Green Options » dulce_de_leche http://greenoptions.com/tag/dulce_de_leche Posts tagged 'dulce_de_leche' Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Girl Scouts cookies - Courage, Confidence, Character & Corn Syrup http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/03/13/girl-scouts-cookies-courage-confidence-character-corn-syrup/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/03/13/girl-scouts-cookies-courage-confidence-character-corn-syrup/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:32:55 +0000 Keith Rockmael http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/03/13/girl-scouts-cookies-courage-confidence-character-corn-syrup/ The economy may be in the toilet but ones things for sure this time of year the Girl Scouts will be out in whatever city or rural town selling their cookies. Yes, they have expanded their selection from the basic chocolate chip to such flavors as Dulce de Leche but for $4 a box the economy would have to get real bad for people not to support the Girl Scouts and buy a box or two.

Here’s the thing that gets us. What then heck are these baked goods made from? These little morsels hardly come from just flour and sugar like cookies should be. Instead these little baked treats contain ingredients that would make Michael Pollen cringe. When little girls (or boys for that matter) hardly learn to bake they hardly reach for Palm Oil and TBHQ or Anhydrous Dextrose.

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