I just attended a 3 day conference. On the first night I went with a group of people to a fancy Italian restaurant with a short menu. There wasn’t anything on the menu for me other than the basic green salad appetizer. But the table was generously provided with fresh hot bread and things to put on it. Being hungry and knowing I wasn’t going to order much I decided to indulge heavily - not the bread but the butter, olive oil, parmesan, baked garlic and salt. I loaded my little appetizer plate repeatedly and it was delicious and satisfying. But the fun really came from all the people munching bread and freaking out at me dipping balls of butter in olive oil before dredging in parmesan and salt to eat.
I wanted to point out that I was the thinnest/fittest one at the table, but kept my mouth shut except to stuff in more butter.
On the 2nd night at a different place I ordered prime rib and requested from the waitress the fattest and rarest cut available. It was perfect, enhanced by the butter and salt with which I smothered it.
On the 2nd day of the conference a nutrition guidance session was given by a very heavy woman telling people to eat 3 to 5 servings of wholesome carbohydrates at every meal like whole grain bread and brown rice. During the following Q & A I suggested that people get a diabetic’s test kit to monitor their post prandial blood glucose and adjust their carb intake as needed to keep BG from rising into pre-diabetic or diabetic levels.
