Dietary Advice

Mrs ERJ takes our diets seriously.  She wants us to last a long time.  Either that, or she is trying to maintain our trade-in value.  I am afraid to ask her which.

She reads magazine articles.  She reads books.  She listens to the radio.  She consults with our family doctor (The Old Curmudgeon).  Most recently, she consulted with a registered dietician.

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It is difficult to avoid the fads, at least in the popular media.  There is stability about some things.  Everybody agrees that Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes are healthy.

The registered dietician was interesting.  She advised that we drink more water and get more sleep.  It is easy to misinterpret "thirst" and "tired" for "hunger".  Most people will eat before they drink because it is far more sensorally pleasing to chow down on chicken wings than to chug a glass of water.  They will also opt to eat before sleeping because eating is usually more social and quicker than sleeping.

The dietician also thinks that nuts are a good food if eaten in moderation.  They are filling and have very little sugar in them.

Another thing about nuts is that they require chewing.  One can inhale nuts but they will pass through undigested...that is, they will not add calories.  If one takes the time to chew them well, then your brain will have the sensation of having eaten much food.

Kubota

Mrs ERJ was tickled pink when Kubota reported to her that he had eaten nuts for breakfast.  "In fact," he said "I could eat nuts every day for breakfast."

Getting Kubota to eat a healthy breakfast has been a challenge.  For whatever reason, he does not want to eat in the morning.

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Thinking that it will be necessary to stock-up on Kubota's favorite new breakfast food, she asked him what kind of nuts he liked.  "Was it the almonds?  Or was it the sunflower seeds?  Or the pecans?  Or peanut butter?"

"Nope.  It was none of those." Kubota replied.

Puzzled, Mrs ERJ asked him what other kind of nut there was.

"Donuts, of course."  Kubota said.

She blames me for his sense of humor.