Ridiculous

I've compiled a very long list of things I want to accomplish during my six-month trial period in Austin. One of them is to improve my diet. I generally keep only healthy things in the house, but I'll buy unhealthy stuff when I'm out and about. Also, getting enough vegetables tends to be a problem for me.

Tonight, therefore, I did a Google search for relatively painless ways of increasing one's vegetable intake. I came across the following suggestion, under the heading of "Easy Ways to Get Your Veggies":

"Make vegetables and fruits the focus of every meal. For example, create a plate around broccoli and cauliflower rather than using them as a side dish to meat."

Eureka!

The way to make repellant vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower more appealing is to feature them as the center of the meal! It just plain makes sense. You show me a plate dominated by a big, steaming mound of cauliflower, and my only concern is whether there's going to be enough for seconds.

So, problem solved.

Comments

[Thomas]

So you went to Texas to find healthy eating. You sir are a hilarous man, you really missed your true calling in comedy.

[Special Agent Johnny Utah]

I like to challenge myself.

[Michelle]

Alice Waters has a book out called The Art of Simple Food. She supports people eating seasonal and local food.

Check out the farmers' markets in Austin. Maybe meeting the people who grow the food will inspire you to eat some vegetables and fruit.

http://www.austinfarmersmarket.org/

http://www.google.com/search?q=austin+farmers+market&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a