Today I went to a major medical supplier to help them work out some problems with their process. They are a good company providing cutting edge supplies for vital surgical procedures. .. Anyway, after we got the problem fixed we all went to lunch at their favorite restaurant “A nice Italian Place”. Now when I heard that, I thought I was sunk. Wheat and dairy causes me major problems and the pasta, the cheeses, the breadings..this wasn’t going to be pretty.
So we made it down there and the lady who owns the place, a real sweetheart, says they have corn beef and cabbage (“made with Italian Love” … I asked if I could take her home with me, she was in her 60′s and got a kick out of that). So bad as it sounded it really sounded excellent given the other choices. .. Now I had already resolved myself to conventional chemicalized food, there’s just no way around it sometimes. Even if you’re having dinner at the Whitehouse the conventional food supply is the standard fare. So given this, I was relieved that I could have some semi fresh vegis and something of a little meat with chemicals that I could handle. Long story short, .. did the kid move and made noise with the knife and fork, ate mostly cabbage and actually stuffed some of the meat underneath some of the uneaten vegis to get it out of sight. And the other guys were happy with their pasta, meatballs and cheese. God bless em.
So the way I see it, the occasional nibble of chemical from conventional food won’t do much if any damage. If anything it will make me all the more appreciative of good old organics. And if you find yourself in such a situation you can feign the upset stomach routine, get the best food possible/nibble & hide or open up to your superior knowledge of the great taste and health benefits of organic foods. All these are good and I like the upfront approach best. But the two guys I was with weren’t in good shape and they might have become bummed or upset if I announced that the meals they’ve ordered were “not-good”. So I chose the “don’t tell and order so they don’t ask” approach.
The world is awash with bad food and fragile egos. Sometimes it’s best not to proselytize to those who won’t heed the word anyway. So we might as well be as kind and thoughtful as possible.
Pass this post on to a friend if you like it (or secretly to someone who doesn’t eat organics who tries to force-feed you their homemade meatloaf). A related post:
