I LOVE doughnuts. Love ’em, love ’em, love ’em. My favorites include the cruller and chocolate glazed (I’m a simple girl, with simple tastes).

I do not eat them as much as I would like, however, because of the obvious. Too much sugar. Too many calories wasted on 5 minutes (ok, 45 seconds) of oral gratification. Yeah, I said it.

I didn’t always know that doughnuts weren’t good for me (surprise, surprise). When I was in college, this guy I had a huge crush on broke the news.

He said he never ate doughnuts.

Never? I asked.

Never.

Then he said those awful words. “Do you know how many calories are in a doughnut?” **

I didn’t. I do now. And since that day I think twice before succumbing to temptation.

In grad school there was a quarter (or 2) where someone was bringing doughnuts into the “newsroom” at least once a week. If you can’t indulge in a Dunkin’ once in a while, what good is your life, really? (Dunkin’, by the way, available in every other city I’ve lived in, except Seattle. If there is one out here, it certainly does a good job at hiding itself)

These days I am violently against the Krispy. But will always say yes to the Top Pot. So I was thrilled to see that TPD made this list of America’s Best Doughnuts. Woohoo!

One more tip. Surprise yourself with a vegan doughnut from Mighty-O. Sounds like an oxymoron, but they’re quite tasty.

**Off-topic, but if you are wondering, what kind of a GUY says something like “do you know how many calories are in a doughnut?” well you are asking the right question. What kind of GUY does ask something like that? Apparently strangely neurotic guys that I have crushes on say that kind of thing. I must have been going through some ‘phase’ in college. How does one go out with someone who doesn’t like doughnuts? Go figure. Just eat the frikkin’ thing.