I like to eat. It's that simple. As much as I know I need to watch what I eat (and I try to), I just really, really love me some F.O.O.D.
Whenever I'm trying not to eat like a pig, these are the foods that can seriously trip me up.
5 Foods I'm Clearly Addicted To
1) Potatoes. My initial instinct is to blame my mom for this one. Apparently, while PT was preggers with me, there was a period of time where she could only eat potatoes without getting sick. Of course, I realize that means it was my fault she could only ingest potatoes and not her fault that I'm addicted to potatoes. Really, any form of tater is good for me. Fries, baked, gratin, mashed...Fried. I had a lightening bolt moment a couple of weeks ago. HUBS makes this thing he calls Crazy Potatoes; he nukes about 6 or 7 of them, mashes them up and adds a shit load of butter and sour cream. As you can imagine, they are really good. One night I was eating these taters off the communal plate and it hit me that I'd probably had 4 whole potatoes. No one needs that many in one sitting as a side dish to dinner! What was I doing?! So, I've stopped eating the Crazy Potatoes. Luckily, it's not as hard as I thought it was going to be.
2) Bread. My God. This is really all I need. Some veggies and a crapper load of bread and I've got myself a meal. I'm open to any variety except rye and black. And, because of that, I had to reign myself in several years ago. I try to stick to 4 pieces of bread a day or less. That includes bagels, cornbread, rolls, crackers, pitas, and flatbreads. Keeping my bread desires tamped down is a lot harder than my need for potatoes, but we all have our crosses to bear.
3) Cheese. I used to stick with American, mozzarella and cheddar. Then I discovered Colby, Monterey jack and pepper jack. Now I also eat provolone, gouda, fontina and specialty cheeses mixed with berries or rosemary or nuts. God! The shit is just good. It literally makes everything better. My hips are probably made of 50 percent cheese. And, honestly? I'm OK with that.
4) Chocolate. This must be an age thing. I was fine with chocolate when I was young, but I wasn't crazy for it. When I was a teen I craved sweets but never chocolate specifically. Then I moved out of my mom's place after college and discovered chocolate chips melted with peanut butter. That was all it took for me to have occasional moments where I space out and daydream of eating my way out of a vat of warm, melted chocolate with a box of vanilla wafers to scoop the sweet stuff up. This is the number one reason I started exercising again; so I can continue eating this insane level of chocolate without getting diabetes. Oh, yes.
5) Dessert. Speaking of sweets...Know what I used to do? As a kid, I'd wait until my dad was at work and my mom was asleep. I'd sneak into the kitchen, get the cream cheese out of the fridge, set myself up next to the sugar bowl on the table and stick thinly sliced bits of cheese into the sugar and eat them. That, my friends, is a dangerous sweet tooth. Let's understand, I don't consider fruit dessert. I can eat fruit for an after dinner snack, but it's not the same. Dessert must be ooey, gooey and bad for me in order for me to consider it true dessert. Give me your cakes and pies, your muffins and scones, your donuts and cookies. I will eat them and have fruit some other time.
What foods are you addicted to?
5 comments:
Desserts and chocolate are not on my big list. But when we hit bread and cheese I am with you. There are so many different cheeses to explore. Another big one for me is just about anything sour (this was my mother's biggest craving when I was in there).
Most of us have foods that we can not stay away from. I too, love bread and desserts. I believe the best way to combat these foods is to enjoy these wonderful foods in moderation.
Hands down I am addicted to Tostitos. I try not to bring a bag home very often because I will eat the entire thing once I open it. I like them best with salsa verde, but most other salsas will do as well. They are so salty, and do delicious, and so damn fattening!
Adrienne,
The food that I would have to say that I am addicted to would be sour cream and onion potato chips.
Love them,
Jenn
Jon: I am not much of a sour girl, but I do love a good kosher pickle from time to time.
Susan: Moderation is the key. Of course, I find sometimes I like to have a day where I just indulge all the cravings then get back on track the next day!
Jeri: I LOVE chips and salsa! And I've recently become addicted to the Tostitos bean & cheese dip. SO GOOD!
MsJ: You say potato and I am with you.
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