Vanilla Latte Pop-Tarts. Or maybe that's four words. Either way, they are awesome. They are sweet, almost caramely, with a hint of coffee flavor. They have that perfect flaky sugar cookie texture with an almost crunchy icing top. My mouth is watering just thinking about tearing open that crinkly foil wrapper.As a general rule, I avoid eating Pop-Tarts. It's probably slightly hypocritical of me, because junk food is my main food group and I am by no means on a diet. It's just a nurse once told me that they are completely devoid of any nutritional value so I feel weird eating them for breakfast, which *should* be the most important meal of the day. Does that stop me from eating donuts? Absolutely not. So what's the difference? Nobody told me not to eat donuts. Or if they did, I wasn't listening. But the truth is, I know Pop-Tarts at the very least aren't the best thing I could eat. They are the epitome of a processed food and I can hear Alex Guarnaschelli gasping in horror at my confession of eating them. But sometimes I just really crave a Pop-Tart. In college, I kept a stash of s'more Pop-Tarts behind the seat in my truck, because you should always be prepared. There was also a collection of green army men back there. Because, you know, you should always be prepared.
People say moderation is key. True for some things, not true for others. True for Pop-Tarts, not true for meth. I don't crave meth. I've never tried the stuff. I have tried vanilla latte Pop-Tarts and since there is no law against consuming or possessing them, I assume they are not as bad for you as meth. And sometimes I crave blackberries. So good. And so good for you, with all those antioxidants and such. I might even on any given day rather eat a handful of blackberries over a Pop-Tart.
What do you crave? A food, a drug, a scroll through social media, a drink? Is it good? Is it bad? Is it okay in moderation?
Pop-Tarts are okay as a treat, but not when I eat them in place of something healthy, like scrambled eggs (are eggs considered healthy today?). Checking to see what my friends have posted on Facebook is okay, but not when it keeps me from focusing on what friends are saying in person. And meth is bad. Always bad.
So eat Pop-Tarts without shame. Especially vanilla latte ones. But hurry, they are only here for a limited time.
