Salty food is my downfall. I never saw a potato chip I didn't like, especially those big ones with the burnt edges. Utz, Ruffles, Lays, Wise, you name it, I would eat it no matter the brand. Don’t give me Pringles, though. No fakes for me. I want real chips! In my younger days (and probably now if I allowed myself) I could eat an entire huge bag of chips at one sitting. And it's mostly unconscious eating, one chip after another, while I'm doing something else, reading or watching a movie. I'm on autopilot with the old hand going into and out of the bag.
I thought I had died and gone to heaven when all those different flavored potato chips came out, sour cream, vinegar, pickle, barbecue, wow. I got so used to eating the vinegar chips that if I only had plain, I would douse them with apple cider vinegar from the bottle, shake them up a bit, and then drink the little bit of salty juice remaining in the bottom of the bag. I loved them so much. But I’m not that picky. Just show me the bag.
Once, a long time ago, I went on a potato chip diet, only allowing myself to eat chips, thinking that perhaps that would turn me against them, and I would never crave potato chips again. It didn't work. I ate chips for three days, and the next one still tasted as good as the first.
So the only way I found I could stop eating chips was not to buy them. I don't buy any kind of snacky salty food because they make me want chips even more. You wouldn’t think anyone could eat saltines or oyster crackers like they were chips, but you would be mistaken. If it’s salty and crunchy, I will snack on it. When I get to the point where I can't stand it, I buy the tiniest bag (1 serving of 150 calories) I can find. That’s always the one hanging just above the check-out line at the grocery store. I devour it immediately when I get home, and that will satisfy me for a month or so. I don't think I will ever lose my craving for potato chips. Although it sounds wacky, chips are my comfort food.
At my last check-up, I complained to my doctor about gaining some weight even though I hadn’t eaten my favorite food (chips) in months. I was surprised at her response, but my potato chip brain ate it up, so to speak. She said, “Don’t worry about a little extra weight at your age. It may come in handy during a health problem when you’re not able to eat very much. And life is to be enjoyed. Eat some chips.” Imagine that? Sounds a little like good cop, bad cop.
Aside from chips, my favorite ethnic food would be pad thai, my fav meal is eggplant parmesan, my fav beverage is coffee, and my fav fruit is a toss up between blueberries, strawberries, or mangos. My fav protein is cheese anything, especially macaroni and cheese like my mom made. And bread and butter pickles on white bread would be my most unique or weird food combination. I'm not sure if any of this story made anyone hungry, but I could really use some chips right now! But please please please, do not give me any!
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