Booze or sweets? What would you give up?

Posted by HeartofGlass, August 1, 2008 at 11:45 AM

During my years as a not-so-healthy college student, too many a night I'd find myself raiding the vending machine or local convience store for cookies, Hostess cupcakes (blush), or Snackwells (I date myself). I'm not much of a drinker, never was one even in college, but I would always rationalize my sugary carb consumption by saying 'hey, I don't drink,' thinking that not consuming a zillion calories in beer made up for my study break indulgence.

Now, I only eat 'the good stuff' when it comes to candy, cake, and so forth, and I have an occasional drink of wine about 1-2 times a year. I even know something about wine, just picking it up from listening to other people who care about food.

But given the choice between chocolate, muffins, cake, and scones and alcohol, I admit--I'd take the sweets every time.

I know this is an unpopular position, probably, but I'll put it to you--if you had to choose between alcohol and your favorite sweet treat, what would you pick.

And to make it hard, although I don't include bread, I do include under sweets: cake, ice cream, breakfast pastries like danish and muffins and scones, candy, chocolate, sweet cereals and so forth. In other words, no fair rationalizing that cereal with the cartoon character on it to cushion your post-New Year's hangover!

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