Dear Kaldi's, Please Stop Serving Candied Bacon: It Is A Health And Gastronomic Abomination

The skeptical cardiologist enjoys bacon (in moderation), often with quiche, despite the fact that The Who (World Health Organization, not the band that John Entwhistle played for) classifies it as a carcinogen.
Enjoying bacon has become more difficult these days due to the development of a most disturbing fad: the adulteration of bacon  with sugar in some way, shape, or form.
The Eternal Fiancee’ recently ordered a bacon, egg and cheddar on croissant sandwich at my favorite St. Louis coffee spot, Kaldi’s when to our horror, candied bacon was served.
An inquiry at the serving counter  revealed that Kaldi’s only serves candied bacon; you can’t get any that hasn’t been turned into a monstrosity!
I find candied bacon to be an abomination.  All I can taste is sugar and any subtleties of the bacon or its preparation are eclipsed by the saccharine bulk of the sugar.
If this graphic (from my fitness pal.org) is to be believed, the three slices in her sandwich added 40 grams of sugar. This is the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of sugar and the amount of sugar in a bottle of Coke.
 
 
 
 
Readers of this blog know that I consider sugar, not fat, as the major toxin in our diet, contributing to obesity, diabetes and ultimately heart attack and stroke. I’ve also pointed out that huge amounts of added sugar are hidden in smoothies, coffee drinks, and non fat yogurt.
The massive amount of sugar in this candied bacon is not exactly stealth: you can tell it from the first bite. However, there is nothing in the description of the croissant sandwich that alerts you to the fact that your bacon will be transmogrified into candy.
Serving only candied bacon in my opinion is the equivalent of only serving coffee that has had sugar added to it and Kaldi’s should know better.
Kaldi’s is proud of their community commitment which includes support for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. What about supporting healthier food choices (with no added sugar)  for kids so they are less likely to get diabetes and if they have diabetes will be  less likely to be poorly controlled?
I implore Kaldi’s to stop this madness.
Antisucroporcinely Yours,
-ACP
N.B. The Eternal Fiancee’ just tried to order a smoothie at the Clayton Kaldi’s and discovered to her horror that their peanut butter contains hydrogenated oils and added sugar. Yikes!