Cheeseburger in Paradise
Mostly, I’m a healthy eater. Fiber One for breakfast sprinkled with almonds and blueberries. 1% milk with OJ on the side. And usually a chicken or turkey sandwich for lunch. (I’m a Subway regular.)
But there are two exceptions to my healthy eating.
First, I like meat. Real meat. Something that moo-ed or oink-ed in an earlier life. A big, juicy, medium-rare steak so heavily peppered that it almost sneezes. A burger with a hint of pink, lathered with mushrooms and jalapenos. A pork tenderloin that melts in your mouth. Beef fajitas. So go ahead: subtract a couple years from my life. But give me a hunk of red meat.
And second, I like dessert. A chocolate-chip Kudo bar . . . a chunk of dark chocolate . . . a hot brownie . . . a cake from McKay’s . . . cookies right out of the oven . . . a pie (nearly any kind will do — blueberry, peach, apple, cherry, rhubarb, lemon meringue, chocolate meringue, etc.). Just as God is not a respector of persons, I’m not a respector of desserts. Nearly all have something to offer.
Moderation is the key (I keep telling myself). Eat MOSTLY healthy. Work out even when you don’t want to. Guzzle the agua. Wolf down the vegies, fruits, nuts, and whole grains.
Here’s my hope: that if you eat enough guacamole it will offset any damage the red meat and sweets might otherwise cause.
Avocados: the true elixir.
Beaner-
I think most all health officials in the US and around the world would say that eating meat the way that most people do in the US is unhealthy. Eating red meat three times a day with no sauce will still likely lead to some sort of heart disease. So no, I don’t that is true. Moderation is the key and we have gone way overboard with the ways we eat meat almost every meal here in the US.
it is so funny how I think you are the only other person besides my mom and sister who like Kudo bars! If they would not make me fat I would try to eat them all the time!
I am still savoring the memory of the Wendy’s frosty I had yesterday.
Today I am back to trying to eat healthy.