We will pay for our poor choices one way or another.
Graybar’s blog features A Recipe for People Who Eat Real Food. Anyone who knows this young man at all, is aware of his proclivity for posting articles that are sure to draw a variety of opinions. When I know what he is talking about, I sometimes will join in those discussions. That happens very rarely, but today I am taking the bait. Since my reply is rather lengthy, I choose to react on my own blog. Here goes!
This morning my hubby attended an early morning meeting and breakfast where the featured speaker was a man who declared in his opening words, “Last week, at this time, I was declared dead.” You can imagine how those words caught everyone’s attention.
The speaker, aged late 40’s, went on to explain that he had been in perfect health, no high blood pressure, no high cholesterol, and no other apparent signs that his health was in jeopardy. He exercised regularly, playing basketball or racquetball. Last week while playing a game of basketball with friends, he collapsed. They rushed him to the hospital where they used those paddles on him twelve times.His doctor (present at this early morning meeting) declared him dead, when suddenly his heart began to beat again. It was his “Wake Up Call.” His mission in life now is to help people learn to eat right.
Here is a much-shortened version of the Cardiac Diet that he passed out to the 40 men that attended that meeting. It is published by Nutrition Counselors, Central MN Heart Center @ St. Cloud Hospital.
Fats & Oils should be limited to no more than 6 teaspoons per day. That includes fats used in cooking, baking, salads, and spreads on bread. Best choices are canola oil or olive oil, margarines with liquid oil listed as the first ingredient and 2 grams of sat. fat or less/serving. Avoid trans-fatty acids. More best choices include: Fat free whipped topping. No-fat sour cream and cream cheese. Nondairy creamers made with recommended oil, fat free half & half.
Avoid:
1. Solid fats and shortenings: butter, lard, salt port, bacon drippings. Gravy containing meat fat, shortening, or suet.
2. Stick margarines
3. Bakery products containing coconut or palm oil
4. Non-dairy creamers containing coconut or palm oil
5. Whipped toppings
6. Commercially fried foods
7. Salad dressings made of unknown oils, sour cream, or cheese, such as Blue Cheese, Roquefort and Green Goddess
8. Real Mayonnaise
9. Olives, packaged sauces or gravies, chip dips, Italian dressing
10. Cream, all kinds; Half & Half, light, heavy or whipping
11. Sour cream or cream cheese
In conclusion, in my opinion, an interested person might, once in a lifetime, partake of Greyway’s “Hateful Right-Wing Capitalist Pig Pasta,” but know that someday those persons will have to pay the piper in some way for making a choice like that.
Greywar, I don't want you or anyone else to have a "Wake Up Call." You are not invincible! Listen to these words of wisdom.
Amen.