Khloé Kardashian's tip for turning 40 is 'shedding' your 30s

By: Erin Liam

4 December 2024 at 20:09

Khloé Kardashian attends the "RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR" at SoFi Stadium on September 04, 2023 in Inglewood, California. — Khloé Kardashian prepared herself before turning 40.
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Khloé Kardashian said she tried to "close a lot of chapters" when she was 39.
Kardashian, who turned 40 in June, called the process "shedding."
Approaching midlife can be comparable to a second puberty, an expert previously told BI.

Khloé Kardashian prepared herself for her 40th birthday.

In an interview with Bustle published on Wednesday, "The Kardashians" star discussed her birthday milestone.

"When you're young, you think 40 is so old, and now I'm like, 'Wait — I feel so good!' said Kardashian, who turned 40 in June.

"I am in the best shape of my life. I'm doing new career stuff. I've only been 40 for about six months, but it's the absolute best. You don't give a shit about some of the stuff you once did," she added.

She said she intentionally "tried to close a lot of chapters" at 39.

"I called it shedding — shedding this decade of my 30s and this energy I wanted to leave behind," she said, adding that there are "so many new things" she's doing in her first year of being 40.

Turning 40 can be a daunting period. It's approaching midlife — a "biological regularity comparable to a second puberty," Hannes Schwandt, an associate professor of human development and social policy at Northwestern University, previously told BI.

"When you're young, you are typically overestimating what you're getting in the future," he continued. But not everything in life turns out the way we expect them to, and this can lead to disappointment, Schwandt said.

Aimee Pearcy previously wrote for BI that she felt disappointed when she hit the birthday milestone. "I always thought I'd be a millionaire by the time I turned 40, but here I was, living in a van, broke," she wrote.

However, she eventually came to terms with her age. "I realized that age is just a number," she wrote.

"Now that I'm in my 40s, I feel like my life is just beginning."

A representative for Kardashian did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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I ordered cupcakes from Wegmans, Publix, and Walmart, and the cheapest ones were mostly a hit

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By: Elliott Harrell

5 December 2024 at 08:17

Three packs of vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with white frosting and rainbow sprinkles one from Wegmans (bottom left), Publix (top), Walmart (bottom right) — I got cupcakes from Wegmans (bottom left), Publix (top), and Walmart (bottom right).
Elliott Harrell

I ordered a dozen custom cupcakes from Walmart, Publix, and Wegmans.
The Wegmans cupcakes were the adult favorite, but more than double the price of the other options.
Walmart's cupcakes were the kids' favorite and the cheapest option — but Publix also impressed me.

With my daughter's 4th birthday coming up, I started to scope out different cupcake options for her party.

Parents will be attending with their kids, which means buying enough cupcakes for the group could get expensive.

As I researched, I was surprised by the price differences for custom cupcakes from some of my nearby chains, including Walmart, Wegmans, and Publix.

So, I ordered a dozen from each to see which cupcakes would have the best value, look, and flavor. Here's how they stacked up.

I ordered cupcakes with white buttercream frosting and rainbow sprinkles from each store.

Vanilla cupcakes with sprinkles from Walmart, Publix, Wegmans — I ordered the same cupcakes from Walmart, Publix, and Wegmans.
Elliott Harrell

Each of these stores has premade cupcakes available in their bakery sections, but I wanted to see how the chains would handle my custom order.

I used the online ordering option for each store and chose cupcakes topped with white buttercream frosting and rainbow sprinkles.

All three chains had an easy-to-use system that let me quickly choose the options I wanted. Each of my orders was ready on time and accurate.

Kids and adults judged the cupcakes on appearance and taste.

Wegmans, Publix, and Walmart vanilla cupcakes with white frosting and rainbow sprinkles all half-eaten on plate — From left to right: Half-eaten cupcakes from Wegmans, Publix, and Walmart.
Elliott Harrell

My priority was finding a good-value cupcake that my daughter loved, though I also wanted to see what the adults at the party thought.

I had seven kids, ages 4 to 12, and eight adults try each cupcake in a blind taste test.

Each participant rated which cupcake was the most aesthetically pleasing and which tasted best without knowing what store it came from.

The Walmart cupcakes were the smallest but also the cheapest.

Vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting and rainbow sprinkles in a plastic clamshell container from Walmart — The Walmart cupcakes were the cheapest.
Elliott Harrell

I paid $8.13, including tax, for a dozen cupcakes at Walmart. They were the cheapest option by far.

These cupcakes were noticeably smaller than the rest, but if they'd been the only option, I don't think I would've thought they were small.

Even so, the kids unanimously agreed these were the most visually appealing and that they'd choose to eat them first.

It seemed fair considering these cupcakes had the most sprinkles in the most vibrant colors compared to the ones from Wegmans and Publix.

The kids loved the Walmart cupcake. The adults did not.

Vanilla cupcake with white frosting and rainbow sprinkles from Walmart — The Walmart cupcakes were a hit with the kids.
Elliott Harrell

In my opinion, the frosting on the Walmart cupcakes was overwhelmingly sweet and the cake was dry with little flavor.

The other adults agreed and, as a result, we ranked these as our least favorite.

However, all of the kids rated the Walmart cupcakes as their top pick, likely due to the super-sweet frosting and pretty aesthetic.

Wegmans' cupcakes looked the most gourmet but came with a high price tag.

Vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting and rainbow sprinkles in a plastic clamshell container from Wegmans — The cupcakes from Wegmans looked like they could be from a high-end bakery.
Elliott Harrell

The cupcakes from Wegmans were the most expensive at $24.90 for a dozen — more than triple the cost of the Walmart cupcakes.

The cupcakes were almost identical in size to the Publix ones and bigger than the Walmart ones. The frosting on these was swirled the highest.

Wegmans' cupcakes had the best flavor and frosting.

Vanilla cupcake with white frosting and rainbow sprinkles from E Wegmans — Wegmans' cupcake looked pretty high-end.
Elliott Harrell

The adults unanimously picked the cupcakes from Wegmans as their favorite. The buttercream frosting was light, airy, and perfectly sweet.

We also agreed the cake was also the most moist and flavorful of the ones we tried.

The icing didn't extend all the way to the edge of the cupcake, which made it look like it came from a more high-end bakery. This might have been a more important factor had these been for an adult gathering, not a kid's birthday party.

The Publix cupcakes were a good compromise between flavor and price.

Vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting and rainbow sprinkles in a plastic clamshell container from Publix — The Publix cupcakes looked pretty good.
Elliott Harrell

A dozen cupcakes from Publix set me back $10.81.

I personally found these cupcakes to be the most visually appealing, with large amounts of icing and an array of sprinkles on top. Their flavor was good, too.

The Publix cupcakes seemed pretty balanced.

Vanilla cupcake with white frosting and sprinkles from Publix — I really liked the look of the Publix cupcakes.
Elliott Harrell

Publix's frosting wasn't as light as Wegmans' frosting, but it wasn't as overly sweet as Walmart's.

The cake was also fairly moist and had more notes of vanilla than Walmart's, but wasn't as flavorful as Wegmans' version.

For the occasion and the price, Walmart was the winner —otherwise, I'd choose Publix.

Three vanilla cupcakes with white frosting and rainbow sprinkles one from Wegmans, Publix, Walmart on plate — From left to right: A cupcake from Wegmans, Publix, and Walmart.
Elliott Harrell

Even though we adults thought Wegmans' cupcakes were the best, I didn't think they were worth the high price tag.

For a child's birthday, I'll probably stick to the Walmart cupcakes since they were the least expensive and the clear kids' favorite.

For adult birthdays or celebrations, I still wouldn't pick Wegmans. The price is just too high for me to justify buying them.

Instead, I'd go for Publix cupcakes, which are almost as good and less than half the price.

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