Sad? Have a hug

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When you're depressed, you are easiest tempted by your cravings, most of which are not on the "healthier" realm among foods. For me, my comfort food in these times of sadness have been popcorn and my favorite bag of trail mix, from Trader Joe's of course. This food arrangement also always is accompanied by a romantic comedy of sorts, most likely Hitch.

I find that these two items satisfy all taste buds of sweet and salty as well as various textures of rough and smooth.

The popcorn creates the cliche moment of stuffing your face when you feel sad and want to eat your feelings out. Plus, I LOVE eating perfectly popped popcorn, the balance between the soft and lightness that it almost melts in your mouth but also crunchy enough to munch on.

My trail mix is not a typical "nuts and dried fruit" combo. While it does hold those two ingredients, it also has peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips! MY FAVORITE. That way, this satisfies my sweet tooth without overdoing it. On especially sad days however, twix and/or hershey's hugs may be added to the bundle of goodies.

PS. I wanted to provide some pictures of my own of these delicious treats but discovered I would be too tempted to eat them afterwards :/

How about you?