Junk food: so bad for you and yet so tempting! Today just happens to be National Junk Food Day, and here are 10 foods I could live off of if calories and nutrition didn’t matter. (I actually think if I ate just these foods for one day, I’d be craving a big, green leafy salad!)
It seems like my favorite junk food comes from two food groups: Vegetable and Dairy. The “-itos food group,” of course, come from corn:
- Cheetos
- Doritos
- Fritos (served with my famous chili, of course!)
The potato food group, I believe, also falls under the vegetable category:
- French Fries
- Jays Potato Chips
- Tater Tots
The ice cream food group is not just for dessert! It’s dairy, of course!
- Klondike bars
- ice cream sandwiches
- just a big ol’ bowl of vanilla
And the cheese food group is one of my favorites:
Cheetos- Cheese with crackers
- Cheese with wine
- Cheese with macaroni
Many years ago, I went on a shopping trip and bought all junk food; nothing healthy was put into my cart. I had decided that there was a need for comfort food. My family was hanging out in my grandparents’ apartment, and we were waiting, together. Now, this isn’t meant to become a sad and serious post, but sometimes comfort food is just what is needed. We were waiting for my grandfather’s call to go up to heaven. He was 96 and ready to go. We hung out in the dining room, snacking on the chocolate and chips that covered the table. The most beautiful thing about all waiting together was that we were around his bedside when it was time for Grandpa to leave us. Remembering that table piled with junk food and the family being together on that day makes the memory joyful instead of sad, just like my joke-loving Grampa would want it to be!
What’s your favorite junk food? Do you have a memory tied to eating junk food?
I love the food groups you’ve created! At my house we like to refer to the beige food group as the only one Benjamin will eat from: corn, rice, fries, chicken…You get the idea. He’s been branching out a bit lately, though!
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I love how the first three rhyme.
And your story about your grandfather is both sad and sweet. I definitely believe in comfort food. For me it’s a cheesy soup in the winter or a bowl of ice cream in the summer.
Cassidy used to always be able to tell if I was stressed because I would always look for something like Cheeto’s. Eventually I stopped liking Cheeto’s but I always try to find a healthy version of them. I guess it really doesn’t exist but our local co-op does have one made from beans. Instead of corn!
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Totally am enjoying your food groups and just add in Cool Ranch Doritos somewhere and I would be set, as well! 🙂
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Those food groups sound just about right to me! LOL! Cheese and crackers are a great snack! I love ice cream sandwiches, especially in the summer time. Great post! Have an amazing week!
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Oh, I love how you call your food groups veggies and dairy. LOL. I love a good ol’ bowl of vanilla ice cream, but all the others are not on my list.
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These sound like my kind of food groups and the Junk Food Jamboree sounds like a wonderfully delicious kind of party! 🙂
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