When Hostess Brands Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, just three years after it emerged from its last bankruptcy, the media took a break from its usual reporting on obesity and proclaimed that Hostess was a victim of a suddenly healthy-eating society that has, unnoticed by you or me, taken to dunking organic bean sprouts in its coffee.

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Years of backpacking in various parts of the United States have taught me that while a box of organic macaroni and cheese is easy to prepare after a long day of lugging a heavy pack up and down mountains, it's not nearly as satisfying as quinoa chowder or fresh vegetables roasted over a fire.

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