Healthy Obsessions: Blueberry Coffee

A little while ago, I yapped about 7-11 and it's flavored coffee. Well, I've gone past 7-11 and just straight to full-blown blueberry flavored coffee addiction! Dunkin Donuts has blueberry flavor and New England coffee sells a ground blueberry cobbler version. If Starbucks rolls one out, no coffee place will be safe! I will drink at you allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.

Why do I like it so much? It tastes like blueberries, and it's like drinking syrup. But, without drinking actually syrup. That way, there's no worrying about tooth decay, or skyrocketing blood sugar and you can avoid general social weirdness (who drinks syrup straight???). Also, it's a good way to downplay craving for foods that are energy dense without major deprivation, The flavor has elements of a good blueberry pancake breakfast all in a nice cup of java. Drink it straight or sweetened with a touch of almond milk.

Healthy Obsessions

7-11!

Okay, so this healthy obsession isn't 100% healthy, nutritionally speaking, but as far as convenience, products and variety, it's good! And, sometimes in the long run it's good for your wallet, mind and body.

I love the flavored coffees at 7-11. I wanted a blueberry one last week, but my bus was there, so I caught my bus instead of stopping in. Next time around, I just happened to miss the bus.

So, no blueberry coffee! At least, not this day. But, they had all these other flavors, Colombian, extra bold, french vanilla, Irish creme, and my pick, butter toffee! Basically, 7-11 has stepped up their coffee game. Better 7-11s have a pretty well stacked DIY beverage counter, complete with sugar substitute, reg sugar, turbinado sugar, skim milk, whole milk, half & half...I really could go on. It's great, lots of flavors, at a decent price, all at your customizing finger tips.

And that's not all. 7-11 has done the DIY to their snacks. They have their own line of snacks, 7-11 branded, with some odd name, I forget. But, they had these cute little mini-muffins. So, I could get a coffee, and a pack of muffins for under 5 bucks, and under 200 calories. They also have bananas, a good grab-n-go option, but their price is a little high IMO, unless you elect to get 2 for $1.

And, they had something else! Extra Dessert Sensation gum with a BOGO coupon! Which, is probably the most awesome gum ATM. Gum stimulates saliva, which contains all sorts of jazz, as well as decay fightin' minerals, so it may be very good for gum & teeth health. Also, the gum tastes pretty much like the dessert, so guilt free flavor in a nice portable medium. Except the strawberry, kind of a let down. Meh.

Thank heaven for 7-11.