And here we are after a fashion week which featured cupcakes at several shows, and it's time for another round of Cupcake Hate, this time from Glamour Vitamin G blogger Sarah Jio, who writes that while she cupcakes are her weakness and I think I could have one every afternoon of my life," they are also "evil" because they can help a girl pack on the pounds.
Given that I know we have plenty of readers who are also weight/health-conscious, what do you think? I say: moderation. You don't have to eat a whole cupcake. Eat a little frosting, a little cake, a few bites; share! Mini cupcakes. There are so many ways to indulge without going wild. Below are Jio's cupcake avoidance steps. What do you think?
Here's my five-step plan for cupcake avoidance:
1. Look at the frosting, now imagine all that ooey gooey creamy goop injected into your thighs or belly--because that's where it's going!
2. Would you want to look like a cupcake? Didn't think so. One Vitamin G reader uses this trick: She avoids foods that she wouldn't want to look like (imagine a greasy pizza).
3. As soon as you start craving a cupcake, eat a piece of fruit instead. Do it fast, before you brain convinces you that you need the cupcake. Wait 15 minutes and the craving will most likely fade. (You could also drink tea, too.)
4. In a pinch, turn to a bran or carrot muffin instead--at least you'll be getting some healthy fiber and whole grains.
5. Still want one? OK have one. But go to the bakery with a pal and make her promise that she won't let you have more than one.
Given that I know we have plenty of readers who are also weight/health-conscious, what do you think? I say: moderation. You don't have to eat a whole cupcake. Eat a little frosting, a little cake, a few bites; share! Mini cupcakes. There are so many ways to indulge without going wild. Below are Jio's cupcake avoidance steps. What do you think?
Here's my five-step plan for cupcake avoidance:
1. Look at the frosting, now imagine all that ooey gooey creamy goop injected into your thighs or belly--because that's where it's going!
2. Would you want to look like a cupcake? Didn't think so. One Vitamin G reader uses this trick: She avoids foods that she wouldn't want to look like (imagine a greasy pizza).
3. As soon as you start craving a cupcake, eat a piece of fruit instead. Do it fast, before you brain convinces you that you need the cupcake. Wait 15 minutes and the craving will most likely fade. (You could also drink tea, too.)
4. In a pinch, turn to a bran or carrot muffin instead--at least you'll be getting some healthy fiber and whole grains.
5. Still want one? OK have one. But go to the bakery with a pal and make her promise that she won't let you have more than one.
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Semi-relatedly, I'd way rather look like a strawberry cupcake than say, a spinach leaf or a salmon filet, although those things are delicious too.
Another solution to not eating a cupcake is punching yourself in the abdomen until it hurts so much you just can't possibly eat. . . . in other words, people who promote ways to "avoid eating" are kind of promoting eating problems :(
I bake a batch of something everyweek, cupcake, cake, pie whatever -I give half away to my neighbors - problem solved.
Cupcakes are always worth it!