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Investigative Report: Doughnuts Are Good for You

Survey shows the many benefits of getting your doughnuts, particularly with some dairy, and especially among friends and neighbors on National Doughnut Day.

Contributed to Wauwatosa Patch by Meg Miller:

June is National Dairy Month, in which we are reminded of the importance of getting our recommended servings of dairy to promote healthy bones.

A little-known fact is that Friday, June 7, is National Doughnut Day. To help determine the health benefits of doughnuts, I engaged an expert panel of Cranky Al’s customers.

William, age 9, explained the mental health benefits of eating a sprinkley dinkley.

“The sprinkles add color and cheer that tickles my brain and gives me a positive outlook for the day,” he said.

Keagan, 4, and Parker, 2, both strongly recommend the Hoytie Toytie with chocolate milk. The health benefits?

Well, they said, “They’re yummy! And milk is good for you!”

“We all know that everything tastes better with bacon and the health benefit is having a little protein to balance out all those carbs,” noted Matt, age 44.

“Joyful!" said Michela, 10. "I believe the chocolate-covered butter-cream filled long johns can make a person joyful.”

“Every time I order, I laugh when Joey yells out, 'Hoytie Toytie,' in that goofy way. I heard that laughter is important to good health, so laughing with (at) Joey is healthy," said Ben, age 13. "Therefore, going to Cranky Al’s and eating a Hoytie Toytie is healthy.” 

Barb, age 38, shared that the feeling of community one gets at Cranky Al's is healthy.

“Part of the health of a community stems from being able to meet with friends, share stories and unwind," she said. "Donuts are at Cranky Al's. Cranky Al's is a community gathering place – so donuts are healthy."

As for me, I’m all for a chocolate-covered chocolate doughnut with white skim milk. I wholeheartedly believe that chocolate frosting and chocolate doughnuts offer the same powerful antioxidants as dark chocolate.

Of course, by having it with white skim milk, I also counterbalance the calories.

What can I say? We all need to make it work somehow!

So, Happy National Doughnut Day! May your day be joyful, filled with laughter and may your brain be tickled!

Meg Miller is an East Tosa resident and guest contributor to Wauwatosa Patch.


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