Posted on 03/19/2018 11:29:57 AM PDT by Simon Green
I was taught to eat everything but with a special emphasis on eating healthy. I was raised mainly on a cattle ranch and dad always said that optimism nutrition was a science worth heeding. We always fed our mother cows the best way to keep them healthy and productive and we should do the same. He was right.
Less when I have stuff from the garden and / or deer in the freezer.
Grilled or baked chicken and fish at least 5 days a week, burgers once or twice, homemade pizza, oatmeal, eggs, whole grains...
More expensive to eat the unhealthy processed stuff.
We probably spend 2.5 to 3X that on actual groceries then add at least a few meals out every week.
We eat as well as we possibly can and I don’t sweat it one bit-—nearly impossible for me to take vacations because of my work and we live reasonably otherwise so food is our luxury and I really just like eating a thirty dollar steak or piece of fish almost every night.
I do get some funny looks at the grocery store however when I’ve got $400 worth of stuff in my basket and it fits in 6-7 bags.
Optimum, not optimism. This dang autocorrect.
We raise most of our food; a beef, big garden, peach and apple trees. We like it fresh from the tree and garden in season. We put a couple of deer off the farm in the freezer every fall. We had the best blackstrap last week using a rub from KC, and grilled to medium on the BBQ grill.
Nice stereotype. You'd be surprised at how many adults like cartoons, and how many of them are in the business themselves. The creators and voices of The Simpsons are in their 60s now. The cartoon watcher you describe doesn't really exist anymore. It's more adult-oriented humor and drawing.
I bet he plays video games too.
BTW, beans really qualify as starch and not really “veggies.”
I had a stomach bypass and my stomach is now 4 ozs. Yea, I sometimes order off the kid’s menu at restaurants. They even gave me a card to show the staff if they balk.
“put ketchup on steak, “
That’s where I draw the line. That just ain’t right.
That’s the way to do it.
Exactly, I know many older folks who eat like that, and they are perfectly healthy, I didn’t start eating ANY veggies until a few years ago, numbers are great, I go to the gym, and all is well. I am amazed at how people who claim to be for freedom like to act like liberals and look down their noses at people who do not eat like them
You kiddin? When I was growing up on the cattle ranch with my dad and brother, we ate a thousand mostly at noon at the busy months, otherwise, dad emphasized eating healthy, although these dinners weren’t all that bad.
I was teasing you in a friendly way;)
Yes, but you have to know how to cook and take the time to do it.
Most people do not want to do it. It takes too long. It's hard. It's "women's work". (heard from both the boys and the girls.)
Yer Crazy! LOL!
I have no use for black eyed peas LOL
Dry useless things.
Gimme the green beans with bacon grease.
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