Facing Mortality and Making Changes: A Blog Series, Part 3
Last night's Top Chef episode featured a challenge where the chefs had to prepare a duo of food representing an angel and a devil. Or, a healthy dish and a not-so-healthy dish. One contestant - a cancer survivor - prepared a dish of salad greens and an apple crisp dessert. She said that she knows sugar is a no-no for those who've had cancer (some suggest that sugar "feeds" or "fuels" cancer cells) but she can't cut it out completely so she tries to find a balance between good and bad.
I asked my oncologist about the sugar debate and she, rolling her eyes, said that "everything in moderation" is fine. I hate that answer!
The problem: I love sugar. I adore sugar. Candy, cake, brownies, you name it. I look forward to the time of year when the Girls Scouts come a'knocking. I always eye the Twinkies and fruit pies at the grocery store. Pop tarts are a suitable breakfast (for me, not Audrey). My last blog was about cupcakes for crying out loud! I think I was deprived as a child.
I'm not sure how I find my own balance without feeling deprived.
I know what healthy food is. Veggies are seriously one of my favorite things to eat. What I need to find is a couple of faux junk food items. Something that will trick my taste buds into thinking they are tasting the deliciousness of the worst foods out there.
Update: this was in my in-box this morning. Talk about timing.
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