(health/food) Ponderings on a morning when I was late.

[vg_ford]

So, I was running late this morning - breakfast skipped in favor of a shower, cursing at the people in front of me on the highway, hoping that my gas gauge wouldn't hit E before I hit the parking lot. Just general craziness. I ran through the drivethrough at McDonald's and grabbed two biscuit sandwiches and a cup of tea, knowing that if I didn't eat SOMETHING, I would be killing people by 11:30 pm (my first break).

And as I was wolfing down the sandwich, I realized - this tastes awful. Greasy, nasty - it was food, but barely. And I wondered - what happened?

McDonald's used to be one of my favorite "treat" foods - especially the biscuit sandwiches. Now - well, I ate one, and the other is in my trash can. I guess I'm growing up - now I just have to start remembering that I cannot stay up until midnight doing things and be up with any time to do anything in the morning. :)

Luckily, our new cafe (it started last week) is fabulous, committed to local food and makes everything fresh. So for lunch, I'm redeeming my tummy with a taco salad (light on the sour cream and cheese, heavy on the homemade guacamole and tomatoes) and steamed broccoli in sweet chile sauce. Mmmmmmm.

They even do a farmer's market on Thursdays! They have local produce that you can buy! How cool is that????

More on food later. I'm so glad it's summer.

Comments

Health / Food

[kris-w.livejournal.com]

Just last week I ended up eating at McDonalds, Burger King and KFC three days in a row. All three of them, once my favorite places to eat, were terrible. Yes, my tastes have changed since I last ate fast food, but I also think the food itself has changed. The ingredients were visibly substandard.
Next time I’ll know. If I’m going to be stuck eating with other people who chose fast food I’m taking a bag lunch along.

- Kris_W

Re: Health / Food

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I hear you. I stopped this morning and bought a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter - that way, if nothing else, I've got a peanut butter sandwich I can take to class with me.

I tried KFC's new grilled chicken - again, it wasn't BAD, it just wasn't all that good.

There are a lot of little shops in Concord that do "fast food" but with local ingrediants, like Dos Amigos Burritos and Bolocco - I'm just going to hit them instead! Or pack a lunch.