Well it seems in recent times that it has become “trendy” to eat Hot Cheetos. Guys I kid you not I have been eating these things since I was Pre School aged. Yeah, you heard that right I was five and eating Hot Cheetos. I did not grow up going to “normal” school because I went to a bilingual school, where I learned subjects in both English and Spanish. I was one of the only English-dominant speaking people and one of the only people of European descent in my grade. Which I am so very thankful for, because I was exposed to so many new experiences I would not have had the opportunity to have, had I gone to a “normal” all English speaking school. It all started, I believe, with a girl whose name I remember to be Chantal, but whom really knows because I was five and I actually have a very terrible memory. She would always bring a full size bag of Hot Cheetos for lunch, and I would always trade and bargain to get myself a few of those glorious hot chips. Most people my age and in my neighborhood were eating plain ruffles and fruit popsicles, but not I. I saved up dollars and pennies to go to my corner store to buy myself a coveted bag of flaming’ hots. And to be completely honest with you I did not care that other people thought it was weird. THEY WERE SO DAMN GOOD. Well I’m writing to you fourteen years later, with still red stained hands, and those things still get me. I will eat any kind of hot chip. You name it: lime flavored, hot funyuns, original hot Cheetos, hot fries, hot cheeto puffs, and sometimes takis. But, I’m going to be honest Takis are really not that good in my opinion, but I think I’m pretty biased. Anyway, my addiction was so bad I would have to fast off them sometimes. In my peak hot chips eating season, I would average almost 5 bags a week. This year I gave them up for lent, and let me tell you, it was quite difficult. Forty days without something that isn’t necessary doesn’t seem that bad but there was temptation left and right: buzzfeed taste test videos of HOT CHEETO BAGELS, hot cheeto sushi, hot cheeto pizza, and the countless taunting snaps I received from my friends of them enjoying my favorite snack. I got to wondering a few weeks ago why am I so damn addicted to these things. So I did some research, apparently, “Capsaicin is the natural chemical in hot peppers that makes them hot. Our body has capsaicin receptors that respond to pepper spice as well as heat. In other words, our bodies interpret hot pepper spice irritation as a kind of burn. In response to this burn, our bodies release natural opioids that are normal neurotransmitters called “endogenous opioids,” or “endorphins.” And opiates make us feel good. Mix in just the right combination of salt, sugar, and fat, and you have a snack engineered to taste good and then keep you feeling good. Until the opiates are gone. Then you need to eat more” (http://childrensmd.org/browse-by-age-group/the-worst-junk-foods-for-your-kids/). Who knew, right?!?! I was actually kind of shook and I have been trying to cut back on them lately to but this just proved I REALLY need to cut back.
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Like any other sleep-deprived college student, I drink A LOT of coffee. My caffeine attraction started at young age with amy daily chocolate milk. and Then slowly and, but surely over the years it, escalated to drinking coffee… daily, if not currently twice daily.
This week I documented all the coffee I drank. I, and tried out a lot of new java laden jointplaces (get hyped for new article about all my fave coffee places because I'm in summer school and working full time so I need me some coffee). PS all the pictures are my coffee are down below Day 1 (Sunday) Cup 1: My Dad was going to be out of town, on business, on actual for Father’s Day; so my family chose to havewe had our typical celebration for mother/fathers day brunch at, our favorite neighborhood brunch place, Owen and Engine. Being the coffee connoisseur my dad is he ordered a French press with a fancy roast of coffee that I can’t remember the name of. Everything there is the bomb, but I like my coffee with lots of cream and sugar, I’m not a purist when it comes to coffee. Overall, it was a good cup of Joe. Cup 2: After our brunch I had some studying to do. On my research quest for my blog post I decided to try a small coffee shop/ bookstore, called Volumes Book Café. Loved the atmosphere there but the coffee was just okay…, but I will go into more detail on that when I post about my favorite coffee places for this blog. Day 2 (Monday) Cup 3: This was the day my online class actually started; so I again, being the workaholic that I am, decided to go do some more homework and answer some emails. I went to Red June Café, which is a tiny coffee shop in my neighborhood that I had never been to…but I had always wondered about it. Their coffee seemedto me was over-priced but it was a pretty decent cup of Joe to me. I loved the atmosphere and naturally lit window counter area to do my work in. Day 3 (Tuesday) Cup 4: Today I was super busy and woke up super early to meet a friend for coffee and donuts. We chose to meet, at the one and only Glazed and Infused. Their Lincoln Park location was a mere four blocks from my high school, but I had only been there once before. Their matcha green tea donut was to absolutely die for, but their coffee was just okay… to be expected I guess since theiry mainly focus is on their donuts. Though, my lactose intolerant stomach could not handle the vanilla latte because they mistakenly put in regular milk instead of soy. It’s the struggle, okay. Cup 5(ish): Not completely coffee, but close enough... Ipsento is one of my all time favorite coffee shops. Their nutella latte is my fave; but, I just got an iced hibiscus tea with some agave added so that I could sleep that night. I met up with one of my fellow Spoon leaders to get some work/planning done for this upcoming year. I’m hyped! Day 4 (Wednesday) My body definitely needed a caffeine detox, so I did not have any this day. Day 5 (Thursday) Cup 6: I saw many posts about Colectivo coffee’s first coffee shop in Chicago, and decided to see what the hype was about for myself. Not going to lie, their cups are pretty bada**, with the skulls. Overall, it was definitely worth the hype. Their gluten free cookies were also really freaking good and they had an awesome outdoor seating area. Day 6 (Friday) Cup 7: I had some work to get done for my summer class and I also wanted to work on some blog posts (ok, but mainly blog posts because I am so over my class about natural disasters already and was ahead in my work)… so, I went to another newcoffee shop, called Buzz: Killer Espresso. It was a great study place. I would highly recommend it for studying, i. It was super quiet and really well lit. Day 7 (Saturday) Cup 8: Diane, my momther, and I went on a journey to find me a white skort for sorority recruitment. Very specific, I know, but we also stopped at Fairgrounds Ccoffee before the excursion to Akira. |