Muffin Top Inducers

Trader Joe's is evil. All the organic, natural hullabaloo about their food equates to me unabashedly grabbing anything from the aisles that looks mildly appetizing. This is correspondingly followed by the very attractive display of me gorging myself for hours in front of the tv because I. Can't. Resist. The Tastiness.

Yesterday, I took the liberty of actually checking the nutritional information of my favorites. I now hate myself..and I still can't stop eating.

Reasons why I can't join Amy and Jess on their non-sweets Lent journey:
1. Candy Cane Joe Joe's
Imagine Oreos with the cloying artificial sweetness in the cream replaced by finally ground pepperminty goodness. Now imagine them on sale for 50 cents per box because TJ's is getting rid of their Christmas overstock. Ohhhhh yum.


2. Mini Peanut Butter Cups
So aside from the smoother texture and the mellower chocolate versus the Reese's counterpart, the tiny bite sizes is where the sugar addiction downfall occurs. Normally, the overwhelming richness of regular/mini peanut butter cups makes it so I can just stick with one (or two, who am I kidding?). But by making the cups oh-so-small, the candy's allowing me a small break between bites to cleanse my palate and start the peanut-butter and chocolate addiction all over again with no end in sight. Anyone remember Ramona Quimby and her apples? The first bite always being the best?
It's kind of like that.


3. Greek Yogurt
In terms of deceptive goodies, this one takes the cake. I buy it, thinking, "Oo yogurt! Good for my bowels! And lightly flavored with honey means no overwhelming added sugar content!" So I'm happily satiating myself with my little tub of lightly tangy, oh so creamy bliss, mentally congratulating myself on finding a low-maintenance breakfast food I actually enjoy.

Then I decide to embark on the usual morning food container reading.

Well, goodness explained.

Second Ingredient: Cream. Fat Content per serving: Scary. Can't wait to buy some more!


In Summary: Orthorexia Nervosa actually exists?