You Had Me at Donuts

Pretty please. With Sugar

"Sugar is 8X as addictive as cocaine. And what’s interesting is when cocaine and heroin activate only one spot for pleasure in the brain. Sugar lights up the brain like a pinball machine." -Mark Hyman

I’m pretty educated about what is healthy to eat and what is not. For the most part, I eat healthy.

But sugar. Oh sweet, sweet sugar. I know it’s bad. Real bad, mmkay. But I still indulge on occasion. And donuts are my absolute favorite sugar fix.

Valentine's Day donuts from Krispy Kreme

A Little History of this Fried Round Sweet Treat

America's favorite treat supposedly came to Manhattan (formerly New Amsterdam) under the Dutch name "olykoeks" meaning, you guessed it, oily cakes.

Then they were further developed my a New England Sea Captains mother, Elizabeth Griffin whose son subsequently claimed the idea of the hole in the donut.

In World War I they were served to American troops in the trenches in France for a bit of a taste of home.

The invention of the donut machine in 1920 enabled easier production of the delectable doughs.

More Valentine's Donuts

In the 1930's a desperate man name Joe Le Beau sold his secret donut recipe and the name Krispy Kreme to Ishmael Armstrong. The nephew of Armstrong worked for him selling donuts door to door and in 1937 opened the first store in Winston Salem, North Carolina (my home state :-) ).

My Weakness

I grew up and 1/8 of a mile from a Krispy Kreme, which is still in the exact location and has that 1960's appeal - very cool - and I remember walking there with my sister to get the family donuts on a Saturday morning or other special occasions.

I love all donuts. Trust me on that one. I am only partial to Krispry Kreme for those nostalgic and comfort-food reasons.

Image Source

This sign above is notorious. If you drive by a Krispy Kreme and see its glowing glory, by all means necessary, STOP! You will definitely wanna scoop up a dozen or 4 boxes of the glazed wonders. Trust fam.

Thanks for Peeping!
Kiristin

Source Used