Before hopping on the subway this morning, I went into Starbucks for a hot cup of coffee to warm up the gray, rainy New York day. As I was standing in line with the other poor schmucks addicted to this over-priced crack, I gazed into the glass cookie display case. My favorite cookie, the Rainbow Cookie, smiled at me. But as I smiled back, I blinked to clear my blurred vision. I couldn’t believe my eyes.
Right there written beneath the cookie was, “$2.75 and 470 calories.”
Now, people, look–I do this for living. I am an expert in the field of health, wellness, and exercise. I studied nutrition in college. But even I was ASTONISHED! Even I was completely floored that, although it’s a big cookie, it has more calories than my entire lunch. I make a point to stay on top of the nutritional value in most foods and drinks but this one totally took me by surprise. I think it was perhaps my unconscious mind not wanting to believe that the best cookie on earth would cause me to do not one, not three…but 5 MILES on the treadmill. 5 MILES just to work off that stupid cookie.
It was such a great eye-opener and reminder that we must be so very careful at what we put past our lips. You wonder why you can’t lose those last 5 lbs? Or why you’ve been jogging every night for the past 2 months and your gut STILL hangs over your waistband? Take a look at what the heck you’re eating. You’d be surprised…very surprised. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU EAT AND READ THE LABELS!!!
