Okay, okay, I admit it. I'm a diet snob. I'm not as bad as I used to be, before I was a diet snob and a fitness snob. But I've gotten over the fitness part. Maybe because I am not 100 percent sure what the best way to work out is, if you are moving your body than you are burning calories (even if you are doing the shake weight). And I am getting older now (a whopping 32!) to recognize that a lot of different body types are attractive in thier own way. But most of my family and friends still feel like they should eat in a closet when I am around.
I've maintained my diet snobbery. I've actually, thanks to Paleo, fine tuned it. When I go anywhere and I emphasize anywhere (work, the mall, my recent trip to Orlando) I see people of all ages and all sizes snacking and treating themselves to poison. And honestly I don't think these people are purposely saying to themself...wow this poison tastes amazing! The t.v. advertises that frosted flakes are full of whole grains that are g-r-r-r-eat for you. Another commercial will tell you that high fructose corn syrup is no different than table sugar (uhhhhh, since when was table sugar good for you? EVEN IN MODERATION?)
My recent work trip to Orlando sent me on a quest for Paleo bites. Everything was sauted or doused in some sort of sauce, gravy or butter. It's almost like no one wants you to eat healthy....hmmmm, is there a conspiracy theory regarding the pharmaceutical, grocery stores and the government? dun-dun-duh....I mean they are all multi-billion dollar organizations. What if we all got healthy?
Ok, sorry, enough going all Mel Gibson on you. I have a hard time watching or reading fiction - so I've really turned to the Discovery and Travel Channel for television. I was watching an episode of The Real ER or something to that effect - a young couple, probably 20 or 21, brought their 2-year old son into the ER for extreme pain in his legs. He wouldn't stand because the pain was that bad. After a thorough exam and blood work he was diagnosed with scurvy...I am not kidding! His parents were giving him nothing but oatmeal....but they claimed to occassionally add some sugar to it for him (how considerate of them). He was nutritionally devoid of Vitamin C. What are we Pirates? This IS the 21st Century and our young parents don't know that you HAVE to feed your kids what they NEED not what they want. And worse they don't know WHAT to feed their kids.
Mrs. Obama if you would like to "cure" childhood obesity than start spreading the Paleo word. Protein is not chicken nuggets or hot dogs. Fruit is not fruit snacks or fruit roll-ups. Veggies are is not iceberg lettuce drowned in ranch dressing or potato chips. Snacks are not sugary yogart (or yogart at all for that fact), granola bars or 100 calories snacks of cheez-its or chips ahoy. Physical fitness is not found in the Wii....I'm not joking and you know I'm not!
Parents if you didn't want to raise your kids and you just wanted a few friends you should have joined the YMCA or Facebook not reproduced. Parenting is not for the weak of heart or lazy. Your kids won't like you all the time...it happens. But no one likes to hang out with a bratty kid OR worse a fat bratty kid. If you always teach your kid to take the easy route or to never step out of their comfort zone then they won't. And the only person to blame is yoursel. Lazy parenting produced lazy kids.
So next time your kid is screaming because they don't want to eat what is nutritious and will feed their bodies, not just their bratty soul, take a stand and make them eat the asparagus. Cause when I see fat kids, just like when I see thier fat parents, I am totally a snob about it.
No comments:
Post a Comment