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https://www.healthline.com/health-news/every-girl-scout-cookie-ranked

Healthline recently published an article ranking Girl Scout Cookies from healthiest to least healthiest.

Now look I get it, Girl Scout Cookies are great and we are approaching a season in which many people will be supporting their local Girl Scouts and stocking their pantries with their cookies. But in what world is one of the biggest health media outlets ranking Girl Scout Cookies and giving tips on how to indulge them?

In the article, the Healthline does call out that they know cookies aren’t considered healthy but that “doesn’t mean we can’t have a few treats once in a while, nor does it mean our diet is “unhealthy” when we do.”

Now I agree with the sentiment that its okay to treat yourself from time to time. But to be honest, I dont really love the idea of us telling ourselves we are healthy when we do it. This is a slippery slope. Of course having a good relationship with food is important and mentally punishing ourselves is not useful, but do we really think that telling ourselves every time we decide to eat junk food that “it’s okay, this is moderation and its healthy” is a strategy that is going to help people long term?

Let’s just use Girl Scout Cookies as an example. How many people that buy Girl Scout Cookies have ever said, “Wow those cookies lasted me a long time because I only had 1 every now and again?”

Anyone? Show of hands?

No, what happens is people stock their pantries with these cookies and then they overeat them until they’re gone and then they feel terrible about it afterwards.

I get that we want to promote a healthy relationship with food but let’s be honest, maybe a major health media outlet like Healthline should be telling people ways to replace Girl Scout cookies instead of how to indulge in them.

Plus, their ranking was terrible. They ranked Trefoils as #1 because it is low in calories, saturated fat, and cholesterol. All things that don’t actually matter. Meanwhile Trefoils are made from enriched wheat flour, sugar, corn syrup, corn starch, and soy.

Yea Healthline, sounds like a pretty healthy option.