Girl Scout Samoas: How Many Calories?

Young girls wearing blue, brown and green vests are knocking on doors right now, selling those irresistible boxes of Girl Scout cookies. And it's nearly impossible to say no -- Girl Scouts either touched you as a child or someone in your family. Besides, they're still selling mouth-watering Thin Mints and those rich and chewy Samoas.

Besides doling out $4.00 a box (remember, it's a fundraiser), how many calories will two Girl Scout Samoas cost you?

Two Samoas have 150 calories and 8 grams of fat. There's no healthy nutritional story here, but that's usually the case when gooey caramel, chocolate and coconut hit your mouth. Ration carefully, work out regularly and your waistline and the Girl Scouts' bottom line will be fine. Consider ordering the new Girl Scouts Thank U Berry Munch flavor -- two cookies sport 120 calories. For all you Thin Mints fans, crumbling four over your ice cream is an extra 160 calories.

Keep reading for all the reasons why those fad cookie diets are a silly way to lose weight.