A Short Food Commentary

Thankfully I've never had much of a weight problem. In spite of this I do read food news. And over the years, I've ignored a lot of it. There's more flip-flopping on dietary advice than there is on the presidential campaign trail!

Eggs. Eggs were said to be bad for you - they have cholesterol. Reading that as a kid, I knew there must be some information missing. My grandfather ate 2 eggs for breakfast every day and he died at age 83. I figure I'm ok with dying at age 83 so I have continued to eat eggs. Now, eggs are said to be good for you. I'm glad dieticians agree with my grandfather.

Salt. Salt is the cause of high blood pressure. Or you should drink it regularly when you exercise. Which is it? Me, I salt my food if I want to. Not too much.

Butter. I grew up eating petroleum-based magarine, thinking that was good for me? I'm surprised my toenails aren't plastic. My food tastes a lot better now that I cook with butter. Cows thank me too.

Today - the most shocking change of all - LARD!! I've been using vegetable shortening forever, even after learning that it contains saturated fats, because I thought there was no healthy alternative. I dimly recall my mom cooking with lard when I was very young but she was convinced that Crisco was good for you and she made the switch. But now I can make pie crust with lard. This is excellent news because, at long last, my pie crust will be flakier than hers (the true gold standard of pies). Bwah hahahaha!