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5 Foods You Buy But Never Actually Eat

The best of intentions could lead to an empty wallet and an empty stomach.

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5 Foods You Buy But Never Actually Eat
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We've all been at the grocery store walking down the organic aisle (probably by accident) and stop to notice that box marked completely natural and guarantees perfect health. Ordinarily, this is not something found in your pantry but then you suddenly feel inspired. "Wow. If I eat this all the time, I will be like one of those health people on Instagram and doing workout and swimsuit ads." You pick up the box and feel proud walking through the rest of the store hoping others will notice your new health craze. Now here is the issue. Once you bring this life-changing product home, you never eat it. Judging by personal experience, I have found these foods to be the top ones I get the inspired urge to buy, but never actually eat:

1. Goji Berries

I recall seeing these with my friend at the store when she says, "OMG these are so good and, like, so good for you. I eat them every day." So, naturally, being a sophomore teenage girl at the time, replied, "OMG. They are so pretty and look so yummy! I want to get some to eat every day too." Did I ever eat these? Heck no. Did they sit in my pantry so long my family still reminds me to this day? Yep.

2. Chia Seeds

This one actually tends to make it to the bowl at least three times before I give up. When you buy these, they tend to be sold in oversized packaging considering the amount you will eat in a sitting. Yet some will end up in my acaí bowl and, if I am feeling extra healthy, will end up in chia seed pudding. The issue is these dishes tend to not be made constantly, especially once your healthy craze ends, and you are stuck with an entire bag of chia seeds on your shelf.

3. Multi Multi Multi-Grain Bread


These nine-types-of-grain kinda bread is the kind that does not make it to the table again after the first bite. It seems better than your ordinary white bread, which obviously it is. But once you put the cardboard in your mouth, you suddenly realize those extra calories in the white bread are worth every SOFT, delicious bite.

4. Anything Kashi

It always seems like a good idea at the time. Honestly, sometimes I have no recollection of adding it to my cart but I always end up bringing home something Kashi. I never eat it and it ends up expiring in need of being thrown out. Then I find the exact same thing happen the next time I shop at the grocery store.

5. Kale

This is the mama of all food you buy but never eat. The kale fad this world is going through is not a thing. We must stop kidding ourselves. Any other leaf tastes better in a salad or cooked than this bitter petal of a food. I have yet to try a bearable kale recipe; so if you have one, let me know.


Basically, we need to just admit we went to the grocery store to get brownie mix and frosting and avoid the organic aisle and fruit sections at all costs. This will probably never be accomplished, though, since I have found this problem to be inevitable. So I guess we will all end up with half a pantry of all-natural foods that will never be eaten.

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