Isn't that a rule? You should eat things that have as much life in them as possible. I saw these sweet potatoes sprouting and realized they want to live!

So I will skin them and boil them as soon as possible so they won't have died in vain? What? I have lots of questions. Is the purpose of life to be consumed? Isn't everything alive? Why can't we eat rocks? Does eating salt count as eating a rock? Is salt alive?
Now I am eating a bowl of green beans lightly steamed in the microwave and still crunchy. They make me feel healthy. I am taking their energy and fiber and running it thru my old body to steal their power. I can hear them crying.

These blueberries practically scream nutritious. One of the best ten foods in the world and this bowl cost me four dollars. I feel good just looking at them. Their young lives will be cut short in my oatmeal tomorrow morning.

Coconut! Cracked Skull
Fruit! 
I don't trust fruit. It rots and it is sweet. It is alive tho and wants to reproduce. It has seeds. The flesh was created to nourish those seeds as they struggle to survive when the fruit falls off the tree and lays on the ground. I am eating that little protective womb. No wonder it is powerful.

It is well known that processed food is barely alive. Is Spam alive? It has been sanitized and preserved, sifted and stored until it barely resembles real alive food. However. I find these Mother's Cookies a wonderful substitute for a Mother's Love. Is that crazy? It is emotionally alive.

Here is my biggest question. Is this Weight Loss Shake alive? My mother put it in with the grapes, banannas, peach and napkins she gave me today. When I lifted the bag it was extra heavy and yet I didn't look into it. I could see her eyes watching me take the bag and I now know she was fearful that I would open it and see this can in there.
She probably had visions of me throwing the can at her head and stomping out of the house. She must have known that I would find this can offensive and yet at the same time interesting. Sure I have thought of doing a liquid diet at times and getting control of my ballooning body. But I will revert to Mother's cookies instead of buying more of these cans. I will make smoothies in my blender instead of buying more of these cans. I will drink muddy water out of a puddle instead of buying more of these cans. But I will try it and maybe it would make a good lunch tomorrow at work. Maybe my mother loves me and really wants me to be alive and well. Maybe it isn't all about looks and snagging a rich husband so she doesnt suffer in her old age. Maybe what is in this can is alive.


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I've noticed that when my diet got worse I started to feel worse, I started buying easy junk after the funeral and I need to return to eating beautifully. Those Taffy cookies are my absolute favorites, I can't have them in the house. Too bad cookies are so much cheaper than fresh fruit.
Of course, this from the person who bought three cans of chef boyardee today and had a package of donettes after lunch.
A dear friend's Greek salad recipe would do you better. Fresh and tasty, with a light vinaigrette. A few kalamata olives, a sprinkling of goat cheese crumbles, fresh romaine or leaf lettuce, cherry tomatoes, the works. Yum! The fresher the green beans, the more alive they are for your body. I suggest a farmer's Market this summer. Just shoot me if I'm getting on your nerves here.
R