Simple Things

      “I EAT THREE SERVINGS OF VEGETABLES A DAY: KETCHUP, KETCHUP, KETCHUP”

     In spite of the recession that we are or are not having; which may or may not last a while longer; we are told that we should eat healthier.  Now I am no nutritional genius, but I do know that until prices of fresh fruits and vegetables are lowered so that the average person can afford them, the nearest some people will get to a fresh fruit is the weirdo in the spandex suit, who’s standing on the street corner bugging pedestrians as they pass by.

      We still have an income at our house (which I am eternally thankful for), but knowing that it may not last, I have been stocking up on things that we could survive on if our income suddenly ceased.  I grew up on beans and ‘taters, so there’s no reason I couldn’t go back to that.  Each week, I try to buy dried beans and rice (things that will keep indefinintely), and some canned goods. But canned fruit or dried fruit is still costly, and not quite as good as the fresh stuff.  And with all our scientific knowledge, we still have created no way to keep things like lettuce eternally fresh.

      I suppose if we all owned one of those marvelous machines like they had on Star Trek Enterprise, we would all be just fine.  All you had to do was tell the machine what you wanted and —– poof!—- there it was.   The closest I’ve been to this kind of service is McDonalds.  You know, I think McDonalds gets a bum rap constantly from the news people. Think about it, where else (besides another fast food store) can you get bread, meat, vegetables (usually fresh), for about a dollar?  Yeah, sure, they might make you fat ~ but only if you eat 4 or  5 of them every day, complete with a gigantic super sized mega cup of Coke or sweet tea, and super-size fries. Do you know, I’d have to spend about ten times that much to buy all the items needed to make sandwiches at home? 

     Back to eating healthier, how do we ever know for sure if we’re eating or drinking the right thing (and whether or not it’s been poisoned this week). One day we’re told that caffiene is good for you ~ the next day it’s bad.  We need the protein from meat ~ but, no, red meat is bad for you.  I believe that my ancestors had it right.  God put all those chickens, cows, ducks, squirrels, pigs and deer here for our use (not as equal citizens with equal rights).  He gave us the ideas about planting seeds and growing things to eat, though most of us have no idea where to begin now.  If we could go back to the basics (without the aid of all the chemicals and additives) we would indeed be a healthy nation.

     Oh, who am I kidding!  I don’t have a green thumb either; I don’t even have a green pinkie, and all I can grow is mold in the refrigerator.   Hey, Big Mac ~ here I come!

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