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It’s just a bun. It seems so innocent. It can not be so bad. It’s actually junk food disguised in a very innocent package that does nothing but make you collapse in a few hours. You’re better off eating a piece of cake without frosting than one of those chocolate chip creations. Even if the muffin contains some recognizable healthy ingredients like carrots, blueberries, nuts, or oats, most muffins are still heavily processed. Pair that with a soup bowl-sized latte and you’re seriously on your way to an afternoon sugar crash of epic proportions.
I see why so many office workers are on what I call the “corporate muffin diet.” Bagels are ubiquitous in offices, eaten at complementary breakfasts, ordered for meetings, and still eaten throughout the day when those meetings are over. The average office worker could easily consume 2-3 muffins a day.
Notice how big the muffins have gotten. Most bakery muffins have doubled in size in the last few years. In fact, if you gave someone a muffin the size it was 15 years ago, you’d feel ripped off. The rolls are easy to keep fresh and there’s no need for utensils. Foods that cause weight gain generally do not require the use of utensils.
Sometimes food allergies develop when there is little variety in the diet. The body gets really tired from eating that blueberry muffin every day. It’s not easy to find a gluten-free muffin at the office.
Unless you’re a serious athlete, it’s hard to stay lean on a diet full of empty carbs. I don’t think carbs are bad, but most of us need to redirect our taste buds in a healthier direction. I love Men’s Health Magazine’s Eat This Not That series, which lists Dunkin’ Donuts Banana-Walnut Muffin as one of the worst muffins at 540 calories, 25 g fat (3.5 g sat fat) and 520 mg of sodium. For nearly 540 calories, you could have a nice knife-and-fork style meal, like grilled fish, vegetables, and a grain.
Eat This Not That reports that the scones are just as bad. The Starbucks Maple Oat Nut Scone has 21 g fat, 8 g saturated fat, 32 g sugar, and 370 mg sodium. “This little quick bread looks like a harmless snack, but it’s actually a miniature nutritional nightmare. It has as much fat and calories as two slices of pepperoni pizza and more sugar than a package of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.” Consuming these types of foods it’s easy to see why eating bagels can create “bagel tops.”
Some healthier options to start your day would be a green smoothie smoothie at home or, on cold mornings, a gluten-free hot cereal with a little cinnamon sprinkled on top. Whole Foods markets sell lots of delicious gluten-free rice, millet, and buckwheat cereals. Rice congee is a gluten-free porridge often made in Asian countries. Long-grain rice is cooked over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the rice has the creamy texture of porridge.