On Jan 12, 5:22*pm, Pits09 > wrote:
> If it had only stopped at the vegetables we'd all be fine ...
>
> In the beginning God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower and
> spinach,
> with green, yellow and red vegetables of all kinds so Man and Woman
> would live
> long and healthy lives.
>
> Then using God's bountiful gifts, Satan created Dairy Ice Cream and
> Magnums.
> And Satan said, 'You want hot fudge with that? And Man said, 'Yes!'
> And Woman
> said, 'I'll have one too, with chocolate chips'. And lo, they gained
> 10 pounds.
>
> And God created the healthy yoghurt that woman might keep the figure
> that man
> found so fair.
>
> And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat and sugar from the
> cane and
> combined them. And Woman went from size 12 to size 14.
>
> So God said, 'Try my fresh green salad'. And Satan presented Blue
> Cheese
> dressing and garlic croutons on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened
> their
> belts following the repast.
>
> God then said 'I have sent you healthy vegetables and olive oil in
> which to
> cook them'.
>
> And Satan brought forth deep fried coconut king prawns, butter-dipped
> lobster
> chunks and chicken fried steak, so big it needed its own platter, and
> Man's
> cholesterol went through the roof.
>
> Then God brought forth the potato; naturally low in fat and brimming
> with
> potassium and good nutrition.
>
> Then Satan peeled off the healthy skin and sliced the starchy centre
> into chips
> and deep-fried them in animal fats adding copious quantities of salt.
> And Man
> put on more pounds. God then brought forth running shoes so that his
> Children
> might lose those extra pounds.
>
> And Satan came forth with a cable TV with remote control so Man would
> not have
> to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and cried
> before the
> flickering light and started wearing stretch jogging suits.
>
> Then God gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and
> still
> satisfy his appetite.
>
> And Satan created McDonalds and the 99p double cheeseburger. Then
> Satan said
> 'You want fries with that?' and Man replied, 'Yes, and super size
> 'em'. And
> Satan said, 'It is good.' And Man and Woman went into cardiac arrest.
>
> God sighed .......... and created quadruple by-pass surgery.
>
> And then ............ Satan chuckled and created the National Health
> Service.
>
> THE FINAL WORD ON NUTRITION
>
> After an exhaustive review of the research literature, here's the
> final word on
> nutrition and health.:
>
> 1. Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than
> us..
>
> 2. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
>
> 3. Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks
> than us.
>
> 4. Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart
> attacks
> than us.
>
> 5. Germans drink beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer
> fewer heart
> attacks than us.
>
> 6.. The French eat foie-gras, full fat cheese and drink red wine and
> suffer
> fewer heart attacks than us.
>
> CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is
> apparently what
> kills you!!!

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Bwaaaahaaaaaaaaahaahhhhhhh!
I sent a copy of this to my dietician/ diabetes educator.
Thank!
Lynn in Fargo