Stop lying to me Chick-Fil-A

So this morning, Chick Fil A brought us a free lunch! Okay, so we are guinea pigs for some new menu items but, still, a VERY nice thing for us poor newsroom workers. I do however, have a complaint. They brought us two new "healthy" breakfast menu items. A smoothie and a parfait.

Don't get me wrong, they were both REALLY GOOD. Fresh strawberries, granola, the whole nine. But healthy, they are not. Both of these items had sooo much sugar in them that they could easier be called dessert items than a healthy breakfast alternative. I suppose if you trying to decide between a milkshake or a smoothie, the smoothie would be healthier. Or if you are worried about saturated fats from a breakfast sandwich, the yogurt parfait might be a better alternative. I just find it misleading to call an item, laden with high calorie sugar, a healthy food item. This is why America is fat.

We have been tricked by marketing into thinking that items are healthy when they aren't. One of my favorite examples of this is Cris (sorry honey) and her Dark Chocolate Raisinets. They have healthy labels all over the front the of them. Touting things like anti-oxidents and 30% less fat ... and oohhhh aren't they shiny? And compared to a Snickers bar, they are better. But HEALTHY and GOOD FOR YOU ... no.

So this is the thing. Stop eating fast food. Period. Nothing sold there is good for you. If you are put in the situation where you need to eat fast food ... well, first I say rewind. Can you pack a meal? Because that would be better. But say you can't pack a meal. There are definitely better choices out there than a Big Mac and Fries (not too many, but going with the grilled chicken is a good start). But you shouldn't be eating out, particularly at fast food places, if you are trying to watch your weight. It just isn't going to work. I just wish they would stop lying to people to make them think otherwise.