So today and most like Friday will be re-posts. But I did get a picture of the evil Pelican flying away today (oh - see post from 5/29/14) so maybe I'll just post that on Friday - don't know. Not sure if he had the final fishy snack - I think I caught him in time screaming out my bedroom window like a crazy person at 8:00am, then charging out the door at him. Let's just assume Mr. Fish is hiding in his cave....
Today's re-post comes to you from 2/4/2013 - we've been double rowing on the water - morning and evening this week - so I'm starving, a bacon post just seems appropriate! Now off to make 50 copies of my resume for the job fair - wish me luck!!
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Ok, we don’t eat bacon very often, but
we do make breakfast every weekend, so on occasion I buy a package.
Now we all know bacon isn’t especially
good for you – and I’m talking the American kind (i.e. streaky bacon for my
overseas friends), not the nice little ham slice the rest of the world calls
bacon.
Therefore this label that I took a
picture of is not to tout how awful it is that 75% of the calories are from
fat. Of course this shouldn’t be surprising,
because when you look at a slice of bacon before you cook it is indeed 75%
fat.
No, what is hard to see, but it
is there in black and white is the fact that ONE slice of bacon is a serving.
I’m sorry what? Did you say ONE? Then why are there 17 slices in a bag? Do you think we have seventeen house guests
over for breakfast in the morning?
I just don’t understand how that can
be? American bacon cooks up all small, curly and crispy – literally two bites
worth each piece. It’s a little salty
piece of rarely enjoyed happiness.
Grocery store bought bacon is not
something that you can peel a slice off here and there and use at will. It comes all schmooked together in a
non-resealable shrink wrap kind of package.
Basically it's a sliced block of meat.
It doesn’t “keep” in the refrigerator
for very long. Plus, if you freeze it –
that’s pretty much it, once frozen - it’s a frozen solid block of bacon. You have to cook it apart.
Always thought I was doing a good thing
when we brought a package home – we saw the package in two, one half goes in a
zip-lock and is popped in the freezer for future use, the other half gets
cooked up for breakfast.
Now you are telling me that even after
the package is cut in half, we are eating enough bacon for 8.5 people? Along with the eggs, potatoes, toast and
coffee???
Fine, I’ve always had a giant appetite
– breakfast for eight it is (or is that breakfast for four and a quarter if
there are two of us?) I just wish I didn’t actually know the fact that ONE
slice is a serving. I think people gain
weight when they are aware the servings are too big or there are too many
calories – and if you are oblivious to those facts, well than nothing
happens. It’s a good system, I like it -
works for me.
But now, now I know that a tiny slice
of bacon = one serving. The label says
"Skillet Cooked" - uhh, does that make a difference, whether it is
microwaved, oven cooked or pan fried? No
one is ever eating this stuff raw....
Just curious, anyone – did anyone out
there know this??? One? Unbelievable…. One little curly bacon piece –
all alone. Bacon should have friends, look how happy the three slices
below look.
I suppose you could go to the butcher
and ask for one slice - they might think you're nuts, but it is an
option. Take a number, wait in line, step up to order - Ah yes, I'd like
one slice of Maple Hickory Smoked Bacon Please - oh yes, that will do it for
today, thank you.
One is a lonely number, One can never
have fun, One is a lonely number, One is always on its own…. (George Harrison)
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