(Sometimes there’s just no substitute for the real thing!)

My diet’s packed with veggies

I drink water ’til I’m blue

I’ve cut way back on sugar

On fat and gluten, too.

Sometimes though, a growling starts

So deep within my gut

That makes me forget common sense

Or the inches on my butt.

It starts out pure and simple

Then grows into something new

How terrible can it really be?

Aren’t potatoes veggies, too?

Their body shape is long and thin

(just like I want mine to be)

Baked, not fried, ’til golden brown

With salt gathered from the sea.

Then generously I sprinkle them

With natural calcium

In the form of cheddar cheese

My watering mouth says, “Yum!”

Crunchy on the outside

Soft and tender deep within

Melty, cheesy, gooey, warm

How can this be a sin?

Pinterest tells me cauliflower

Can be a substitute

Minus starchy, naughty carbs

With recipes to boot.

But there’s something about cheese fries

That cannot be replaced

By another “less than” vegetable

With a “less than” potato taste.

Tomorrow is a new day

Back to my healthy diet

But today I’ll love my cheese fries

If you haven’t, you should try it!