Kit-Kat in the Morning Anyone?

You have GOT to be kidding me! That was my first thought the other morning when I heard the morning DJ read the latest Kit Kat radio commercial.  In my morning haze just trying to wake up and function enough to be able to get behind a motor vehicle takes all of my concentration, so for me to actually remember hearing something before 9am requires a lot of doing. The first few times I heard the ad I assumed it was one of those long, drawn out, Dunkin Donut commercials advertising a Kit Kat flavored coffee. But no. They were actually suggesting having a Kit Kat with your morning coffee. Seriously people, candy for breakfast? Is that really what this country needs right now? The sad thing is that a Kit Kat bar is less damaging to your waistline than a greasy egg/bacon/sausage Mcmuffin or one of those giant muffins or bagels from your favorite coffee shop. 

Is it really that hard to eat a healthy breakfast on the run? I am by no means a morning person but every day I still manage to put something in my body (often in the car, on the way to work) that is nutritious and will keep me full until lunch.  How about a yogurt and banana? A couple pieces of whole wheat toast (or just bread if you REALLY don’t have time) with a couple slices of fat free cheese or natural peanutbutter on it? My favorite is oatmeal mixed in water with a scoop of vanilla protein powder and a few blueberries. Total prep time: 20 seconds!

My point is that we have a choice – eat the sh&t that the Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts and HoneyDew Donuts of the world inflict upon us or choose to be better than that.  It isn’t even a matter of wanting to lose weight or not, it is more important than that. It’s a matter of health. Really think about this for a minute. When we were young our parents would never allow us to have coffee and a Kit Kat for breakfast but now as adults these genious marketers are telling us it’s okay. Hmmmm, something is not right with this picture.

So, to conclude, let’s all make a promise to not treat our bodies as a landfill for unhealthy, disease-producing, artery-clogging, energy-zapping, low quality food products which don’t even deserve to be called “food.” Instead, let’s buck the system, stay healthy, live longer, live better and look better than the evil capitalistic money-hungry companies want us to be. The power is ours!