Today someone told me that the first thing boxers cut out of their diet is doughnuts. Even before fast food, alcohol, or other sweets.
Of course it does make sense–doughnuts are nothing but processed sugar and flour, plus lots of fat. They really have no redeeming nutritional value. Still this little fact surprised me. Think of all the foods that someone who is doing major physical training would or could eliminate from their diet, and the very first one is the doughnut. I guess at least a fast food hamburger has protein, and the fries at least originated as potatoes. Even cookies may have some nutritional value, depending on what kind. But doughnuts? Absolutely none.
I also think that doughnuts have a very addictive quality, at least for me. They’re always referred to as “doughnuts” in plural for a reason! After I had one or or some of a doughnut, I always craved more. I would take just half, then come back for the other half. Then another piece, another doughnut, just one more bite. They’re such a lethal combination of sweet and fat, once those cravings are triggered in my body it’s really hard to stop them. Even people I know who eat in a fairly healthy manner, who rarely overindulge in sweets, seem to have a hard time stopping with doughnuts.
Doughnuts are truly a “you can’t have just one, so it’s better to have none” food for me. And a lot of other people. Even boxers.
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