Diet

13 posts

Homemade

Did you ever notice how different foods elicit different responses from people when you offer to share them at work?  For instance, I offered some co-workers a scoop of my perfectly delicious-looking homemade casserole for lunch once and every single one of them declined.  In fact, if I ran this […]

Take a Pea

Whenever someone has a headache or injury of some sort, why do they always tell you to “Put a bag of frozen peas on it.”  I realize it’s cold therapy for an injury, but why peas?  Why not corn?  Water chestnuts?  Broccoli?  It’s always peas. First off, I can’t believe […]

Coconut

I’ve found that coconut is a very polarizing food.  People either love it or hate it.  There’s simply no middle ground.  If you don’t believe me just go out and buy a couple bags of fun-sized candy bars.  The kind you’d give out at Halloween.  Get a variety of different […]

Smoothies

I’ve recently returned to the habit of making smoothies.  The delicious concoction of fruity goodness, yogurt, bananas, some protein powder, and other stuff.  The smoothie could be man’s greatest invention.  I’m the first to admit that the word “smoothie” just isn’t particularly masculine.  The name sounds more like a salon […]

Cooking

Did you ever take a second to read the cooking instructions on the side of a frozen burrito?  Basically, it says “Microwave on high for 2 ½ to 3 minutes.”  That sounds simple enough.  I can do that.  Or, it gives you alternate oven cooking instructions “Preheat oven to 350 […]

Food Rules

The meal right between breakfast and lunch is brunch.  And to me, the daily meal at the end of the day is supper.  Dinner is the fancy meal you have at 2:00 in the afternoon on special occasions like Thanksgiving and Easter. Convenience foods are available at all hours of […]