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MAD SCIENTISTS!

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

S-n-a-a-a-p! C-r-a-a-a-ckle! Ba-BOOM!

Oh, my! It's one of

those dark and stormy nights. You know, like the ones

you've seen in so many of those old black & white

horror films, like Dracula orenstein!

Lots of those old movies often included some mad

scientist, like the one who created enstein.

Or maybe it was that crazy scientist who transformed

himself into The Invisible Man. When I was

a kid, I just loved watching those old scary movies

and getting a chill up my spine as I watched. They

were so much fun.

There're plenty

of mad scientists out there and they're out to get...YOU!

Today, I laugh at those old movies that used to scare

the daylights out of me. But wait, there're still

plenty of mad scientists out there and they're out to

get...YOU! Oh,

my! Let me explain.

See, I was a little upset when I read about how our

modern-day food companies have these "scientists"

working for them. Okay, I guess they may not really

be "scientists" but, hey, what they do for those food

companies is still, I'd say, a little...MAD! No, they don't

work in some laboratory, surrounded my test tubes and

all kinds of diabolical-looking equipment. Instead,

they work in some of the big food corporation test

kitchens! And just what are they

testing?

Well, (and I hope you're sitting down), they're

looking for ways to get you hooked...on their

foods! I'm

serious! Their mission is to test new flavorings, new

food additives and add more crunch or smoothness to

give their foods just the right "mouth feel" to get

you hooked. I

think that's just terrible!

Some of the

additives they put into their foods are actually

designed to make you want...MORE!

Some of the additives they put into their foods are

actually designed to make you want...MORE! I mean, why do

you think it's so hard to put down that bag of

barbecued chips? Or why you can't be satisfied with

just a couple of those chicken nuggets? A few more

handfuls of mini-chocolate-covered pretzels aren't

gonna hurt, are they? Please, are you kidding? You bet

they are!

The point of my story is to steer you clear of those

supermarket snack foods that you just can't seem to

get enough of! I know, I know...I constantly tell you

to stay away from those processed foods. But there's

a reason for my own...madness. Those salt,

sugar and fat-filled foods were literally engineered to get

you hooked. There you are, working so hard to reach

your goal and, I'm telling you, reaching for those

processed foods is

not how

you're going to get there!

Ba-BOOM! Oh dear, the lightning's started up

again. I sure hope I didn't make any of the mad

scientists in their test kitchens, uh...MAD at me today! LOL.

Love,