Saturday, July 21, 2012

Comfort Foods

Oh, they tell us not to give a kid a cookie to cheer him up.  They say it's bad to find comfort in food.  Depressed?  Don't you dare have a bowl of ice cream.  In a cranky mood?  Don't find your solace in making your favorite supper.  M&M's when life seems overwhelming?  Shame on you.

BAH.  Humbug.

Personally, I like taking comfort from comfort foods.

But then you get older.  Pizza may make your mouth happy and lift your spirits.  But your stomach says, "Excuse me?  Pizza?  It's 9:30 in the evening, you fool!"  Snickers make you feel better for 10-20 minutes, but then you pay for it later.

So where do you find comfort when you know that you really really really ought to exercise self-control, and not have that rum&coke, not have that 8 oz bag of candy bars, or not have that third slice of pizza?  (Did I say "third"?   Uh... I meant "second."  Well, no.  I meant "first."  Shoot.  You're never going to believe me, are you?)

The chocolate cookies on the counter are calling my name.

4 comments:

  1. When you figure out the answer please let me know!

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  2. You could suddenly develop a food allergy in your mid 30s. That's the route I took. (hahaha) It's not fun, but it does work...

    My "comfort foods" are now things like: good cheese. A gin and tonic. A dark beer. Really good coffee.

    It's not quite the same thing, but it's at least something.

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  3. Jane, the pop and the ice cream make me feel cruddy enough that it's pretty easy to maintain self-control. But avoiding the foods with melted cheese? Argh!

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  4. One trick that I use is to eat light yogurt with some chocolate chips stirred in, but I use a baby spoon and eat it real slow. It helps with a sweet/ creamy craving. Good luck and post if you get any good ideas!

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