Wondering

jadu1536 · March 1

I found myself wondering today - why do we have items such as crumbl cookies available to people when they contain up to 900-1000 calories in one cookie? It's just so unnecessary! Couldn't they make smaller cookies of 100 calories each? It's in a way, setting people up for failure.

AnnPT77 · March 1

"They" do make smaller cookies. People who want smaller cookies should buy smaller cookies, maybe? Or make their own cookies?

I admit, I don't see the point of giant cookies, but then I'm not a major cookie fan in general. As a once-in-a-rare-while treat, maybe a 900 calorie cookie is OK, even if it's not my thing.

Someone is buying them, though, eh? I don't see why a business would NOT make and sell things that people have proven they want to buy. A business isn't my mommy or daddy.

I try not to blame others for my decisions. It was my habits that got me obese (and my habits that got me back thin again, BTW). It wasn't other people's cookie design choices.

P.S. This thread maybe belongs in the Debate Club section.

glassyo · March 2

Maybe the op is equating how much exercise one would need to do to burn off said cookies.

But, yeah, I love cookies except they don't love me anymore. Cookies are delicious but no one's holding a gun to people's heads to buy sizes they can't afford to eat.

Or any food for that matter.

I mean, did anyone smack me upside the head because I found a cheap, lower carb peanut butter that you didn't have to reconstitute because I know I can't safely have nut butters around? Nope! Me and that half jar I polished off in 3 days without logging are all on me, bayyyyyybe.

(I've seen the crumbl cookies and agree they could make minier versions of their mini cookies. 240 cals for a mini???? I just can't get behind blaming any company for being responsible for what people do and don't eat.)

spiriteagle99 · March 2

It's up to us to decide what calorie splurges are worthwhile and which are not. We are in control of what we put in our mouths. We decide whether or not to super-size our sodas, whether to buy fattening side dishes or extravagant desserts. Restaurants often experiment with lower calorie, lower carb options, but they don't sell nearly as well as the higher calorie options. They sell what people are most eager to buy.

I love cookies. My grocery sells fresh chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin buckets where the cookies are 150 calories each. I buy them regularly, since I can fit them in my calories and I know I can restrict myself to one or two. Before I started watching my weight, my husband and I used to sometimes get desserts at our favorite restaurants. When I learned that an apple crisp with ice cream was 900 calories, I stopped buying it. Tasty as it was, it wasn't worth it for me.

dougii · March 3

The US ranks right near the top of the most obese countries in the world. Average restaurant meals are 4 times larger than they were in the 1950's. 96% of entrees at chains exceed dietary guidelines for sodium, fat, and saturated fat per meal. Between 1986 and 2016 fast food restaurants increased serving sizes by 226%. We are what we eat. This is why we do 99.9% of our cooking and eating at home.

JBanx256 · March 3

Why? Because people want them and will pay for them.

Does anyone NEED a car or motorcycle that will go over 200 mph straight off the showroom floor? No. But do people with disposable income choose to purchase them? Yes.

I donate blood every 8 weeks and there's a Crumbl next door. Once every two months, I enjoy one of their giant cookies. Whose business is it to say they shouldn't sell it to me, or that I shouldn't buy/eat it?

Is there anything that you personally have chosen to purchase that someone else may feel is "unnecessary"? Oh, I bet so...

Corina1143 · March 3

I agree with OP.
It used to be such a treat to go to the fair or Disneyland and see a giant cookie or cinnamon roll. Now it's just another day in the neighborhood. They've robbed us of that feeling of awe. I want it back!

AnnPT77 · March 3

BTW, 900 calorie cookie is now chump-level commercial over-indulgence. Subway now offers a foot-long cookie that is 1440 calories.

How do I know this? The calories were on the giant poster of the footlong cookie (and churro, and pretzel) when I was last at Subway buying a salad (that you have to search fine print on menu boards even to find exists). Maybe you wouldn't think a salad with pickles would be good, but it is.

Salad is around 170 calories, and that's a big bowl with both cheese and avocado. Skip those add-ons (upcharges both), it's more like 50.

SafariGalNYC · March 3

jadu1536 wrote: »

I found myself wondering today - why do we have items such as crumbl cookies available to people when they contain up to 900-1000 calories in one cookie? It's just so unnecessary! Couldn't they make smaller cookies of 100 calories each? It's in a way, setting people up for failure.

I’ve never heard of crumbl cookies… so I looked them up.

The jumbo cookies are supposed to be 4 servings — Up to each individual if they want to eat the whole thing.

I don’t see this any differently from exercising portion control with any food.

When you get a pint of ice cream, do you eat a portion or the whole thing?

COGypsy · March 3

No one also says you have to eat the big cookie all at once. My office sent a 6 pack of Crumbl cookies after my surgery. I cut them up, stored them in Tupperware and enjoyed them for a couple of weeks. I think eating a whole one all at once would have made me ill.

And now I can’t stop thinking about the Crumbl right by my dog’s day camp….

Corina1143 · March 3

SafariGalNYC wrote: »

jadu1536 wrote: »

I found myself wondering today - why do we have items such as crumbl cookies available to people when they contain up to 900-1000 calories in one cookie? It's just so unnecessary! Couldn't they make smaller cookies of 100 calories each? It's in a way, setting people up for failure.

I’ve never heard of crumbl cookies… so I looked them up.

The jumbo cookies are supposed to be 4 servings — Up to each individual if they want to eat the whole thing.

I don’t see this any differently from exercising portion control with any food.

When you get a pint of ice cream, do you eat a portion or the whole thing?

I never heard of them either.

Your comment made me think of an incident at a family vacation a few years ago. We all went out to eat together. No dessert on the menu, but at the register they had big brownies that they served on a napkin. I bought one and asked them to cut it in fourths. I then shared it with 3 others my age. My niece bought one and asked them to cut it in half. She shared. Cousin's grandkids each bought one for themselves. Lol.

glassyo · March 4

SafariGalNYC wrote: »

jadu1536 wrote: »

I found myself wondering today - why do we have items such as crumbl cookies available to people when they contain up to 900-1000 calories in one cookie? It's just so unnecessary! Couldn't they make smaller cookies of 100 calories each? It's in a way, setting people up for failure.

I’ve never heard of crumbl cookies… so I looked them up.

The jumbo cookies are supposed to be 4 servings — Up to each individual if they want to eat the whole thing.

I don’t see this any differently from exercising portion control with any food.

When you get a pint of ice cream, do you eat a portion or the whole thing?

Everyone knows a pint of ice cream is one serving!

And I would absolutely eat that whole cookie.

They just put a store in my general area but I won't go in.

I totally give them props for having the nutritional info online tho.

MargaretYakoda · March 4

SafariGalNYC wrote: »

jadu1536 wrote: »

I found myself wondering today - why do we have items such as crumbl cookies available to people when they contain up to 900-1000 calories in one cookie? It's just so unnecessary! Couldn't they make smaller cookies of 100 calories each? It's in a way, setting people up for failure.

I’ve never heard of crumbl cookies… so I looked them up.

The jumbo cookies are supposed to be 4 servings — Up to each individual if they want to eat the whole thing.

I don’t see this any differently from exercising portion control with any food.

When you get a pint of ice cream, do you eat a portion or the whole thing?

Same. I have never heard of Crumbl before either. And if I wasn’t gluten intolerant I’d probably try 1/4 of one.

That said?
Yeah. If I buy a pint of ice cream, I’m very likely to eat the whole thing in one sitting.

I don’t do it often. Usually when I’ve had an especially (redacted) day.
And then I log it and move on.
😇

We all make the choices we make. Some days are better than others. As long as we have the nutritional facts, and are able to make good choices the majority of the time?
I’m OK with that.

Also. Crumbl exists because capitalism. And people like to eat sweet things.

Theoldguy1 · March 5

jadu1536 wrote: »

I found myself wondering today - why do we have items such as crumbl cookies available to people when they contain up to 900-1000 calories in one cookie? It's just so unnecessary! Couldn't they make smaller cookies of 100 calories each? It's in a way, setting people up for failure.

There have been efforts in some areas to outlaw stupid large sizes of soda, In virtually all these cases there was a public outcry demanding keeping the stupid large sizes.

People need to be their own advocates. Saying "they" are setting up people for failure is a copout IMO.

Mrsrobinsoncl · March 5

"They" aren't setting anyone up for failure, no one is making them eat the cookie.

It is our individual choice what to buy and what to eat, I get them from time to time. Sometimes I eat the whole cookie in a sitting, sometimes I split it up and enjoy it over a few days.

SuzySunshine99 · March 5

I won't go to Crumbl because of their ridiculous ordering process in the stores. You have to order and pay for your cookie at a kiosk, and then they bring the cookie out. I mean....it's a cookie, do I really have to go through some multi-step process? There is always a long line, mostly because people are trying to figure out how to use the kiosks.

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