Not lovin’ it
This morning on the way into my office I had a flash of inspiration about what I could pick up to eat at my desk for breakfast: one of those small fruit-salad snacks at McDonald’s. Anything larger and more cholesterol-laden in the morning tends to put my energy level flat on its back, but I figured that a small container of apples, grapes, yogurt, and walnuts would do nicely, so I stopped and bought one.
Now I’m eating it. And I shouldn’t be surprised to discover that they’ve found a way to McDonaldalize what are rather normal, mundane ingredients into something that tastes saturated with chemicals.
My first indication should have been the sell-by date. It’s four days from now. I’ve cut up apples in my kitchen that don’t last four minutes before browning. My tongue tells me that these apple slices have a thin coating of lacquer that prohibits germs, rot, and enjoyment. The grapes are similarly preserved. The yogurt is clumpy as well as crunchily sugarified, and the walnuts are dosed with the preservatives “TBHQ and/or BHT” (which is suspiciously similar to Bachman Turner Overdrive, which I never want to eat). It’s amazing what can be done to fuck up fruit, walnuts, and yogurt.
September 18th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Earlier today I went to kashi.com because they are offering free healthy snacks. My cookies should be in the mail soonest. You might want to check it.
Usually I pack food for work, including relatively healthy cookies, low sodium crackers, unsalted cashews, usually a Kellogs oatmeal and raisen bar, and always a piece of fresh fruit. I also have a travel mug that I toss a teabag into so I can add water and then microwave it at the office.
I prefer Burger King to McDonalds. Better promotional toys.