Becca wrote:
>
> Mom's younger sister, Aunt Jane, the health food nut, who only shopped
> at Whole Foods, used to tell Mom not to eat bacon because it would kill
> you. Aunt Jane died when she was 82 and Mom is 90. I told Mom if I
> lived to be 90, I would eat fried pig dipped in mayonnaise.
>
> Eat your chocolate, it has not hurt you, yet.


My father in law lived on high fat and salty foods. He started the day with
some granola and yoghurt followed by two poached eggs (on toast) with
melted cheddar on top followed by another piece of toast with lots of
butter and a spoonful of honey on each bite. At noon he went downtown and
had lunch in a restaurant or at one of his clubs, so you can count on a lot
of salt and fat. He always had a drink with his meals, wine or beer, or
both. He had a nap in the afternoon and when he got up he would have his
dinner, crackers with peanut butter and a double martini. Whenever he ate
at our house he always had lots of meat and gravy. He was very active and
alert and died peacefully in his sleep about a month before his 95th
birthday.