zachary pfriem

I am not an active member of the Catholic Church, however it is in my family heritage and culture. I decided to partake in this years Lent not as a religious right, but as a away to clense my body of a toxin I abuse. No, it wasn’t alcohol, it was sugars. My largest temptation I give in to is sweets, ever since I was a child I have loved sweets. For Lent I gave up all refined sugars, High Fructose Corn Syrup, baked goods, candies, ice creams, glazes, syrups, all of them (fruit was ok, as it was naturally residing). The hardest thing was finding items without HFCS, it is in everything. I did on occasion have some ketchup, but according to Reagan, it is a vegetable, so why not.

So, on Easter Sunday I will have gone without my sugary crutch for 6 and a half weeks. I will be celebrating this with the delectable indulgence in a Pan au Chocolat and a cup of coffee, which was my breakfast every morning while visiting France.