In which I swear off Hawkins Cheezies™

It was a Cheezie Christmas. I, wanting to buy local (I'm such an environmentalist!), socked away a couple of bags of my favourite Hawkins™ to have on hand when my children came to visit. My daughter-in-law loves them, but the fact that I usually end up eating the lion's share I conveniently ignored. My sister sent a huge package, containing ten or more smaller bags: she called it "packing material". And they did work just as well as styrofoam beans.

I ate my first Hawkins™ cheezie when I was five, and I've loved them ever since. There was a moratorium on Hawkins™ for quite a number of years after my middle son nearly choked to death on one -- thank goodness for the Heimlich Maneuver! But after he grew up and moved away they would occasionally make their way into the house.

And when I moved here to Ontario and realized they were made just down the road, it seemed to me to be my duty to buy them, if only to support a local business. I now wear a ring of blubber around my waist that I think I can attribute almost entirely to cheezies. Such altruism!

So after Christmas I made all the usual noises about cutting out the junk food and losing 10 pounds etc. etc. But yesterday as I cruised the grocery store I found myself drawn to the chip and cheezie aisle. "Stick to the outside aisles! Stick to the outside aisles!" I heard a small voice cry out to me, but I ignored it and snatched up two bags of Hawkins™.

So half the bag disappeared yesterday evening....and the other half....this morning.

And then I looked at the "nutritional information" on the back of the empty bag. Hmmmm. 270 calories per 50 g. A 210 g bag.....Hmmmmm. That's 1134 calories. Oh. My. God.

I think it's a great testament to my metabolism that I don't weigh 300 pounds!

So that's it. The second bag was opened and the contents ceremoniously dumped into the garbage.

And I found out something interesting this morning. Hawkins Cheezies™ make great firestarters.

Check this out:

http://www.scq.ubc.ca/to-eat-cheezies-or-not-to-a-cheezie-combustion-paper/

If anyone wants to join "Cheezies Anonymous" I'm starting an online chapter.

Christmas here and gone

But the fat remains.

Why can't I get it through my head that my children and their significant others don't eat nearly as much food as I think they will, but I, like some giant, Eastern European factory ship, will scoop up all that's left because: a) I don't want it to go to waste, b) it's really good, and c) once I start it's very difficult to stop?

I guess I'm a Christmas cake, ginger cookie, shortbread, chocolate, cheezie addict. Not to mention nachos, designer crackers, special breads, and cheeses.

When you put all those things together on three lines they look disgusting, but place them out decoratively on nice serving dishes and I'm a gonner.

Oh well.

Back to the lo-carb, portion control drawing board...