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Quaker Chewy Girl Scouts Granola Bars
Quaker Chewy Girl Scouts Granola Bars

WHAT: Quaker Chewy Girl Scouts Granola Bars

STATS: Vary slightly by flavor. One bar (sold in boxes of eight) contains 100 calories and 3 fat, 18 carbohydrate, 1 fiber, 7-8 sugar and 1 protein grams. We found them at Target, 420 S. University Ave., Little Rock. Visit quakeroats.com.

THE SKINNY: Girl Scout Cookie time came and went all too quickly -- at least my short-lived stash did.

So it was exciting to see these Quaker Chewy Girl Scouts Bars in Thin Mints and Caramel Coconut (think: Samoas) on store shelves. Maybe they'd give us an easy, portion-controlled, 100-calorie fix in the cookie off-season.

But they don't taste like Girl Scout Cookies. They just taste like granola bars; and mint and granola really don't mix.

Quaker, we're taking your cookie badge back.

-- Jennifer Christman

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ActiveStyle on 05/02/2016

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