My Soapox: Chocolate Lovers Unite

I'm thinking of adding a new feature to my blog.  My Soapbox.  These will be posts were I rant and rave about things that make me crazy.  Feel free to pass these posts up if you are only looking for the positive things in life!

There is a new disturbing trend happening with our food.

Food companies are having a difficult time and consequently are trying to think of new ways to charge the same amount but give us less food.  They think that the general public is too dim witted to see what they are doing.
And perhaps they are correct.

First they started doing things like making cereal boxes skinnier.  They look like the same size from the front but when you pick it up you can see they are much smaller.  Pieces of gum are also getting smaller.  You have to eat at least 2 if you actually want something to chew.

The trick that bothers me the most is that they are filling up our food with air.  They first did it to yogurt.  They knew that no one truly loves yogurt so most people wouldn't care. I tried "whipped" yogurt once - it's not good.  Then they started whipping frosting and pudding.  This made me upset.  Whipped pudding is also not tasty and yet millions of women are buying it believing it's luxurious.  Wake up you women - it's not luxurious - IT'S PUDDING (also "pearl" tampons don't make you a princess either)!  Whipped frosting actually spreads nicely but it takes twice as much to frost a cake.  The only food that should be whipped is whipped cream.  They can whip the daylights out of that for all I care.
Those evil food geniuses! They have finally crossed a line.  I will be apathetic only so far.  They have now started filling my chocolate kisses with air holes.  AIR HOLES!  And they are marketing it like it is some great gift they are doing for us!  When I buy chocolate I expect chocolate - not air!  If I want more air I will breathe more deeply.  Chocolate lovers unite.  We must not fall for their tricks.  Make a pledge to yourself today to never buy chocolate filled with air.  You deserve better.  Our monthly hormones deserve better.  Our 'late nights we can't believe the kids are actually in bed' deserve better!  

And off of the soapbox I step.