Food for Thought

"Put 'Eat delicious food' on the top of list of things to do today. That way, at least, you'll get one thing done." (sign at a Red Robin in Fort Collins)

Oh my goodness I love food!! So that sign is so true. If I eat something delicious, I can cross that off my list, and more often than not that is all I accomplish. Sometimes it really stinks being a diabetic, and having to think about how much I am eating blah blah blah. Still, I love food. I would make the perfect Oliver Twist when he says, "Please, sir, I want some more." I always want more. I am always hungry. I always want to eat. Food is the ultimate source of comfort for most everyone. Chocolate is high on that list. And they say that America has the highest obesity rate of anywhere, and today I am okay with that because it is so much fun to get there (I do support a well-balanced diet FYI). This song is in my head so I have to quote it. It is from the musical "Oliver" the song "Food, Glorious Food" says, "Just thinking of growing fat/ our senses go reeling/ one moment of knowing that full-up feeling."  Poor orphans. It is such a glorious feeling especially that feeling of bliss and tranquility after a huge holiday dinner. Siiiiiiighhhhhh!!

I have tons of favorite foods, but I love snacking. Besides things like gummy bears, gummy worms, or chewy things like that, my favorite snack food is chips. I love chips, but of course they are the thing that completely makes my blood sugar spike like no other. I just can't help it. Chips are sooooo good. What goes well with chips? Why dip of course. There are many delicious dips, but the one that tops my chip is guacamole. Looking for a recipe brings up thousands, but I found one (with the help of one of my siblings) that even provides a song with the recipe. It gets in your head really easily, so watch with care. Guac is funny. It looks terrible, but oh tastes so good, and it is good for you. I consider it a snack that I don't need to feel guilty over. I will eat it with a fork if I am overloaded on chips already. YUM!!

Food is central to almost everything in our lives. Holidays, birthdays, and every day in between, we have food. When you attend a get together of some sort and you want people to come, you must have food. When you have a family reunion, what do you share the good old times over? Food. When someone shows up to your house for some sort of random visit, what is it we offer? Food and/or drink. Food is our one common thing that everyone everywhere can relate to. People bond over food. I never understood why politics aren't discussed over food. I think the parties would get along with each other much much better. There is my change as President. When congress meets, serve them food. After all the way to a person's heart is food. We cannot forget the bond over a romantic dinner. Hello! We all know that food can be used as an aphrodisiac... ;) tee hee.... AHEM! Point is... Food is our everything. It is linked to so many emotions. If you are feeling happy, you want to celebrate with food. If you are feeling down, you have a pity party with chocolate, spaghettios, and a chick flick (yes it is a fabulous food combination). We get angry when we realize we ate way too much and we are five pounds heavier. I could give so many more examples. Food is the ultimate significant other. We take it for granted, but it is (hopefully) still there when you need it. You can't live without it, and food's the cause of so many heartthrobs and heartaches.

I am so happy for food. I love it! It is always the one thing I can cross off my to do list "eat delicious food." .... Shoot! Now I am hungry. I wonder if there are chips. You go and have a little snack for yourself. You know you want to. If you need to be pushed even more over the edge to grab a snack, watch something from the food network. You will eat! And you will sing, "Food, glorious food!"