Hold The Chili!!!...
Take Me Out To The Ball Park...
Every morning before I go to work, I spend a good chunk of my time watching the news on tv and on the net. In fact, I haven't seemed to be able to get to work on time, because of my extreme thirst for news. I roll into work around 9:30 a.m...Err... 9:45 a.m. And at the moment, I'm trying to remember in years past when I used to get to work at 7:15 a.m. what was I doing to get to work on time. Oh who cares? It's not like my job's building is going to take off on a rowdy rodeo horse that I would have to lasso in. Hi ho, Silver!!!...So, 9:30 a.m. is the target time for work to begin.
May I Take Your Order Please???...
But getting back to the point of this entry...I just want to know what is safe to eat these days. Every week it seems that a news report comes about this or that food is not safe to eat. Things that are supposed to be good for you to eat are contaminated as well. Veggies are laced with deadly pesticides. Cows and chickens are injected with quick growth hormones. Then there is the talk of the bird flu. After one sip of soda containing high fructose soda, your hips and buttocks are supersized at the speed of light. And a steady diet of potato chips, ice cream, pizza, buffalo wings, sweet potato pie, triple decker cheeseburgers, and delicious desserts will have you breaking down heavy duty furniture in no time. If not that, you'll get diabetes, high blood pressure, aching joints, cancer, kidney failure, etc. Shux, how was I to know that the strawberry shake from C.hick-Fil-A that I lovingly and slowly consumed contained 730 calories? I just found out after visiting their website a little while ago. So, I innocently ask what's safe to eat?
Umm. I'd Like To Order One Dog With Mustard And Relish, But Hold The Chili...
Just this morning, my sister forwarded an email to me about a news report stating that hotdogs may be responsible for genetic mutations, therefore, they are a no go for meal time. Apparently, scientists are saying that hotdogs and other foods containing sodium nitrates used to preserve food also contain carcinogenic compounds. *Eek* And just think the hotdog is supposed to be as American as apple pie. It's served everyday everywhere and at Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day cookouts; parents freely serve hotdogs to their toddlers as they sing the fun little jingle to the commercial that shows a person driving a car that looks like a hotdog. Who knew? Hotdogs today; what's next tomorrow???...
Oh...And May I have An Order Of Fries With That???...
We've all known that hotdogs aren't exactly at the top of the food pyramid with regard to good nutrition. But they're easy to cook and eat if you're on the go. Many times when I come home late from work, I either don't have the time or feel like baking chicken, steaming veggies, fixing some multi-vegetable salad, or doing anything that requires too many steps or using too many pots and pans. So, sometimes I either (I must confess) fix a hotdog or have a bowl of cereal. I don't deal with the packs of Big Eights or B.all Park franks. Have you ever read the ingredients? So I buy a pack of the beef H.ebrew Nationals, if it really makes a difference. I don't mess around with the ones at my job's cafeteria either. Why? Because they're green and they sit out in the open for long periods of time. The last time they were served, I noticed a pesky little fly taking off and landing on several hotdogs and buns christening each with his love and germs ever so gently. It almost looked like ballet. *sigh*
And A Cola???...
So there's our verdict. Stay away from hotdogs until we forget about this news report or until the focus has been shifted onto the next report that tells us to not eat another food...Okay, with that said, what's for lunch???...
Note: It's bad enough that I got to work a little late today, but why was I rocking my earplugs with Prince to "1999" at my desk on my Y.ahoo radio station. I'm surprised that I remembered all of the lyrics.
5 comments:
Hey miss Aziza! Very interesting post and one that actually makes one wonder. What to consume? Since there seems to be such a focus on nearly every major food group, I support the notion that hey, something's bound to kill me one way or another but it won't be hunger -lol-
I mean, who's going to be able to maintain all of that stuff in their head about eating this, don't sniff that, don't look at this, don't cook that. Mann, that's too much work when all you want to do is simply eat! But it is getting crazy out here and the more you consume, the more junk that's ending up being stored in your body. Now THAT's just not a good way to go..
I've already learned to ignore all of those reports and just eat whatever I like.
Fact is every single thing we eat we're taking a chance with. Even if the food is safe you are taking a chance with the person who prepared it and probably didn't wash their hands etc. I say bless the food and keep moving.
as for me my dear...I pray every time I chow down not only for my spirits sake, but also asking for protection from what I am about to consume. It's a shame I have to pray to be protected from what I have to eat but thats the way life is now...Even the scientists can't agree as to what's safe or deadly so it's obviously too much for the average consumer to figure out.
Don't feel bad about getting to work at 9:30. Most times I don't make it until like 10am doing the same thing you're doing...watching the morning news. I have to catch it in the morning because I'm usually watching some sitcom when the 6 and 10 pm news come on.
And why does that hot dog look delicious to me right about now?? That or I'm just greedy.
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