could pound a sleeve of Thin Mint-y goodness, you might want to count out some extra pennies.

The Girl Scouts of America have been feeling the credit crunch, and they've compensated with a reduction in cookies. Same $3.50 cost a box - just smaller boxes.

Costs for the Scouts are up - with flour rising more than thirty percent, cocoa by at least twenty percent and cooking oils anywhere form forty to one hundred eight-seven percent. That gave the head honchos at Girl Scouts of America three choices: up prices, use cheaper ingredients or sell smaller boxes.

Rather than compromise the quality of the treasured Tag-a-long, they're forcing us to slim our waistlines - or slim our pocketbooks. Want the same number of minty fresh chocolate goodies? Cough up a little more dough.

No one ever said little girls couldn't drive a hard bargain. Good news is out there though - some troops are cutting out the ordering form and stocking up ahead of time on boxes of deliciousness. No more weeks of bugging the kid around the corner while you drool. To find cookies near you, check out GirlScoutCookies.org!

Image: GirlScoutCookies.org

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Three-Year-Old Captures Essence of Familial Relationships

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:06:00 GMT

This video was just the comedic relief I needed at the end of hectic holidays travels punctuated by highly concentrated family time. It's not brand new, but it's worth resuscitating.

You may think this three year-old is being inexcusably mean to his mom by telling her he only likes her when she gives him cookies, but as he keeps explaining his feelings about his mother, you realize he's just being refreshingly frank about the nature of family relationships.

Photo: simpsoncrazy.com

Time for Gummy-Worm Compost: Green Gingerbread House Competition

Miriam Axel-Lute — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:30:00 GMT

Are you fond of gingerbread houses, but always found them a little, well, wasteful? Perhaps even (dare we say it?) too greenhouse-gas emitting?

Step up to the plate! Have your gingerbread and green it too! (Sorry. Couldn't help it.) It's the 2nd annual Bake for a Change challenge, wherein gingerbread houses compete for the title of most sustainable!

No, really, check it out. The rules are simple: it must be all edible, contain at least four sustainable design elements, and include a minimum of four walls, a floor, a door, two windows, and a roof. The hosts even helpfully include links to both sustainable design primers and ginderbread recipes. Enter by uploading pics to Flickr. And there's still time: deadline is Dec. 31.

The winner from last year was creative and super super nerdy (licorice shoelaces representing the "ground-source heat-pump external ground loop" anyone?).

I'm a little fonder of the approach of Janet Stemwedel over at Adventures in Ethics and Science, who, along with things like an orange-peel gutter leading to a rain barrel, also took the mandate more literally, using "recycled candy from a kindergarten graduation 4.5 years ago" and "ancient lollipops" and reducing the carbon footprint of making new gingerbread by using "reclaimed graham crackers." (Her family's house is pictured above.)

That may be stretching the "edible" rule a bit, but it's at least as much in the spirit as artificially-flavored-wafer-cookie solar panels, you know?

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Babble Talk: The Easter Bunny Can House Santa

JeanneSager — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:31:00 GMT

Poor Santa. For about four weeks, he gets to play bad cop - so we don't have to. For a month, every time they even think of being the slightest bit naughty, there's that warning "Santa's watching."

Is it any wonder they stop believing?

The little girl in my favorite edition thus far of Kids Say the Cutest Things here on Babble might be switching up her favorite holiday. Let me lay out the evidence:

Mom- you have to eat your peas. Girl- I don't want to. Mom- If you don't eat your peas then Santa won't come. Girl (mutters under her breath)- The easter bunny would never make me do this.

Poor guy's going to get a complex . . . or lose the battle. His cookie fix is starting to make more sense all the time.

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A Mother Celebrates the Return of Mother’s Cookies

SunnyChanel — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:13:00 GMT

There are certain things that you just can’t wait to share with your offspring; participating in holiday traditions, playing your favorite board game and indulging in your favorite childhood treat. I was heart broken earlier this year when I thought I would never able to share my own childhood junk food guilty pleasure with my own daughter, the sinfully sugary delight that is Mother’s Circus Animals.

Mother's Cake & Cookie Co., the makers of this hot pink and white, frosted and colorfully sprinkled confections, filed Chapter 11 last October. The factory was in San Francisco, my hometown, and it had operated there for 92 years. Being that is was a home grown delicacy made it seem all the more close to my heart (and cavities).

But my daughter and I now have a reason to celebrate and invest in more tooth paste. Kellogg’s, the maker of Frosted Flakes, Cheez-it’s and Eggos, has bought the recipes of all of Mom’s goodies, which includes such superstar treats like Chips Deluxe, Fudge Shoppe, Sandies and the Circus Animals. No word on when he new incarnation of the cookies will hit the market, but I do relish the day when I can let my kid bite into a piece of my own childhood. Unheathy, yes. But worth it? Ohhhh yes.

Source: Dlisted/CNN

Bite Into A Fetus!

SunnyChanel — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:10:00 GMT

Are you planning a Pro-life bake sale, a OB-GYN potluck or just a baby shower with a questionable taste level? Well, then this is for you. A perfect way to delicously celebrate the not-yet-born is with this oh-so-odd fetus cookie cutter.

Now, I like a cookie as much as the next person, but even me and my cookie monsteresque ways would refrain from biting into one of these creepy concoctions. On the Broadstreet blog over at Salon.com, their “WFT” of the day was the discovery off this oddly off putting baking accessory. If you're more intrigued than off put, you can get your own for $9.99. The website that sells them is aptly named StupidToys.com and their pitch for the item is… “At last, EVERYBODY can have "one in the oven" with the deliciously disturbing Fetus Cookie Cutter!”

Now my appetite is ruined, and right before Christmas Cookie season. Damn.

Cookies that time forgot - Hydrox

Brett Singer — Sat, 31 May 2008 20:54:00 GMT

Kellogg's has decided to bring back the cookie that everyone always thought of as an Oreo also-ran. The reason? An online petition that was signed by a whopping 1,000 people. They also received 1,300 phone calls.

Now, maybe I'm crazy, but that doesn't sound like enough of a fan base to bring back a product. Unless these people realllly like their Hydrox, it seems unlikely that they will buy enough cookies to justify the re-release. This year is the 100th anniversary of Hydrox's introduction in 1908, so maybe that's another reason. The cookies will only be sold for "a limited time" beginning in August, although if sales are good one imagines the cookie will stick around for a while.

As it turns out, Hydrox was introduced 4 years before Oreos, which makes one wonder why Sunshine Biscuits Co. (since absorbed by Kellogg) didn't go the Mattel route and attempt to sue Nabisco into oblivion. (Maybe lawsuits weren't so popular in the early part of the 20th century. Or maybe they did sue, and they lost.)

Back in the day, one of Hydrox's main attractions was that the filling was made without lard, rendering it Kosher (literally), and also Vegan-friendly. According to this site, Oreo no longer uses pig fat. That's too bad, since that could've made for a great marketing campaign. Hook up with PETA, tap into the no-animal-products snack food base, get Pam Anderson to do the ads, wearing nothing except a thin coating of cookies... Now they'll have to rely on that gigantic 1,000 strong fan base.

image: What on Earth?!

Kitchenista: Say It With Cookies

Adrienne Martini — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:30:00 GMT

There are some emotions that can only be expressed through baked goods. Sure, love and sweets go hand-in-hand -- but there are subtle moods, too, like "sucks to be you; have a pie." Or "Sorry I can be an idiot; eat this cupcake."

Allie Firestone understands those moments that need more than a card but less than a party. Her mom's make-everything-better cookies weren't fancy. Still, they were exactly what Firestone and her sisters needed when life was bringing them down.

Now you can add them to your repertoire, too. For all of life's little bruises, a treat can be a damn fine (and tasty) bandage.

Photo credit: www.forgetmeknots.com

Two Girl Scouts Won't Sell Cookies Because of the Orangutans

Kelly Mills — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:32:00 GMT

Okay, for the record, I was a Girl Scout. I sold the cookies, I got the badges, I went to the camp. I was never super into it, nor did I hate it. It was just one of the activities I did growing up. I'm saying this because I want you to know I have no personal vendetta against the Girl Scouts, even though I keep reporting on the downsides of their damn cookies.

So two Michigan Girl Scouts are refusing to sell cookies, because they care about endangered orangutans. The cookies have palm oil in them, and the production of palm oil is contributing to deforestation and the destruction of the Indonesian orangutan's habitat. The girls, Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen, learned about palm oil production while doing research for a project, and since their project aims to raise money to help the orangutans, they felt selling the cookies would go against their goals. Madison says, "We've seen pictures of orangutans set afire and beaten. You really want to reach out and do all you can to help save them." So far these girls have done more to save the endangered animals than most adults, bless their hearts.

Kitchenista: Gluten Free Passover Sweets

Adrienne Martini — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Despite repeated attempts by my little Italian grandmother to convert because she wanted a maid (long story), I can't claim any Jewish heritage. My knowledge of all of the holy holidays is limited. I can't tell Yom Kippur from Purim without wikipedia and a map. For what it's worth, I need the same help with most of the Catholic holidays, too.

But one thing I do know is that Passover desserts are frequently gluten-free, what with the limit on leavened baked goods. Any recipes that don't contain matzoh will be safe for Celiacs, like my oldest, or those with wheat allergies.

Like this cookie recipe by Susie Fishbein. You can't go wrong with almonds and sugar. Or anything labeled a Macaroon. Yum.

Photo credit: Evan Sung for The New York Times

No More Sugar Mama

Amy Kuras — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:03:00 GMT

When I was a kid, Valentine's Day was a great excuse to overdose on sugar, chocolate, and red dye #40. School parties featured cupcakes and punch and candy hearts while my parents usually had some kind of treat for us at home. It was second only to Halloween in terms of the deliciousness level, not to mention the sugar high.

How times have changed. Last night, for my daughter's preschool party, I made not cookies, not cupcakes, but plain, lightly salted popcorn. Other choices on the sign up sheet included red apples, snap peas, strawberries, and bagels.

All perfectly wonderful and tasty food, but party food? Come on now.

My daughter's school has a "healthy lunch policy" that carries over into celebrations. Anything sent to school has to be free of added sugars, artificial sweeteners, and food dyes. And it seems more schools are going this way. One, in Georgia, calls itself the first sugar-free public elementary school in the country.

I know, and fully support, all the good reasons to do this – not least of which is not creating the association between "celebration" and "junk food." And heaven knows I would not want to be the teacher that has to handle 25 energetic preschoolers after they've been all amped up on sugar. Dealing with the one I have when she gets to have, say, a brownie can make me wish for a child-safe tranquilizer dart. We try to stay away from processed and junky food at home.

And soon enough, she'll know the small thrill of a pink-frosted heart-shaped cookie.

Photo: NoSugarAddedShop.com

Crafty: Eat My Heart. Eat It.

Adrienne Martini — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:30:00 GMT

In keeping with my kids' crafting mantra, which is "keep their little hands busy," I give you an easy project for the weekend. Plus, it fits the whole V-day theme and is edible. It's a win no matter where you look.

Our -- me plus three kids under the age of nine -- results are in the picture at right. And, no, I didn't intern with Martha. Nor did the kids, far as I know.

The hardest part is making the cookies and frosting. A recipe for rolled sugar cookies is here -- but if you don't feel like fussing with actual mixing, you could by pre-made dough at your grocery. And if you have a gluten-free child, a great recipe is here.

Roll it reasonably flat and cut into hearts. A heart shaped cutter is nice -- but you could also just hack out a heart-shaped template out of clean cardboard or throw caution to the wind and freehand. Whatever. Kids won't care.

Make (or buy) royal icing, which we used because it dries, um, hard, and sprinkles. Set it all out on a table. Yell "these won't decorate themselves!" Move out of the way.

Our biggest problem was keeping the decorations from being eaten before they made it onto a cookie. You may have better luck.

Girl Scout Robbed, Gets Crime Victim Badge

Kelly Mills — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:39:00 GMT

I love those stories about heists and capers gone wrong because the thief tried to rob the 7-11 where everyone knew him or attempted to deposit a check with his home address while pointing a gun at the bank teller and demanding the contents of the safe. And this story--of a Girl Scout getting robbed--has elements of that. Now, who would rob a girl scout and take her cookie money? Isn't that right up there with punching a nun or something?

I'll tell you who: a twelve-year-old kid. Nicole Grant, a ten-year-old Girl Scout, took an order from a kid on a bike, who then swiped the ziplock bag containing all $28 of Nicole's cookie cash stash and made her escape on a bike. Police tracked the suspect to her home, because she had put her address on the cookie order form. Um, duh. Now, Girl Scouts are supposed to be accompanied by adults at all times during the cookie sales, but I guess Nicole went solo entrepreneur without the knowledge of her parents. Her dad said, "But you learn from your mistakes, and she understands that now." I bet. She holds the distinction of being the first GS robbed in Savannah, the founding place of the Girl Scouts. Maybe she'll get a badge for that.

Kitchenista: Let Them Eat Cookies

Adrienne Martini — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:30:00 GMT

One of my little ~~demons~~ darlings has Celiac Disease, which means she can't ingest anything with gluten in it. Once we got the official diagnosis, all foods that had even the slightest trace of wheat, rye or barley in them immediately went on the verboten list. At first, it was an enormous ordeal. At 18 months in, it's not so bad -- especially since my daughter the Diva is now so vibrantly healthy.

The gluten free life isn't so bad. Any diet that lets you eat chocolate and corn chips isn't a hardship. Some situations, however, are still a massive pain in the heiner. Eating out can be tricky, especially once you factor in a 5-year old's food fussiness. It's tough to come up with gluten free baked goods that don't taste, well, like gluten free baked goods.

Enter the gluten free peanut butter cookie, dreamed up by Shauna James Ahern, the Gluten Free Girl. The ingredients are straightforward and require no odd flours, flour blends or gums. All you need is peanut butter, sugar, an egg, baking soda, an oven and the ability to roll things into balls. Kids can help make 'em, too, which is always a plus.

I know gluten free foodies always say this but -- these cookies are as addictive as the "real" thing.

Right now, I'm trying to come up with equally tasty lunchbox items. Anyone have any ideas?

Kitchenista: Easiest Christmas Cookies in the Universe

Karen Murphy — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:57:00 GMT

I wrote a whiny post earlier this week over at Parentricity all about this time of year and cookies. See, there's a birthday right smack in the whole holiday thing and even though I've been doing this for nearly 12 years now, I still don't quite have the knack of the timing thing, working in birthday cake amid cookies, and what kind of cookies and how many, and hello, who's going to make them (don't answer that. I already know who).

Which is why I absolutely LOVE this cookie recipe. Not technically a cookie (it's actually a meringue), it's not only easy but also forgiving. As in, you can leave it in the oven all night. What's not to love about that?

Meringue Cookies

3 egg whites

sugar, superfine if you have it

vanilla

Um, how easy is this? Beat the egg whites until peaks form, adding a bit of sugar at a time to taste (probably 1/4 - 1/3 cup in all; one recipe says 2 tb. per egg white). These need to be stiff but not dry; they should look glossy. Fold in 1 teaspoon vanilla. [OPTIONAL: Like chocolate? Adding about 1/4 cup cocoa and a bit more sugar works well.]

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a cookie sheet. Use a fancy-schmancy pastry bag if you want (I never have with these). They can be pretty close together since they aren't going to spread or anything. Bake at 200 degrees for several hours until dry and crisp and they snap right off the baking sheet into your mouth.

Want to get fancier? How about almond-cinnamon meringues? Or better yet, supposedly-authentic French patisserie meringues (these were heaven in Paris)? (A warning, however: there's a bit of a smackdown going insofar as technique. I like the French-style very-low-heat-for-hours technique, while others prefer the higher-heat-and-a-chewier-product technique. You be the judge.)

Things Fall Apart: Bella Cuchina "Death by Chocolate" Cookies

Karen Murphy — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:24:00 GMT

I am totally not making that up. The cookies really are called "Death by Chocolate" and they really can cause death or at least a severe anaphylactic reaction. The Bella Cuchina cookies were sold in boutique shops throughout the U.S and a couple in Canada (here's a list), in 6-oz. bags. The Food and Drug Administration is recalling them because they contain walnuts; however the package does not state this information which could be potentially deadly to anyone with a severe nut allergy.

The cookies were made on June 14, 2007 and July 5, 2007 and the recall extends to 36 cases of cookies. It's pretty likely that you wouldn't come in contact with these cookies due to the low number produced, but on the other hand if you're one of those people scanning product labels to look for "safe" foods for you or your kids, every piece of information helps.

I just wish they weren't already named Death by Chocolate so I could make fun of them, but anaphylactic shock is nothing funny.

Girl Scouts Cut Trans Fats from Cookies

Karen Murphy — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:52:00 GMT

Following in the wake of other manufacturers who rid their products of trans fats after the FDA began requiring changes to food labels to divulge information on the substance last year, the Girl Scouts are announcing that their entire line of cookies is trans fat free. Well, almost. FDA regulations state that labels can carry the words "zero trans fats" if they have a trace or more than a trace of the artery-clogging nasty stuff. Girl Scouts cookies will carry up to half a gram of it per serving, which adds up quickly when you've consumed an entire row of Thin Mints in one sitting. Oops, maybe that's just me. Anyway, the new cookies are healthi-er, and that's an improvement. There's even a new sugar-free cookie (bleh). And they say that the taste of the new cookies hasn't been affected adversely. I'll just be the judge of that, thank you. Now gimme another box, willya?

[via That's Fit]