A rather random poll. Do you like fig newtons?
I'm sitting in my dorm room...being a hermit. It's the week before finals here and somehow I'm convinced that if I pretend I don't have a 12 page paper, german final, econ final, and a 7 page paper that it will all just go away... I've spent the entire afternoon (except for a break for my injury rehab) watching old episodes of the show Alias and periodically snacking on diet coke and fig newtons.
Then I got to wondering.
Why do I like fig newtons?
I mean it's a fruit cookie. A fruit cookie. That's just weird. If someone offered me a cookie and said it's made out of figs...I wouldn't eat it. I'd be like....figs? Eh...no thanks give me chocolate. But fig newtons...so good....
Alright. So the poll is. Do you like fig newtons?
And...as an added question...what's your favorite guilty snack food that you know you should eat but do it anyway?
Former Member
Good luck on your finals Hilary!
In undergrad I loved corn nuts when I studied. The only problem is they are really loud to eat and because they are so crunchy they make your eyes jump up and down when you chew so you can't concentrate on what you are reading.
I like the strawberry-yogurt ones, they are yummy. If I buy them, I hardly get any because my 17 year old hollow legged son always snarfs them up.
Former Member
Of course we all love Fig Newtons! What a noble fruit! With such a storied past!
I encourage all fig doubters to visit THE HISTORY OF THE FIG
Yet, there are some pigheaded holdouts who contend that the wholesome and decent Fig is not so innocent - indeed, there are those that would argue that the Fig is even an abomination! At your own risk, visit GOD HATES FIGS
But don't believe 'em, we know that nothin' beats some ground fig wrapped in a soft cookie shell.
Originally posted by dorothyrde
I like the strawberry-yogurt ones, they are yummy. If I buy them, I hardly get any because my 17 year old hollow legged son always snarfs them up.
Dorothy,
i have a really good friend who lives in Quincy, IL. He says that he can tellif he is under stress at a time because when he goes to the grocercy store, he eats his strawberry - yogurt fig newtons before he gets through the checkout line.
Former Member
Many years ago, when PowerBars were becoming a hyped-up item, Bicycling Mag did a nutritional comparison of them with Fig Newtons and, if I remember vaguely enough, Fig Newtons got you 90% of the way there at a fraction of the cost.
But probably not if you eat the whole stack in 15 minutes or less.
DV
Former Member
40 to 50 years ago at swim meets we ate them.....Fig Newtons RULE....! So do Mooses......
Former Member
A few days ago, I found myself singing the Fig Newton song, but couldn't remember all the words....
Ooey gooey rich and chewy inside.....something something something on the outside. Put the inside something outside.....something something something something .... its a big Fig Newton! One more time now, a big Fig Newton!!!!!!
Or something like that. Anyone?
Former Member
Ooey, gooey, rich and chewy inside,
Golden flaky, tender caky outside,
Wrap the inside in the outside, is it good?
Darn Tootin' It's a Big Fig Newton!
