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Rant, rant, ranttt
So I had a little talk with my dad (not intentionally). He claimed that a small bite of the cookies upset his stomach too, which completely confused me because I ate about four of those cookies with absolutely no problem. I'm thinking it might have been the Ener-g Egg Replacer though because I had made this recipe before, but I didn't even bother using an egg replacement the first time. Ugh. I don't know.
Anyway, talking with my dad lead him to question me about my recent eating habits. He told he was worried about me and that it wasn't natural for humans to avoid meat. According to him, we are naturally carnivores and cannot survive without meat and he also spoke of his concern about how I was going to get any protein. I explained to him that there are many other foods from which I can get protein from, but his response was that 'protein replacements' were not real protein and not good enough. I must eat meat. I even brought up to him that there are vegan athletes, but he just couldn't understand how that could be possible. He told me I have to eat some steak at dinner, but we'll see if that actually happens.
What baffles me the about this whole situation is that because I am a naturally picky eater I never ate much meat to begin with. My sense of smell is terrible and because of that the majority of foods taste rather bland to me, which is why I hardly ever ate steak, chicken, etc. It all just tastes bland. What also makes no sense is that in high school I basically ate only junk food. I doubt I ever had a balanced diet. I would come home and literally eat 1/3 of a container of ice cream, make some popcorn and smother it in 1/4 stick of butter, or make some nachos with tons of cheese, etc. So why, when I am technically eating more healthy than I ever have in my entire life, are my parents suddenly so concerned about my 'unhealthy' eating habits? Why didn't they care when I lived off nothing, but junk food. Why didn't they say anything when I'd go through a carton of ice cream in two days or just eat an entire can of frosting?
God, I just don't understand this at all. Why can't they just back off. I'm 19 years old for heaven's sake. I have never been the type of child that needed any guidance so why do they suddenly feel as if they need to 'fix' me. Ughh. I want summer to be over so I can get back to college and not have to deal with this. (Wow sorry didn't realize how long this post got.)
Anyway, talking with my dad lead him to question me about my recent eating habits. He told he was worried about me and that it wasn't natural for humans to avoid meat. According to him, we are naturally carnivores and cannot survive without meat and he also spoke of his concern about how I was going to get any protein. I explained to him that there are many other foods from which I can get protein from, but his response was that 'protein replacements' were not real protein and not good enough. I must eat meat. I even brought up to him that there are vegan athletes, but he just couldn't understand how that could be possible. He told me I have to eat some steak at dinner, but we'll see if that actually happens.
What baffles me the about this whole situation is that because I am a naturally picky eater I never ate much meat to begin with. My sense of smell is terrible and because of that the majority of foods taste rather bland to me, which is why I hardly ever ate steak, chicken, etc. It all just tastes bland. What also makes no sense is that in high school I basically ate only junk food. I doubt I ever had a balanced diet. I would come home and literally eat 1/3 of a container of ice cream, make some popcorn and smother it in 1/4 stick of butter, or make some nachos with tons of cheese, etc. So why, when I am technically eating more healthy than I ever have in my entire life, are my parents suddenly so concerned about my 'unhealthy' eating habits? Why didn't they care when I lived off nothing, but junk food. Why didn't they say anything when I'd go through a carton of ice cream in two days or just eat an entire can of frosting?
God, I just don't understand this at all. Why can't they just back off. I'm 19 years old for heaven's sake. I have never been the type of child that needed any guidance so why do they suddenly feel as if they need to 'fix' me. Ughh. I want summer to be over so I can get back to college and not have to deal with this. (Wow sorry didn't realize how long this post got.)