Power of the Mind...

So I had one of those weird early-morning, between-conscious-and-unconscious dreams 2 days ago at about 4 a.m. The subject: Twinkies. I have not eaten a Twinkie in probably 5 or 10 years, but since that weird dream (which I will chalk up to the sleep-deprived, zombie-like state in which I have found myself for the last week...or year, to be more accurate), Twinkies are on my mind constantly! I finally caved today and bought a box...while it was not exactly the world's greatest dessert, and I am kind of wondering why I thought these were so good as a kid, I am not going to lie. I'm probably going to have another one in a minute. haha.

Toddler Eats

We are taking care of our friends' little boy tonight while they go out, and it was so cute to see him and Aisling sitting across the table from one another. Just one of many dinners together they will enjoy, as they are destined to marry each other down the road, haha.

Watching a nearly 1-year old and a 1-1/2 year old chow down on hot dog chunks, Easy Mac, and Yogurt Melts really struck me...how do they know to like junk food? Are humans hardwired after eons of evolution to seek out and enjoy food that is basically poison to their bodies? I love hot dogs, and have been known to get down on some mac n' cheese now and again. But these kids are new here, and don't know that this crap is what people crave and eat so much of that two thirds of their fellow Americans are obese. Yet, there they were, loving every greasy, non-nutritious, artificially colored bite. Strange. At least they liked the carrots and Cheerios too :)