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RE: Grandpa Gotta Eat—Oatmeal and Fried Egg
Always a pleasure, sir! I’m the exact same way with clean-up, I’ll eat whatever I make right out of the pan/pot etc. if I make a sandwich, I make it on the counter, right next to the sink so all I have to do is wipe the crumbs into the sink—el-zippo clean up time!
I’ve been on a steady attempt to eat right the past about three years, in my opinion, it takes a lot of dedication and discipline but it’s worth it. After about a year of eating this way, it became normal.
About aches and pains, I’m with you again! The worst is when you hurt yourself just going to bed!! Can’t say “I slept wrong” or “I strained my back getting out of bed,” nope! ......”yeah.. uh, all I did was sit on the edge of the bed to take off my shoes and now my neck hurts.” 😉
I'd probably opt into more paper plates and plastic utensils, but I suppose that has it's downside too (environment). I'm usually eating everything but dinner at my desk, and I don't have a sink here in my home office.
Yeah. I've done different things eating wise and none of it has really taken. Once my youngest son's family is off on their own again, providing the oldest son's family doesn't take their place, I think I can get in an eating routine with my wife that will better for the both of us. The thing is, there are things that a male should eat and things that females should have more of, so even then, there's a balance to be struck. But hopefully that will be easier than what's been happening with two younger adults and a not quite two year old who all have different likes and eating habits.
You know what man? I’ve been having this conversation more and more lately—think about this one for a minute, @glenalbrethsen.
Isn’t it interesting how we know the words to songs, players stats, the score board, what channel “x” show is on, our annual taxes, price of gas, following me? There’s a lot of things we’re taught to remember and paying attention to what we consume was never even considered—don’t remember, don’t even ask.
When I realized about 5 years ago to pay a little more attention, I think about it now and I’m like “where were you the first 35 years?!” 🤔
Maybe it just me...
edit I meant to say congratulations, too, and forgot! Good lookin out @blocktrades! <— thanks, guys.
I have to say you're spot on with that analysis. Nutrition used to be a part of public schools, but just like everything else, with budget shortfalls come cuts, and that class, if it was offered, was typically an elective. So, that means a class like that got bumped up to a community college or higher and so people would tend not to take it just to know because it didn't fit their major.
So, that means it was left up to our parents, and while I would say mine did a decent job of feeding me (thanks Mom and Dad!), just in the last 35 years or so since I've been out of the house, the four basic food groups I grew up with has been expanded on changed, ground out, trampled on and reconstituted in some fashion. And always in a general manner, not anywhere near based on individual biology, and how that can change over time with aging, and accumulations of things and deficiencies in others.
So, basically, to get all of that, you need to go to a nutritionist, which may or may not be covered by your health plan, because even the health system doesn't pay enough attention to it, even among the more forward thinking clinics/hospitals/local health groups that like to lean more to prevention.
Reason: well, I could be cynical and say that if people had better access to that information, then did it, eating better, exercising more and lowering stress levels, that less people would get sick and thus not require the health care services nearly as much, and, whole food industries in the snacking, fast food, soft drinks, juices, alcoholic beverages and desserts arenas (at the very least) would have to revamp their products or die.
But, nah, I'm not saying that. I'd prefer to avoid a total economic collapse based on healthier individuals, thank you very much. :)
I've got my own edit: hurrah for blocktrades!