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AIBU?

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Original poster

To want to eat another packet of Jaffa Cakes

12 replies

Munxx · 21/06/2013 13:43

I have already had one. I bought two. It is taunting me there in the Co Op bag.

So I ask you wise people, do I give in to the gluttony?

I am currently breastfeeding so I need the calories don't I?

OP posts:

ouryve · 21/06/2013 13:44

The second packet will not taste nearly as nice.

Tapirbackrider · 21/06/2013 13:45

YANBU - tis the obvious answer!

Gluttony would be eating both packs then going back to the shop for more!

DryCounty79 · 21/06/2013 14:04

They have barely any calories in as are more air than cake/biscuit. AND they have orange in them, which is a great source of vitamin C. So, it would be unreasonable of you not to eat them.

theorchardkeeper · 21/06/2013 14:05

You'd be doing me a favor, as I have a real medical condition called 'jafferinteritis' that means if I see a jaffa I eat a jaffa.

It's a daily struggle and the less that are about the better

DumSpiroSpero · 21/06/2013 14:09

There's not much fat in Jaffa cakes if that helps.

Go for it - it's Friday, you're breastfeeding, and you can keep me company while I eat my second jam doughnut of the day!

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Munxx · 21/06/2013 14:14

Thank you all. I have eaten them. Well, more like inhaled

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BeKindToYourKnees · 21/06/2013 14:29

It is a little-known fact that Jaffa Cakes contain more vitamins and minerals than organic blueberries, broccoli and salmon. YANBU

raisah · 21/06/2013 18:24

Sorry to put a dampner in things but what about the surge in blood sugar levels by eating so many jaffa cakes in one go!!?

DumSpiroSpero · 21/06/2013 18:26

TBH, after eating one packet of Jaffa cakes already I'm not sure a second pack would make that much difference to the OP's blood sugar!

ApocalypseThen · 21/06/2013 18:35

Bearing in mind the blood sugar issue, I'd follow the wise procedure below:

Make cup of tea;
Drink;
Make second cup of tea;
Enjoy with Jaffa cakes.

This will allow a blood sugar calm down and you will ease into your second lot nicely hydrated.

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Munxx · 21/06/2013 20:20

I had a coffee and a rest between packets

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EllaFitzgerald · 21/06/2013 20:56

Jaffa cakes actually make up two of your 5 a day.

You have the orange, which is also a valuable source of vitamin C, as cleverly pointed out by Dry. You also have the chocolate, which comes from cocoa beans, which are grown on a plant. It's practically a salad! Plus dark chocolate is good for your heart. Scientists have proved it

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