If you need any further proof of America's obesity problem...

Carmen wrote:
:: Hello,
:: On 18-Feb-2004, "Roger Zoul" wrote:
::
:: Reb:
::::: Boy, you sure are right about that. And coming from me, that's
::::: really saying something. I'm like Jack Nicholson in "The Witches
::::: of Eastwick." Susan Sarandon is making him a cup of tea and asks
::::: if he wants one lump (of sugar) or two. He replies, "Four." I
::::: like to make everything sweet; and if it's already sweet, I like
::::: to make it sweeter. But Krispy Kremes are too sweet even for ME.
::
:: Roger:
::: aah.....y'all just need lessons on the proper technique for inhaling
::: those almost-light-as-air golden goodies....
::: that lessens contact with taste buds but still has the same
::: fat-on-your-buns inducing effect....
::
:: Carmen:
:: You sir, are pure evil. My chicken breast and salad lunch suddenly
:: became very unsatisfactory. G

Well, I had that for lunch and thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't need no
stinkin donut! I'm sure some of them went into making some of the fat that
still hanging around....I'm fortunate that I'm no longer slave to the call
of the lit "hot" sign. Also, I'm even more fortunate that I don't have to
go anywhere near a KK in my day-to-day travels.

In article ,
says...
Sunflower Colonel wrote:

There's a new Krispy Kreme that opened on South Shackleford.

I am allergic to wheat. It triggers binges, gives me coughing fits
and a number of other symptoms. But on occasion I get weak and
succumb to the addictive stuff and eat some.

I heard folks rave about Krispy Kreme donuts. I decided that I
would go ahead and try some. I would have the experience, get
through the bad effects, detox, use a few days at 20 to get back
into low carbing. It was a spur of the moment self-damaging act
not something I planned.

When I bit into the donuts I didn't get it. Sweet enough, but
the greasy had very little flavor. The donuts had very little
texture.

Then something wierd happened. I didn't binge. I didn't get a
coughing fit. It was no worse than other occasional cheats. It
only took a day at 20 to get over it. The temptation to have
more evaporated out of me with a poof. It's been a few years
since then and now I can walk past them and chuckle.

If a donut fails to make wheat-allergic me sick, there is something
severely wrong with that donut!


I heard once -- I can't confirm it -- that KK donuts were made with
potato flour. Maybe that's why you didn't get sick.

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Linda Harms
New York, NY

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Macbeth, Act 5 Scene 5

I've never had a Krispy Kreme donut and don't plan to. I suppose the fact
that
donuts were never a big temptation for me helps :-) Don't get me wrong -- if

they were around at work, I would eat them, but they never really "called" to
me.

You're not missing much (IMHO). They just taste like... donuts I guess.

LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 265/226/140
& hubby- 310/253/180

LCer09 wrote:

I've never had a Krispy Kreme donut and don't plan to. I suppose the fact
that
donuts were never a big temptation for me helps :-) Don't get me wrong -- if

they were around at work, I would eat them, but they never really "called" to
me.


You're not missing much (IMHO). They just taste like... donuts I guess.

LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 265/226/140
& hubby- 310/253/180

Blaspheme! : )

Marsha/Ohio

Sunflower Colonel wrote:

Take this morning, here in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Traffic is backed up and becoming a problem. One lane is blocked completely,
causing commuters to have to make the transition over to the next lane and
creating one hell of a slowdown.

Why?

There's a new Krispy Kreme that opened on South Shackleford.

Mmmmmmmm. Krispy Kreme. Now there's a red light food for
me, if anything.

Marsha/Ohio

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:

Saffire wrote:


I've never had a Krispy Kreme donut and don't plan to.


me neither. i've never liked that kind of donut anyhow, so to me it's
not a big deal. i did used to like cake donuts (with sprinkles, even)
but i don't even miss those. they're just completely off my radar these
days.

Donuts are one of the few sweet things I miss. Another is
SO's homemade noodles, homemade pizza dough, and homemade bread.

Marsha/Ohio

Carmen wrote:

PS If you're too young to remember Cop Rock it was a horrible
*musical* television program set in a police precinct. Suspects and
police would all break out in song and dance routines without
provocation. shudder It died quickly.

Thank goodness. Did anyone really watch that?

Marsha/Ohio

Roger Zoul wrote:

Reb wrote:
:: "Karen Rodgers" wrote in message
:: ...
::: We have a Krispy Kreme in El Cajon. Frankly, I don't get the
::: attraction. They're just too d@mned sweet! Even for donuts,
::: they're over the top. Ick.
::
:: Boy, you sure are right about that. And coming from me, that's
:: really saying something. I'm like Jack Nicholson in "The Witches of
:: Eastwick." Susan Sarandon is making him a cup of tea and asks if he
:: wants one lump (of sugar) or two. He replies, "Four." I like to
:: make everything sweet; and if it's already sweet, I like to make it
:: sweeter. But Krispy Kremes are too sweet even for ME.

aah.....y'all just need lessons on the proper technique for inhaling those
almost-light-as-air golden goodies....
that lessens contact with taste buds but still has the same fat-on-your-buns
inducing effect....



It's almost a religion. Or at least a food group in itself.

Marsha/Ohio

"Linda Harms" wrote in message
...
In article ,


I heard once -- I can't confirm it -- that KK donuts were made with
potato flour. Maybe that's why you didn't get sick.


Go to
http://www.krispykreme.com
Click on 'Nutritional Info'
You get a pdf with a list of ingredients and nutrition info for each of
their donuts.

They all have enriched bleached wheat flour as the #1 ingredient.
Carbs range from 30s to 40s in each donut.

MJ.

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:10:31 GMT, "Reb"
wrote:

"Roger Zoul" wrote in message
...
aah.....y'all just need lessons on the proper technique for inhaling those
almost-light-as-air golden goodies....

That could be true. I must confess, I've never been to the Krispy Kreme
store; I've only tried them when someone else opened a box at me and said,
"You've gotta have one." (People holding Krispy Kreme boxes have a peculiar
urge to share, like some kind of sticky-fingered drug pusher.)

That's how I had the misfortune of eating my first KK (pre return to
low carb). Later on, I was dragged to ours when they had the infernal
red light on. No matter how hot, or cold, I just don't like KKs.
Now, I'll grant that they are the smoothest donuts I've ever had, but
that sugar coating! (Gag. Shudder.) If I want a pure sugar
experience, I'll open up a bag of the stuff. (Yuck, ick, poo-eey!)

Karen Rodgers

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