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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!!!