Lately I've been absolutely inundated with health and nutrition information. The blogs I read, the things I'm required to do (remember that mandatory blood test?), the annual doctor's appointment I have coming up, the industry I work in, the BLOGS I READ. It seems like, finally, the world is cottoning on to the fact that nearly everything we as Americans put in our mouths is intent on destroying our insides and wreaking havoc. Rationally, I understand that I need to eat more green things and less white things, but at what expense? I wouldn't really be me if I ate healthily. Granted, I do like the occasional broccoli tree or strawberry, but on a daily basis? Not so much.
And then I got my blood work back and let me tell ya, that did absolutely nothing to motivate better eating and more exercising. I mean, my cholesterol, glucose, and triglycerides were in normal, if not optimal, ranges and I was eating like crap and not working out! But the information and dire warnings keep flooding in without me looking for them. High fructose corn syrup is the devil! One high-fat, high-sugar meal will ruin you for life! Processed foods will cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and every other malady imaginable! Stay away from the inside aisles in supermarkets! Eat more fish! And olive oil! And nuts! DON'T EAT ANYTHING THAT TASTES GOOD TO YOU.
So I gave up chips for Lent.
With any luck, it will force me to eat healthier alternatives instead. For instance, I brought a salad to work today - romaine lettuce, avocadoes, shaved parmesan cheese, and honey dijon dressing. Except I left the dressing at home in my refrigerator. Which means the vending machine here at work is about the get assaulted by me. Again.
(Sigh.)
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