Wednesday, April 29, 2020

More on Nutrition

My first birthday surprise implied I would get to eat it all.

Several people wrote that they enjoyed posts on nutrition, so I am taking that as a mass movement in favor of good food.

The first part is financial. The way to fund good food at home is ending most buying of junk and restaurant food. Both kimds encourage over-eating their over-salted, over-carboed, over-sugared food. The money spent at a hamburger place for one person would purchase food for a great meal for two or more at home. The leverage grows with the emporium:
  • McDonalds - $7 or more per person.
  • Panera - $10 or more per person.
  • Restaurant - $20 or more per person.
Lesson learned? We switch brain gears when eating. The McDonalds cost for the food offered is - enormous!

Sassy says I am late for the walk.

I am back. Someone (name withheld) said, "There is something about men and ice cream. So appealing at night."

Ice cream definitely has one purpose - making someone crave even more ice cream. I am blaming the corn sugar, but there is also a host of pleasant memories, fostered by those wonderful stores where the atmosphere is one of vanilla, cream, chocolate, and fruit toppings.

In contrast, protein and vegetables are filling, satisfying, and give long-lasting energy. That is the key, because older people may crave fast acting sugars, but they do not use them up effectively and feel sluggish as a result.

In the family Dairy Queen photo (we had one) - I am the only one really promoting the product.