365 Days of Awesome Things - Day 8

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Who doesn't love a Pop Tart? Well, vegans, I suppose. But I don't enjoy tree bark, so I guess that makes us even.

Probably not fitness nuts, either. Still, it's hard to take seriously someone who won't even let 18 inches of snow get in the way of their skimpy-shorted, frog-flipper-shoe-wearing three mile run around the neighborhood.

So basically, if we discount all of the groups who tend to not love Pop Tarts, then I think we can safely say everyone loves Pop Tarts. As they should.

These little magical frosted pieces of sugar are a miracle of heavily processed and fortified snack foods. Would an orange be healthier? Of course, dingus, but it's not nearly as satisfying. Another check in the Pop Tarts column? Accessibility. Peeling an orange, at least for me, is a dreaded, painful, colossally messy process. Possibly because I don't have an actual orange peeler, but mostly because I'm an impatient spaz. In fact, the Pop Tart can almost be considered a fruit if you think of that thin foil wrapper as a peel. Plus some are actually fruit flavored!

It's impossible to open up your cabinet and see a box of Pop Tarts and not smile. Try it. I'll wait. Vegans or vegetarians, you can go do something else right now, like shopping for Birkenstocks or hassling your friends because they enjoy a hot dog now and then.

Done? OK, now open the cabinet again and look at a can of tuna or sweet corn. Same smile?

A Pop Tart a day - part of your prescription for a happier life.