Yikes! What can we eat?

Everyone has my permission to eat whatever they choose - in moderation - with additional permission to occasionally skip the moderation part. 😉

I try to eat healthy. try to watch helping size. try to balance the food to get all the suggested different things they say we should eat. With this being said I absolutely despise reports like this for the simple reasons that I bet more than 50% of the population could not afford to follow this diet. Go to the grocery store and buy fruits and vegetables and a healthy meat choice for a family of 4 or more. There's no way an average family can afford it and both parents are working to try to make ends meat so no time to invest in good homemade cooking habits. It's a shame but that's the reality of the world now, how you gonna have a garden in your apartment or condo? I'm trying to find the bread ezekiel 4:3 as it looks pretty darn healthy but man at 15 dollars a loaf? Let's come up with a diet from the things that are available at the local grocery store that are affordable by the average family and not terribly time consuming so when the kids are running a mile a minute trying to do all the things young people do now in after school activities they can get somewhat of a good nourishing meal, and not live on a fast food diet. What really irks me now is that big money has gotten behind this new trend of trying to push this on the american public! For instance a bag of spinach is now 5 dollars versus just 2 dollars a couple of years ago, makes you want to scream! or go to one of the fast food joints and get a whole meal for 5 dollars for the seniors. lol

Larry

I remember as a youngster remarking that in some of the more affluent areas of the U.S. bread cost $1.00 a loaf. Imagine that! Yes, as Mr. Larry said, it is very difficult to prepare a healthy meal for the youngsters. We are empty nesters and when we go to the grocery store I find it difficult to understand how the middle class younger generation even keeps food on the table. Sure wild caught is better, but at $12.00 a pound?

Your new thread, which I opened while sitting at my desk eating lunch, worried me...for a second or two.

I looked down at my lunch which consisted of leftovers from supper 2 nights ago: wild salmon lightly oiled then dusted with Two Brothers grill seasoning and covered with fresh dill cooked on our indoor smoker (oak), roasted cauliflower lightly brushed with olive oil and dusted with--you guessed it--Two Brothers grill seasoning, steamed brocolli and a fresh cut fruit medley. It's delicious!

I think I'm good with your list...I (and most smart people) avoid most of the things on that list regularly, except the alcohol.

It's my birthday tomorrow and I'm having barbeque at Lonnie Qs in Topeka. Best BBQ ever.

Later, I'm having some scotch for the first time ever, my better half said I can pick one out. I'm keeping it simple with Monkey Shoulder - blended scotch of 3 Speyside single malt scotches. Keeping it simple bc I really don't know where to start.

Life is short, enjoy it.
Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we may die. Eccl 8:15, and Isaiah 22:13

Thank you Blackjack!!

Skypilot56 said...
I try to eat healthy. try to watch helping size. try to balance the food to get all the suggested different things they say we should eat. With this being said I absolutely despise reports like this for the simple reasons that I bet more than 50% of the population could not afford to follow this diet. Go to the grocery store and buy fruits and vegetables and a healthy meat choice for a family of 4 or more. There's no way an average family can afford it and both parents are working to try to make ends meat so no time to invest in good homemade cooking habits. It's a shame but that's the reality of the world now, how you gonna have a garden in your apartment or condo? I'm trying to find the bread ezekiel 4:3 as it looks pretty darn healthy but man at 15 dollars a loaf? Let's come up with a diet from the things that are available at the local grocery store that are affordable by the average family and not terribly time consuming so when the kids are running a mile a minute trying to do all the things young people do now in after school activities they can get somewhat of a good nourishing meal, and not live on a fast food diet. What really irks me now is that big money has gotten behind this new trend of trying to push this on the american public! For instance a bag of spinach is now 5 dollars versus just 2 dollars a couple of years ago, makes you want to scream! or go to one of the fast food joints and get a whole meal for 5 dollars for the seniors. lol

Larry

Some good points. Personally, I feel that the occasional fast along with an attempt to keep the net carbs relatively low most of the time, maybe sometimes really low, will take care of most of the dietary problems. Keep it simple, but to each his own.

I eat whatever I feel like eating.

Mr alephnull had some great advice:

Ecclesiastes 8:15: "Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry".

1 Corinthians 15:32b: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."