Thursday, September 29, 2005

THE LATEST HEALTH FOOD: CHIPS AHOY! —– by Steve Nadis

So far as I can tell, the “low-carb” or “no-carb” craze that gripped the nation a few years ago has abated, and although I’m not an overtly religious man, I say thank god for that. The latest trend I’ve observed, while doing field research at the local supermarket, is a resurgence of whole grain products in the strangest places. Nabisco has gotten on this bandwagon in a big way. Now there are whole wheat Wheat Thins which strikes me as a sensible idea. Whole wheat Fig Newtons is another entry into the field. I haven’t tried them yet but I’m keeping an open mind on it. (Offhand, going with my “gut” feeling, I think the concept just might work.) In addition, we now have Whole Wheat Chips Ahoy.

That’s where I think Nabisco may have stepped over the line. Has anyone in the world’s history ever considered Chips Ahoy healthy? It’s a fine product, although it also happens to be what I consider the epitome of junk food, right up there with Doritos (another of my favorites), Snickers, and the like. Can’t we just enjoy these small indulgences without trying to make them “healthy” too? Or, to put it more redundantly, can’t we at least have some small allotment of pure, unadulterated junk food in our daily diet, to satisfy whatever psychological need that satisfies, rather than trying to load them up with whole grain, fiber, vitamins, and minerals?

I don’t claim to have all the answers on this, but I’m not sure I’m ready for Whole Wheat Chips Ahoy. I suppose I could do a simple test and try them, see what they’re like. That approach, however, is too obvious. Too pat. I’d much rather do my complaining (and speculating) from a position of ignorance.

Posted by Snake at 15:09:27
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7 Responses to “THE LATEST HEALTH FOOD: CHIPS AHOY! —– by Steve Nadis”

  1. DrMax says:
    September 29, 2005 at 5:47 pm

    The other problem is, even if Whole Wheat Chips Ahoy are more healthy, my habit of eating half the package in a sitting tends to conteract any benefits.

  2. Turd Blossom says:
    September 29, 2005 at 7:59 pm

    How about some whole wheat bacon?

  3. Snake says:
    September 29, 2005 at 8:04 pm

    Whole wheat bacon sounds, well…, wholesome, provided you get the low-carb variety. And Max you make a good point: You can’t eat twice as many Chips Ahoy just because you think it’s healthy. The Golden Mean applies to junk food habits as well as to general conduct in society.

  4. OldRoses says:
    September 30, 2005 at 4:45 am

    Whole Wheat Chips Ahoy. Is that what they mean by "fusion cooking"?

  5. Marco says:
    September 30, 2005 at 5:13 am

    I BET you’ll find that package of W.W. Chips Ahoy is smaller &/or more expensive. {I luv it when they take out an ingredient or change the mix & then charge more!}

  6. Snake says:
    September 30, 2005 at 11:22 am

    Hey Marco, I haven’t done the price check but I’ll look into it & report back at a later date. And thank you Roses for your note: I’m not sure whether it’s what you call "fusion" or "confusion." I think more the latter…

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