treestarfae Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/palm-oil-and-scout-cookies-the-battle-drags-on/?ref=earth Here's the green palm organization stickers they're going to put on the cookie boxes- http://www.greenpalm.org/ Yuck, this is a major reason why we stopped selling cookies with GS. Besides the menial amount the troop gets from selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyLady Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I'm trying to avoid buying anything with palm oil. I feel bad for the orangutans. I just saw a picture today of a baby orangutan that was orphaned when its mother was killed. It was also missing fingers. I don't even want to go into why...... It's just awful what's happening because of palm oil. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacus2 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 What is the healthy and environmentally friendly alternative? Palm oil has been replacing hydrogenated oils, which are horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 What is the healthy and environmentally friendly alternative? Palm oil has been replacing hydrogenated oils, which are horrible. Coconut oil? Olive oil? Butter? Applesauce? (well, in baking anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeyNewt Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 What is the healthy and environmentally friendly alternative? Palm oil has been replacing hydrogenated oils, which are horrible. Coconut oil -- very sustainable. Grows in most soil (including sand by the sea) and bears fruits for over 50 years. Pretty affordable too, if you buy it in bulk. We just had a falling out with our Camp Fire Group. It is kind of funny, they sell Almond Roca... and most of the group refused to sell it because of the palm oil. It was a big stink for a few weeks till the group disbanded from Camp Fire, because of the crazy fees you have to pay if you decided not to sell any candy. Group is still together and we have decided to fund our own activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I wonder what other products Palm Oil shows up in. Anyone have a general list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 We haven't bought GS cookies for years because they are full of chemicals, preservatives and other yuck. My kids and I always end up trying some new, fun cookie recipe (usually chocolate!) when the GS start showing up in front of Kroger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I stopped buying the cookies because I could not justify $4 a box for the shrinking cookies and I did not like how little the troop received. Now I have an environmental reason too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 "The Girl Scout leadership also pledged to move to a certified sustainable source of palm oil by 2015." 2015. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 So what's an alternative to palm oil shortening for times you need shortening and butter or coconut oil won't work? I'm thinking especially of frosting--I do equal parts butter and shortening, and like that a lot more than all butter. :bigear: Butter and coconut oil do not work the way as palm shortening and that is especially important in some dishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I read the article and was really impressed by the girls running the campaign. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I had no idea there were issues with palm oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 So what's an alternative to palm oil shortening for times you need shortening and butter or coconut oil won't work? I'm thinking especially of frosting--I do equal parts butter and shortening, and like that a lot more than all butter. I buy Spectrum when I need shortening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I had no idea there were issues with palm oil. Me either and I live in a country where palm oil is its major export. There is palm oil in everything here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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