At the Safeway just on the edge of the Castro District, the Managers have been kind enough to supply a nook with table and chairs - where shoppers can take a respite from the arduous task of perusing the canned goods and what have you - or plunk down for a snack before heading homeward bound.
Today, it didn't escape my attention that - judging by the physical shapes of the San Franciscans perched all around me in the upscale grocery - that the old cliche rings true.
You are what you eat!
Take the gentleman to my right, for example.
Shortly after I began to nibble on a snack, he flopped down, and guzzled a quart of buttermilk- as he chowed down on a mean-sized portion of macaroni & cheese laden with Parmesan - he self-served up from the deli bar just a hop-and-a-skip away.
Uh-huh!
The rolls of fat jiggled raucously at his jowls and waist as he shovelled the load of high-calorie fatty-foods away.
Meanwhile, a pimply-faced twenty-something dude lauded the wonders of acid peels to a friend on the other end of his cell phone, as he washed down a nasty pastry with an endless stream of big gulp without a clue.
In contrast, a handsome young male with a toned body and flawless skin - munched on a green salad across the table from me - which was followed up with fresh raspberries and blueberries from the produce department for dessert.
What was his beverage of choice?
Vitamin water!
I laughed out loud when I checked out the elderly gal on the left.
As she nibbled on a package of fudge cookies, she thumbed through the National Enquirer for other kinds of juicy titillating tidbits to feast on.
With any luck, her little grey cells haven't turned to brain rot, yet!
Moi?
I crafted a tasty sandwich out of a crusty roll (grain) and cheese slices (protein), ate rice pudding for dessert (sugar & sodium), and wolfed it all down with reduced fat milk (protein, Vitamin A, Calcium, Iron, Vitamin C), and an 8 oz. glass of ice water.
Yes, I'm slim - somewhat alert - boast healthy-looking skin and a lustrous mop of hair.
There's something to be said about not eating much meat!
Just ask Lady Gaga.
It makes 'ya light-headed and balmy (unless you gobble down a substitute like tofu).
And, prone to get hunger pangs for party dresses crafted out of animal carcasses!
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