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A TALE OF TWO CHEESES
Today's entry is short and sweet--- I have been busy with my "civilian career" and haven't had as much time to put into prose as I would like , but today's message centers once again around making smarter food choices
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Pictured above is ace product tester, Buttercup. She is a dedicated taskmaster and is in charge of the post training nap department, among other things
Relatively interesting phenomenon happened yesterday while I was prepping a quick midday meal --- just 1/2 a pita with some Boars HEad lower sodium roast beef and a bit of cheese
Cheese was Kraft Deli Deluxe American cheese slices --- in the hierarchy of American cheeses, this stuff is close to the top (but that's a little like saying you can bench press more than anybody in your kid's 3rd grade classroom - LOL )
The product tester was looking up at me as if to say -- "Where's mine?" --- so I tore off a bite size piece of cheese not much bigger than a quarter for her
---- Here's where it got weird - Buttercup sniffed, then gave the piece of cheese a lick, then she slowly took it from me -- after 2 seconds of holding it in her mouth, she put it back down on the floor.
Curious, I opened up a Babybel snack size cheese wheel --- these come in little round wax capsules and the Lite versions are perfect for a midday snack with a couple of celery stalks
--- I portioned out roughly half of the Babybel piece and the result was entirely different .
She thought I was playing another trick on her at first like I did with the Kraft, so she sniffed it for a second -- then when she was satisfied it was actually good to go, it was gone in a tiny little flash of jaws and teeth
Things like this seem innocent enough, and its hard to imagine a summer backyard burger without a couple of slices of this ---- the calorie count is not even that big a deal. 70 calories/slice compares favorably to a thin slice of fresh deli cheddar or Monterey jack,
-- but I believe I am going to defer to my crackerjack young product tester on this one from here on out -- why fill my body up with sub-par product? Garbage in, garbage out and all that
(I believe I even wrote a few paragraphs on this last month
http://fitclaimspro.blogspot.com/2013/12/you-wouldnt-put-87-octane-in-your.html)
I felt I was spot on with my pita choice however, --- If I'm making something myself , I like to use Ezekiel's stuff --- its commonly found in freezer sections and is named after the bible verse, Ezekiel 4:9
"Take also unto thee wheat and barley and beans, lentils, millet and spelt, put them in one vessel and make bread of it ---"
The ingredients list reads like an all star lineup -- (copied from Food For Life's site)
Organic 100% Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Fresh Carrots, Barley Flour, Millet Flour, Lentil Flour, Spelt Flour, Soy Flour, Fresh Yeast, Sea Salt.
I wholeheartedly admit I am subject to brain fade from time to time , --- if I am making my lunch with the best ingredients I can get, why am I garnishing it with a 10 cent slice of cheese ?
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