Food for thought?

I'm just going to put it all out there. I don't think it's even believable when I pretend I can cook, so I'll spare everyone the polite nods while I unintelligibly ramble on about cooking because I think the more I say/type, the more convincing it is that I actually cook.

Not only am I a bad cook, I'm a terrible eater too. I'm super picky. I don't eat meat. Well, I don't eat red meat. So I eat chicken and turkey, but only because it's easier to pretend those aren't real animals because they aren't bloody and they don't look like an animal. Let me be more clear, I will only eat boneless, skinless chicken breast and lunchmeat turkey. I'll eat turkey at Thanksgiving if I don't see the actual turkey (and therefore realize that it's a real animal), and if I am handed nicely sliced white meat. None of those things look like actual animals and I don't have to choose how bloody (ew) I want it before I order it, so this system works pretty well for me. My mom actually calls me a cheese-a-tarian because I would exist on a diet of assorted cheeses if I could.

Anyway, when we were given a food assignment, my mind automatically wandered to other purposes of food that don't involve cooking/eating/pretending you know about it. Food has health benefits, right?  Food can even be used to make biofuels! So I think I'm in the clear. I figured I should take the health route since I already know everything about biofuels (ha). Here is what I have found so far: salmon can prevent heart disease, smooth your skin, aid in weight loss, and boost your mood; beans can reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and certain types of cancers; and olive oil can lower "bad" cholesterol and raise "good" cholesterol. So how have I applied this new knowledge? Let me think about this while I clean up the pizza we just ate for dinner. Oops.

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