Easily digestible tech news... http://www.techdirt.com/ en-us http://www.techdirt.com/images/td-88x31.gifhttp://www.techdirt.com/ Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:00:00 PDT Joyce Hung http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120301/16164617937/dailydirt-girl-scout-cookies-make-everything-better.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120301/16164617937/dailydirt-girl-scout-cookies-make-everything-better.shtml Samoas are most popular, followed closely by Thin Mints. Too bad the cookie season is ending, but here are a few Girl Scout Cookie-related links to tide you over until next season.

• Apparently, Nestle Crunch Thin Mints Girl Scout Cookie hybrid candy bars are real, in all their "dark chocolate cookie wafers and mint chocolate creme, topped with airy crispies" goodness. These limited edition candy bars will be available later this year, and other popular Girl Scout Cookie flavors, like Samoas and Tagalongs, will also be available. [url]
• If you just can't wait until next season -- or if you object to consuming partially hydrogenated oils -- you can always make your own Girl Scout Cookies at home. There are recipes out there for the most popular flavors, and there are also many variations, like Gluten-Free Thin Mints and Samoas Scones. [url]
• Did you know that the palm oil used to make Girl Scout Cookies endangers rainforests and thousands of species of wildlife, and contributes to human rights abuses? If you want guilt-free cookies, go sign the petition to eliminate the use of unsustainable palm oil in Girl Scout Cookies. [url]
• To discover more food-related links, check out what's floating around in StumbleUpon. [url]  

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]]> urls-we-dig-up http://www.techdirt.com/comment_rss.php?sid=20120301/16164617937 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:00:00 PDT Michael Ho http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101122/05015411966/dailydirt-food-numbers.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20101122/05015411966/dailydirt-food-numbers.shtml Reese's peanut butter cups infographics about food. Here are just a few random sets of data on food consumption in the US.

• Just as you probably already knew: Thin Mints are the most popular Girl Scout cookies, raking in about 25% of Girl Scout cookie sales. Samoas (aka Caramel deLites) come in at #2 with 19% of sales. [url]
• What does the average American consume in a year? Hmm: 110 lbs of red meat vs 415 lbs of vegetables? Do those numbers sound right to you? [url]
• In a survey of 500 "dudes" (ages 18-35), 90% of them had visited a McDonald's in the last 3 months. It's gotta be the fries -- a surprisingly high percentage of guys just get a drink or fries. [url]
• To discover more food-related links, check out what's floating around in StumbleUpon. [url]  

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