As I sit here eating a Zinger I am forced to contemplate the lifestyles of other people and judge them harshly. This is such a tasty treat, even if it is filled with preservatives and gluten and dairy and 13% of my daily recommended saturated fat. If only it had peanut butter and red meat I might be in heaven.
I understand living a healthy lifestyle and having a healthy diet. It is hard and really not enjoyable. I did it pretty well for a while and lost a bunch of weight. I do better now than I had done for years. Except RIGHT now, right now I am eating Zingers and loving it.
I also understand allergies - though I often wonder if the recent uptick in their prevalence isn't really an effect of our modern American overprotective nature. I am pretty certain it is. If this were a science blog I would be able to say for sure and your opinions on the matter wouldn't matter. It isn't and they do.
I understand the value of self-deprivation. Fasting in all its forms can be great. You can grow in maturity and spirituality and all sorts of other ways. It gives perspective that most of us are lacking to a great degree.
What I do not understand it is utter pointlessness of it all. If you aren't allergic and it isn't inherently unhealthy... whats the point? Eating a little bit of unhealthy food isn't really unhealthy. Eating primarily unhealthy food is unhealthy. If it is here and it is edible and it is delicious, you are not making a wise decision by not eating it. You may be more healthy than me, but it isn't because of THAT decision - it is because you actually pay attention to what you are eating just in general.
A long life isn't worth it if it is a really awful life sans Zingers.
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