Diet Rant: The 500 Calorie Cookie

[hkellick]

OK, please allow me a few minutes to complain.

I eat typically at a joint called "Noodles and Company." The food there is good, fresh and usually relatively low-cal (Kinda high salt, but you can't have everything, right?)

In front of the register is the Tray o' Doom. I'm not kidding here folks. The deserts look deletable. They call to you too. You'll be sitting there minding your own business and the cookie goes "Hey! You! HEY! Yes, you! The one with the Credit Card! EAT ME!"

And it looks so good. It's chocolate chunk, your favorite. It's a bit on the big side (maybe 12 inches or so diameter) but it's calling to you.

Hey! You! EAT ME! EEAT ME!

So you, being a good calorie-counter, look at the packaging on the wrapper. It lists ingredients. That's good. But no calorie information. Well... no matter. How bad can a cookie be, right?

So next time, before you go, knowing that the Tray O' Doom will be out and will be calling to you, demanding your attention, looking oh so appetizing, you check the calories on the beastie.

500 Calories.

Let me say that again, in case your brain farted the way mine did:  500 Calories.

For a Cookie.

What the hell did they use to bake this Cookie? LARD?!?! A whole stick of butter? How the hell is this cookie 500 calories?!?!

So, sadly, there'll be no Cookie today.
But.. the moral of the story is.. don't trust the Tray O' Doom.
And always check the Calorie Content of nommy-looking things BEFORE sticking them in your mouth. You may get a rather unpleasant surprise.

*grumblegrumblegrumble*Stupid Noodles and Co. and their stupid delicious too-high-cal Cookies *grumblegrumblegrumble*

And, no, I can't just have half of it. Not yet. :/