Day 77: Spidey and the X-men vs. Smokin' and Doritos

Hey all,

My wife went to her 20-year junior high school reunion, and I was on my own for the evening. So, I had a Spidey Night. I watched Spider-Man II and III back to back--good parts only, while munching on my PCP evening snack. In this case, some baby tomatoes and a glass of low-fat milk. Tasty. As I watched the movies, I was reminded of an episode from the old Spider-Man Animated series from the 1990's. In it, Spider-Man meets up with the Animated X-men from the 90's. All the proper voice actors were on deck, and it made for one sweet two-part episode. I found it and posted it below for anyone looking for a Spider-Man X-men fix at the same time.

Now, like I said, my wife went to her twenty-year junior high school reunion. The thing that suprised her the most at this event wasn't how much the people changed, but rather, how many people were smoking. One of the reunion participants brought their baby with them, so this poor child was exposed to the hazy smoke-filled room for several hours. Sigh. Smoking has a pretty good grip on Japan, because the cigarettes are very cheap, cheaper than the U.S. or Canada anyway. Also, from what I've been told, the cigarettes in Japan are not as strong as their North-American counterparts. Sigh, the things we do to our bodies in the name of insecurity. Of course, as we learned today in PCP education, abusing yourself with junky food full of High Fructose Corn Syrup and/or Partially Hydrogenated Oil (the latter made from unsaturated fat) is not much better.

On that note, submitted for your disapproval, the ingredients of my favorite pre-PCP snack:

Frito-Lay Nacho Cheese Doritos

Nutrition FactsServing Size 1 oz. (28g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 140 Calories from Fat 70

% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g 12%
Trans Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 180mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 17g 6%
Dietary Fiber 1g 6%
Sugars 1g

Protein 2g

• Vitamin A 0%
• Vitamin C 0%
• Calcium 2%
• Iron 2%

Ingredients: Whole corn, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, soybean, and/or sunflower oil), salt, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), maltodextrin, wheat flour, whey, monsodium glutamate, buttermilk solids, romano cheese from cow's milk (part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein concentrate, onion powder, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, corn flour, disodium phosphate, lactose, natural and artificial flavor, dextrose, tomato powder, spices, lactic acid, artificial color (including yellow 6, yellow 5, red 40), citric acid, sugar, garlic powder, red and green bell peppe powder, sodium casinate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, nonfat milk solids, whey protein isolate, and corn syrup solids. Also Contains milk and wheat ingredients.

I'm guessing here, but the partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil must be made from saturated fat instead of unsaturated fat, and therefore allows this snack to have "Trans Fat 0%" in it's nutrition facts.

Food for thought, if not for your body. Sigh, I guess I'm going to have to find a new favorite snack.

Anyway, here's that great Spider-Man/X-men two parter. Enjoy:

Part I: 1 0f 2



Part I: 2 of 2


Part II: 1 of 2


Part II: 2 of 2


More tomorrow,

Sean