Junkfood Addiction

[Drac]

So do you have one? Is there something that you know is fattening and not good for you but occasionally you indulge yourself or rather over-indulge? Snyders of Berlin (available only in Ohio I think) makes a cheese puff that is so addicting I can polish off a whole bag..Am I alone??

 

[terryl965]

Man I just love deep fried twnkies but they are so bad for you....

 

[Makalakumu]

That's a good question. Can you be addicted to junkfood? Is junkfood addicting? I've read a couple of books that have basically shown that it is physically addicting.

 

[MBuzzy]

It is definitely addicting and a lot of companies do everythign in their power to perpetuate this. Extra sugar, preservatives that make you more hungry or thirsty, etc. Personally, I eat WAY too much junk food. If I stopped, I'd probably lose 20 lbs in a month, just from not eating junk food anymore.

 

[OnlyAnEgg]

cHEEZITS, MAN. cHEEZITS.

 

[Drac]

Man I just love deep fried twnkies but they are so bad for you....

Did ya ever have deep fried Oreos??

 

[Cryozombie]

Yes, I have a Junk food addiction. Blah.

"Flamin Hot" chips and their Ilk, primarily.

I'm trying to quit tho.

 

[Blade96]

So do you have one? Is there something that you know is fattening and not good for you but occasionally you indulge yourself or rather over-indulge? Snyders of Berlin (available only in Ohio I think) makes a cheese puff that is so addicting I can polish off a whole bag..Am I alone??

Nope, not alone. I used to have one. But i quit. was hard, but if you have the will power enough, you can overcome addiction. You might need help, but you can.

 

[Bruno@MT]

Not really. I used to eat a lot of king peppermints, but pretty much quit except for the occasional after diner peppermint. I can finish a big bag of potato chips / cheesy poofs / whatever but I just don't. It helps buying only little packets instead of big bags. Mind you, they don't even sell the US style '2 pounds of potato chips' bags over here.

The thing that comes closest to junk food is salted and roasted cashew nuts. I really love them, but I can make a 4 ounce packet last a week so I guess that hardly qualifies as an addiction.

Coffee is not really a junkfood, is it :angel:

 

[Bill Mattocks]

I haven't heard this song in quite awhile, but your thread reminded me of it...

Junk Food Junkie
Larry Groce

You know I love that organic cooking
I always ask for more
And they call me Mr. Natural
On down to the health food store
I only eat good sea salt
White sugar
don't touch my lips
And my friends is always
Begging me to take them
On macrobiotic trips
Yes, they are

Oh, but at night I take out my strongbox
That I keep under lock and key
And I take it off to my closet
Where nobody else can see
I open that door so slowly
Take a peek up north and south
Then I pull out a Hostess Twinkie
And I pop it in my mouth

Yeah, in the daytime I'm Mr. Natural
Just as healthy as I can be
But at night I'm a junk food junkie
Good lord have pity on me

Well, at lunchtime
You can always find me
At the Whole Earth Vitamin Bar
Just sucking on my plain white yogurt
From my hand thrown pottery jar
And sippin' a little hand pressed cider
With a carrot stick for dessert
And wiping my face
In a natural way
On the sleeve of my peasant shirt
Oh yeah

Ah, but when that clock strikes midnight
And I'm all by myself
I work that combination
On my secret hideaway shelf
And I pull out some Fritos corn chips
Dr. Pepper and an Ole Moon Pie
Then I sit back in glorious expectation
Of a genuine junk food high

Oh yeah, in the daytime I'm Mr. Natural
Just as healthy as I can be
But at night I'm a junk food junkie
Good lord have pity on me

My friends down at the commune
They think I'm pretty neat
Oh, I don't know nothing about arts and crafts
But I give 'em all something to eat
I'm a friend to old Euell Gibbons
And I only eat homegrown spice
I got a John Keats autographed Grecian urn
Filled up with my brown rice
Yes, I do

Oh, but folks lately I have been spotted
With a Big Mac on my breath
Stumbling into a Colonel Sanders
With a face as white as death
I'm afraid someday they'll find me
Just stretched out on my bed
With a handful of Pringles Potato Chips
And a Ding Dong by my head

In the daytime I'm Mr. Natural
Just as healthy as I can be
But at night I'm a junk food junkie
Good lord have pity on me

 

[Flea]

This is always ground worth covering. :fanboy:

I still love those rotgut off-brand fish sticks. And southern sweet tea. And Troma movies (which qualify for the fattening label for all the hours they glue my butt to the couch.) Ruffles cheddar-sour cream potato chips.

My mom's chicken broccoli casserole, the one made with a cup of mayo and two cans of cream of ___ soup. Of course I know how to make it myself, but it's sooo much better when she does. The comfort factor of mom-cuisine never fades, no matter how old one gets.

Coffee with LOTS of half and half.

Of course, I'm blessed with a metabolism like a bullet train, and I've never struggled with weight in my life. So do I even quality for participation on this thread?

 

[Drac]

Coffee with LOTS of half and half.

I like International Delights ameretto flavored creamer

Of course, I'm blessed with a metabolism like a bullet train, and I've never struggled with weight in my life. So do I even quality for participation on this thread?

You are correct, you dont belong here...I think I hate you....LOL

 

[CoryKS]

cHEEZITS, MAN. cHEEZITS.

Seconded. Can't stop eating them.