This post is a spicier/more flavorful one…

because sometimes we DO need to turn up the HEAT!!!

As a Morselist, promoting Healthy Morsels

at Food Fairs and Store Demos,

I’ve met the gamut of people:

seeking out free samples,new products,

education and great story fodder.

Now, I know I’m supposed to stay Positive and sunny

and I will probably offend some people,

but COME ON! Everyone’s got a breaking point,

even though my sister calls me GUMBY!

First the GOOD:

One incredible Morsel Taster, was a

Woman who went into the health field

after she watched her Dad suffer

and pass from Diabetes.

Meeting people who “Get” what I’m doing

makes it 100% worth while.

Especially the ones who buy 3-6 dozen!!

The NOT SO GOOD:

Then there was “Gimme a Cookie!”

just looking for freebies

of COOKIES and

CLUELESS!

told me he doesn’t NEED to watch his sugar

and I nodded, wondering,

“You sure about that, Mr. Hot dog on a stick?!”

Another man, introduced himself as a PSYCHIC,

slurping a BIG GULP from 7-11,

told me he was diabetic & suffered from heart disease

but couldn’t buy my morsels because

“they would be too addicting.”

Mr. Psychic Big Gulp proceeded to “psychically

read me” and told me

my kidneys were “too yang”

and that I needed to “

get Grass Fed Beef Liver

and blend it into a puree and drink for a week.”

Gagging, I responded,

“that’s repulsive! Thank you very much,

my kidneys will happily remain in YANG!”

Later, a greasy haired woman with

food and gunk in her teeth,

wanted to know,

GH:  How come you don’t add

sugar and salt to your cookies?

after I told her,

MM:  I created these MORSELS for my Dad,

who CAN’T eat sugar and salt.

However, there are plenty of treats/cookies/pastries

out there that have salt, sugar, butter,

chemicals, crap, etc…

She continued to grab samples

asking,

GH:  How come don’t you make savory snacks

with fat and crap?

I wanted to wash her hair.

Eventually, another

GOOD person meandered over to my table

and began to praise the fact

that I do NOT use sweeteners or salt

and asked to sample, budging into

G.H.’s space, forcing G.H. to move on…

The GOOD woman was EXTRA GOOD

and we had a passionate conversation

about how addicting sugar and salt can be

and how we’ve watched our loved ones

suffer from it making us create lifestyle

changes and feeling 100% better because of it.

Then a BIG BAD one appeared, in a hurry,

on her cell phone:

BB:  WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR ME?!

I smiled through tensed teeth, as I do, when people annoy me,

MM: These are Mac-n-Mo’s Morsels.

BB:  WHAT THE HELL IS A MAC-N-MO?!

MM:  Well, Mac is my Dad and I’m Mo.

BB:  SO…WHAT IS IT??!!

She continued an entirely different

conversation on her cell phone.

MM:  They’re a healthy Gluten Free/Vegan/NO Salt, 0-1g Sug…

And before I could finish,

she grabbed the glass dome lid OFF my sample pedestal display, 

grabbing ALL of my Morsel Samples,

screaming,

BB:  TOO MUCH F*?#@NG TALKING!

And stormed off.

Now, this one took the cake or morsel, literally!

My heart actually began to race, blood boil

and I went to the Store Manager.

But once I got to her,

I thought to myself,

What am I going to do?

Tell on a customer?

Am I in kindergarten?

So, I took a breath, not too deep and walked back to my

Demo Table and decided it was time for this Morselist

to pack up her toys and go home.

Day is done.

Gone the sun (or I should say, gone is my NOT so sunny disposition)

And just as I was putting my Mailing List into my Morsel Bag,

a Beautiful Family approached…

BF:  WE LOVE Mac-n-Mo’s!

I was taken aback.

MM:  You know Mac-n-Mo’s?

BF: Yes, our kids LOVE the Chocolate Chip

and my husband & I love the Pumpkin Cranberry

& we love that there’s nothing bad in them.

My heart took another beat, but 

this time it was a good/fluttering kind.

MM:  How did you hear about them?

BF:  We saw them here in the store about a month ago

and my kids liked the logo & picked them up.

When I read the story & saw the Nutritional Info,

I decided to give them a try.”

MM:  Oh, my gosh, you just made my day…no, my week!

Maybe even my month.

This makes me VERY happy!

I’m Mo,

(I reached out my plastic gloved

Right Hand)  

and well,

I just ran out of samples.

Or I should say, my samples just ran out on me!

It’s SOOOOO nice to meet you!

The Mom gave me a hug, thanking me for making 

a treat that she feels good about giving to her kids

and one that she can eat, too.

Now, I really could go home,

NOT in a huff, but

feeling extra MORSELICIOUS!!!!

YES, it’s the little things