You are what you eat

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Tennessee is at the top of many lists, some good and some very bad. One of the bad lists is obesity. We may not always hit the #1 spot but we're usually within the top 5. Living here and seeing what people eat, and how they eat, makes me wonder why we aren't always #1 in fatness. I look at their grocery carts (buggies) and gawk at the 5 pound package of bologna, the Mountain Dew or RC Cola, the Moon Pies and anything fried. I see the lines at the various fast food drive-thrus...and they drive down the road with fries in one hand and the Big Mac in the other - I guess they all have a third hand I can't see, you know, the one actually steering the car. Then there are those on Facebook who post their daily dinner menu...here is an example of one: ....Ham (cooked with some type of fatty pork) ....Greens (cooked with some type of fatty something) .....Mashed potatoes .....Mac and Cheese .....Homemade brownies .....Homemade pie That menu was served to a family of 3 kids and one adults. All of them are overweight. This is how they eat every day. The mother is diabetic by the way. Would someone please tell me why people think Mac and Cheese is veggie? Why do they need to have two fatty starches at one meal? I see this all the time and it blows my mind. And don't think these kids are outside running and playing and burning off those calories..they aren't, kids don't play outside....not that I've seen anyway. This is just going to produce generations of people who are obese and it needs to stop. Now I think I'll go have a nice fried apple pie and wash it down with an RC Cola or two. No, forget that idea, I'll go to McDonalds instead. Photo: