Breakfast Sweet Tooth

This morning, our office building is hosting a "Holiday Breakfast." The owners are supplying "breakfast" for the tenants between 8 and 10 am. A few of us went down to the lobby to get a few things and I quickly realized why North Americans are obese. Here's most of what was displayed for us: tarts, rice krispies squares, carrot cake with an inch of icing, danishes, a wide variety of pastries, and cookies. As I strolled down the table, I had to remind myself I was not at a wedding enjoying the dessert table. This was breakfast! At the far end of the table were apples and bananas but it looked like only a few had been taken. They had no chance among the sweets.

Now, I'm not trying to be an ass and complain about the nice gesture of free breakfast, but perhaps a few more healthier choices could be made available for us before we go back to our cubicles/offices and sit on our butts all day.

What did I have, you ask? I had breakfast at home -- a whole wheat bagel with light cream cheese, if you need to know -- but I lost my mind for a few seconds and snatched a piece of carrot cake, with said inch of icing, and a tiny lemon tart. I felt guilty after eating the cake so I threw the tart in the garbage. I'm not proud of myself for eating the cake (delicious, by the way) but it all comes down to the choices we make. I needed to make a better choice (just say no!) and they needed to offer healthier ones.

I know it's only one little breakfast but I think it's a microcosm of how we eat today.