I've had to "eat my way around" a many a cafeteria lines. This one was different. Dramatically. I was shocked and I caught myself wondering if anyone else thought the same thing. Why was I shocked? Let me give you the layout of the menu:
- Pulled Pork BBQ with BBQ Sauce
- Baked Beans
- Cole Slaw
- Potato Salad
- Rolls
- Banana Pudding
Could anyone guess my first question? Anyone?
Oh, I thought so. My first question was where's my blood sugar meter. Look at that menu! The only thing remotely low glycemic is the Pulled Pork (sans BBQ sauce of course).
So, I made a decision to eat anyway. I took it as easy as possible. I had a large serving of the pulled pork. I had a small serving of Baked Beans, a small serving of Cole Slaw, and a too large for my own good serving of banana pudding.
I find myself sitting here wondering how people could ever wonder why we have an obesity epidemic in this country. When a group of people en masse are served a menu made entirely of unhealthy foods without one single vegetable to be found. Sure, maybe they threw some onions into those baked beans, and there had to be some cabbage in that cole slaw somewhere, but when those things are lathered in brown sugar and/or mayonnaise, does it still count?
Today, I wasn't prepared. I missed my opportunity to be healthy at lunch. I could have snacked before going to that lunch to lessen my hunger when I arrived. I wrongly assumed that there would be some real food there. Next time, I will prepare better. If I have to, I'll skip the provided lunch in order to have better choices. Maybe next lunch and learn I'll teach the presenters a thing or two about food. Either way, next time, I am promising myself not to end my day over my allotted daily calories by 651. I'm sad.
Tomorrow will be better.
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