My moment of weakness

On Friday I had a very large craving for Oreos and milk. However, in my daily life I don’t usually eat many sweets or empty calories but Friday I was craving them. My friend Sam came over that night for a bit and so I asked her if she would one like some and two take the package with her because I don’t want that kind of food in my room for later temptation. She agreed and I went down to the C3 using my flex dine and bought some Oreos and milk.

To me ethics means right or wrong. So to me I knew that eating these Oreos would be wrong since I am trying to eat healthy and watch my calorie intake. I also had healthy choices in my room and at the C3 but chose not to partake in those choices which was in my mind not the right choice for my goals. I did have some relief for my battle between what I wanted and what was right when I asked Sam if she would have some knowing that she would say yes and to take them later so then I would feel like I only had a few and would not have any more than what was needed at the time.

Politically I also had a multitude of help. From what I understand political means having others approval or as the dictionary would say controlling the government entire relation of people in a society. I have a clear case of that with my Oreo choice. I asked Sam if she would have some and her saying yes is a way of giving approval for my choice. In this way she, my mini-society, approved of having Oreos and milk and therefore made me getting them an easier choice.

Economically my choice was also made easier. I had the money already on my flex dine and the C3 is in the basement of my hall so it was not only convenient but it was also economically sound since the money was there and junk food is cheaper. According to Michael Pollan the author of Omnivore’s Dilemma “people with limited money to spend on food would spend it on the cheapest calories they can find, especially when the cheapest calories- fats and sugars- are precisely the ones offering the biggest neurobiological rewards” (Page 108). Therefore I bought these Oreos at a cheap value to for fill my neurobiological needs. I also was not following the Friedman economics because I was not only not making a rational choice because I had already eaten dinner and really didn't need to eat anything else but I was also not making it as an individual I had Sam's help. I also sent the rest of the package home with her so I don’t feel like I wasted any money since someone was going to consume the Oreos.

Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. Logan, Iowa: Perfection Learning, 2007.