Food

It’s the stuff that makes the engine go. Without it you get tired and frail and finally starve to death. (Disclaimer: you are going to die anyway)

The farmers grow it, the ranchers raise it, it is shipped and cut and packaged and labeled and delivered to a warehouse near you where you can pick and choose the nutrients and prepare recipes to present to your family as a healthy alternative to eating dirt.

There are certain vitamins and minerals and proteins that the body needs to function but is MSG as good as gluten or trans fat? All the herbs and spices can’t make kale appealing, but it is good for you.

Millions are spent in packaging and advertising to entice you and yours to consume food that taste so good you go back for more and get fat.

The kitchen is the favorite room in the house because that is where all the grub resides. Cabinets on the walls hold cardboard boxes filled with wonders while a big box on the floor opens a door to frosty surprises.

Shopping is a constant battle to keep the stores filled for the eager feeders who must have snacks with constant viewing of their various screens.

Mom used to be the ultimate provider of food. Her life assignment (beside poofing out babies) was to be the cook. Some turned into chiefs, but most were no more than cooks following the instructions in a book.

The television took the family away from the dining room table and easy TV dinners made preparation faster and easier if not as tasty.

Since having more time on your hands meant you were always hungry, every corner became a burger drive through or pizzas pick up spot. Between each was a tavern or a brewery depending on the clientele. Instead of walking off your meal, hopping in the car to the next spot full of food and beer trucks to feed the frenzy seem appropriate while the food in the freezer at home had to be thrown out.

Food is always trying to make us rediscover greens or beans or grains or pigs feet and yet some go hungry while the world’s abundance is wasted.