I felt sort of smug at the grocery store this evening...

'nuff said

I always judge other people's shopping baskets :devil:
I always win (mostly cos they don't know what my rules are)

I know how you feel. I never really noticed what people put into their carts until I changed what I bought. Now when I see someone with a cart full of crap I want to do an intervention! I know it's not my business but I cant help but to notice and feel sorry for them. It is cool though to occasionally see a family with healthy stuff in their cart! It's rare but it happens

Yes, I do on occasion buy and eat 'crap' myself but I don't buy a cart full of it. It's all about moderation and making room for it in your calorie count.

Hostess cakes aren't vegetarian? Thankfully I don't like them, or I might have been in for a nasty surprise, but what's in them?

The filling is made from whipped pig fat. Or, so I have been told.

but that's not meat...

Pretty sure that separating animal fat from said animal occurs after animal is dead. Don't vegetarians frown on animal by-products that can only be obtained by killing the animal?

I know I shouldn't, but I can't help it. We (my husband and I) were checking out. This is what we bought: diet soda (I drink 1/day, max), veggie bacon, coffee creamer (okay, not so good for you), asparagus, mushrooms, whole wheat English muffins and egg beaters.

The guy behind me plopped down two boxes of hostess cakes and four pints of ice cream.

I felt proud of what I was buying 'cause not too long ago, I'd have made a similar purchase as his (okay, not the hostess stuff 'cause it's not vegetarian, but something equally as bad).

Honey - you just pat yourself on the back and be proud of your choices. I sure would like some ice cream tho.

Totally get it. You're proud of yourself for making better choices than you used to, not judging the other guy. But I am the most happy of myself when I have a conveyor belt full of fresh veggies, fruit, dried beans, whole grains, maybe a bit of lean meat, etc. and at the end are two pints of ice cream or a fancy chocolate bar. The full fat, delicious kind. Heck yes that's all for me!

I know I shouldn't, but I can't help it. We (my husband and I) were checking out. This is what we bought: diet soda (I drink 1/day, max), veggie bacon, coffee creamer (okay, not so good for you), asparagus, mushrooms, whole wheat English muffins and egg beaters.

The guy behind me plopped down two boxes of hostess cakes and four pints of ice cream.

I felt proud of what I was buying 'cause not too long ago, I'd have made a similar purchase as his (okay, not the hostess stuff 'cause it's not vegetarian, but something equally as bad).

I'd feel more smug if I were the guy behind you.

veggie 'bacon?' ugh. I'd rather lick the floor. and I try to eat ice cream daily.

Smug is the wrong word. She felt proud of herself for making healthy food choices.

And the guy was probably buying ice cream for a party or something. It happens.

Please let this end this thread.

My cart is veggies, fruits. Sometimes beans, oats, or rice. And sometimes fake sausages/burgers and buns.
I feel pretty proud of myself when that's what my cart is full of.

That being said - I don't like to judge other peoples carts.