Project 31: Day 19: Comfort Food

Day 19.  Write about your favorite comfort food (we are women - we ALL have comfort food!)

I wish my comfort foods were healthy. Alas, they are not.

1. Dr. Pepper. I've said this before, and I'll say it again. I would swear off soda/pop completely if it weren't for Dr. Pepper. The only way Dr. Pepper could be improved is if they came up with a natural sugar version with fewer calories. Pepsi has experimented with this, so it must be possible. A Dr. Pepper free of artificial sugars (including high fructose corn syrup, aspartame, and sucralose [Splenda]) and not so high in calories would be a dream for me. I could do without the caffeine, though that isn't as important to me. This is the part of the show where I show you a slightly an extremely embarrassing but funny picture of me from a trip to England/Scotland, Land of Scarce Dr. Pepper, in 2005.

Call me addicted, but I am just thankful to now live in Texas, Land of ABUNDANT Dr. Pepper. It's everywhere! Seriously, if you don't live in Texas, have you ever seen Dr. Pepper machines anywhere where you live? Pepsi? Yes. Aquafina? Yes. Coke? Yes. Mt. Dew? Yes. Dr. Pepper? NEVER.

2. Snickers Peanut Butter. Have you seen this yet? I was in Target Saturday when they were giving out free samples. Snickers were already my very favorite candy bar, but the only thing that could possibly be better than Snickers would be a Snickers/Reese's Cup combo. That's exactly what this is. To die for. I'm surprised I didn't take the lady's whole stash of samples. My waistline is thankful that I didn't. At 7 g of fat per snack, they aren't even remotely low fat.


Dove Chocolates - dark chocolate - are another favorite.

3. Moose Tracks Ice Cream. I've had it in peanut butter ice cream, mint ice cream, and chocolate ice cream. It doesn't matter. I love them all. My personal favorite has to be low fat chocolate moose tracks ice cream. Same great taste with fewer fat and calories. Whenever I'm in a bad mood or grumpy, this is my first go-to snack food. Healthy? Of course not. Soothing? Oh, yes it is. I usually limit myself to ONE scoop, though, so I don't feel too guilty.