Best Meal EVER!

I've been craving sweets a lot lately. Apparently it's a sign of depression, but I say it's a sign of finals next week. My mom sent me a pack of "fong li su"-- pineapple cakes (tarts?), traditionally from Taiwan. So of course, I had to skip dinner and eat a bunch of them instead. Mm, pineapple-y goodness.


I hate looking up nutritional information for Asian foods online. I spent literally about an hour (maybe more) looking to see how many calories are in feng li su, and guess what? I still don't know! All I find are sites for the pineapple tart that looks like this:

That version is from Singapore, I believe, because I've never seen it in Taiwan or China. I may be wrong though, but nonetheless, it sucks that I can't find info on the version that I inhaled copious amounts of today.

On another note, yesterday's dinner was equally healthy. I consumed 2 brownies with m&m's, two fruit danishes, one huge cinnamon roll, and three rice krispies treats. Plus some fruit, carrots, and celery. Because those make up for the pastries. Sure.

I find I do this a lot actually. The thing is, I'm generally a healthy eater, and I think my taste palette has changed enough that I really enjoy healthy foods better. I always buy organic when possible, and I try to cook with natural, fresh ingredients. I love fine foods when dining out, and I find I can enjoy really good food without eating a lot of it. I plan my own meals to include good amounts of protein, carbs, and healthy fats. I try to incorporate some of those wonder foods people keep raving about. (See here and here.)

The only problem is that I'm a college student, living in a college dorm, eating college dorm food. My school (UCLA) actually is ranked second in the nation for cafeteria food, if memory serves, but it's still cafeteria food. Everything is unhealthy, unnatural. It's all processed foods and oils and sugars and creams and fried-ness. I don't find it appetizing, especially because there are limited options for vegetarians. I usually eat a generally pescetarian diet, but I added in poultry because I couldn't stand the lack of variety in the dining halls.

Thus, every so often, I have my Meal of Desserts, where I don't actually eat food, per say, but load up on desserts, because really, they're the only thing appetizing to me. Health-wise, this is obviously bad because I'm missing out on a lot of nutrients. However, I don't do it often, and the rest of the time, I eat pretty balanced meals. It's actually OK, calorie-wise, if you don't finish every dessert but merely eat parts of each. Plus, you get to feel like you're having a huge splurge, and you know I love decadence.