My dearest Chipotle,

Recently, an article came out about how there are some college students who refuse to eat your fabulous food. While I agree with some points, I believe that in the past few years, this company has completely redone how they operate. Personally, I think that is amazing. I wanted to take the time to write out this love letter. I don't think that you get enough recognition for the fabulousness you provide, especially for us college students.

Yes, eight dollars is a bit for a college kid to cash out (mostly because we typically only have less than ten dollars in our bank accounts). If you think about it, the options are endless and there's so much one person can add. Extra rice? For free? That's a college student's favorite word! Hit me up. Adding veggies to chicken for free? Yes, please! Really, the only thing we're paying for is the meat. Everything else is free of charge. Blessed much?

Can we talk about the corn for a hot second? This stuff is perfection. I've tried to recreate the corn at home and it just cannot be done. I don't know what's added to this stuff. Unicorn dust? Fairy glitter? What makes it so good? Seriously. I need to know!

Where ever I travel, there has always been a Chipotle around five miles away (almost always). If I'm having a bad week, I know I can always count on a burrito bowl to make my day a little bit better.

Many say that this company isn't healthy. I think that that's a bunch of malarky. Want to be healthy? Brown rice instead if white. Want to add more protein? Black beans. If you're a vegetarian or vegan, they have options for you too. Yes, the sour cream is fattening. Yes, the white rice is full of carbs. Guess what. No one is making anyone eat it. If the customer wants to be healthy, they have all the resources to be healthy. Hell, they even have a salad option (just found this out, pretty fantastic salad if you ask me).

Most of the time, when there's an E-Coli breakout, the whole company shuts down. This company figured out what was wrong, turned themselves around, and came out on top. If that doesn't show perseverance, then I don't know what does.

So, Chipotle, thank your fo being you. Thank you for making my stressful days a million times better. Thanks for not shutting down when everyone else doubted you. You ROCK.

Love,

You're loyal fan