People like to judge people.
I’m an expert at it.
Its human nature and there’s yet to be a 12-step program to stop it.
One of the most common things people like to base their judgements on is on what other people eat or DON’T eat.
This is beyond assuming someone eating tofu is vegetarian or that someone that eats Taco Bell is obviously drunk.
And while it may not be fair to judge people based on what they eat, there are a few exceptions:
1.The 7-Eleven 2012 Election Cup
This just screams “JUDGE ME!”.
Politics is a magnet for judgment. Obviously, bumper stickers and facebook posts advertising your every belief isn’t enough.
Clearly, in order to “literally” shove your politics down someone’s throat, you must get Romney or Obama cup from 7-Eleven.
The only reason I can see any point to these cups is the hilarity when you show up at Planned Parenthood with coffee and doughnuts for everyone, served in taunting red Republican-supporting cups.
If you purchase this, you must realize you’re also purchasing a heaping cup of judgment from everyone in your peripheral vision.
2. Calorie Free Peanut Butter
This one is simple:
clearly if you purchase this, you want to lose weight, you don’t have taste buds, and anybody else you feed the peanut butter to will hate you.
“Calorie free” food in general is not food.
Its a science experiment.
When it comes to peanut butter, I prefer the real shit (pun intended in regards to the image below).
3. Natural Light Beer
You’re most definitely in college or already incredibly drunk.
4. Aquadeco Water
If you can totally spend $12 on an 8oz water bottle, you have way too much money and everyone has the right to judge you.
Unless you’re bottle feeding it to a dying Sudanese orphan, of course.
5. Callebaut Chocolate
If you don’t know about this chocolate and want to impress any Belgian or die hard chocolate lover, you should at least pretend you know about this.
If you not only know about this chocolate but agree that its one of the most delicious edible cube of mass ever, then I’ll judge you.
I’ll basically think you’re awesome.
What other foods are bench mark “judgement foods” for you? Do you think its fair to judge people based on the food products they purchase?
{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }
It’s funny you mention the chocolate because I’m going to Belgium this weekend! I have done no research about the city at all – do you have any tips or must-sees?
Yes I totally DO! Where in Belgium will you be?
Oh, oops! Should have mentioned that haha… Brussels
We have two full days there.
it would be lovely to get a few judgement-free recipies from under your chef’s hat!!! How ’bout that?
Yeah, that low calorie beer is just garbage!!! i agree
There’s a good one coming up tomorrow. Here’s a hint: felafel burger.
What, no Gary Johnson or Jill Stein cups at 7-Eleven. Man, they got the shaft.
As for #2, how does that even work? Do I want to know?
I secretly judge people who drink rose and I know it makes me a snob. I know!
I tried that calorie free peanut butter 5 years ago and it was so beyond disgusting. I actually didn’t mind some of the other walden farms products. they were pretty gross, but they were cloyingly sweet and the only crap food i allowed myself to eat. and now i look back and totally judge myself because that’s really lame.
The whole concept of calorie-free peanut butter just makes me sad. Why do people have do ruin such a good thing?
I judge people who buy diet soda – sorry Eden!
Have you ever tried PB2? When I was going through my crazy figure-model-wannabe-but-actually-anorexic phase, I realized that I was putting too many calories into my face by eating actual all-natural peanut butter, so I decided that I would starve myself further by purchasing powdered, de-fatted peanut flour and reconstitute it with water. I was so insane with the disorder that I actually convinced myself that it was just as good as real peanut butter. (It’s not. Like…not even close. Like…painfully not even close. Not ever having to eat that again is reason enough for me to have started recovery.)
This is so true. I can’t believe anyone would eat peanut spread without calories… that takes the yumminess out of it.