4/16/2010 Cheeseburger update

Well at least the stench is finally gone!  Hindsight has shown me that this experiment left a little to be desired.  Putting fresh tomatoes in you office drawer will stink.  And it will stink a lot!  Have you ever driven by a dead possum, that has been on the side of the road for several days?  Take that smell and multiply it by ten, now you are close to the smell of my office, at least what it smelled like for the last week or so.

After our cat, George, ate the first burger and we substituted a stunt double, we decided to add fresh, real lettuce and fresh, real tomato to the plate (Bad idea).  We also decided to keep it in one of my office drawers.  After a few days, holy shit did it stink!.. mercifully it has finally dissipated.

Here is the burger on its first day:

Here is the same burger a few weeks later:

To be honest, I am surprised that the burger developed mold.  It may be that the juices from the "real" lettuce and tomato were absorbed by the bun and that is what prompted the mold growth.  I will start a second cheeseburger experiment without the lettuce and tomato, in the same drawer and see if the same mold develops.

Am I the only person that finds it odd that of all the foods on this plate and stuck in a drawer, the only ones that rotted were the "real" lettuce and tomato?

Instead of stopping at the "Burger joint" to pick up dinner for you and the kids, stop at the local co-op or butcher.  Buy some fresh ground (most pre-packaged ground beef is made from old dairy cows) beef.  Grass fed is best (Omega 3's vs. Omega 6's, blah, blah, blah, you have heard my rant before...) and rolls made by a local baker.  They may not be the best health wise but they are leaps and bounds ahead of the commercial buns.  Will it cost more? YES, in the short term but in the long run, NO.  Is it more of a pain in the ass?  YES, but come on; how fucking lazy are you that making burgers is "too" difficult?

Think about this:  For thousands of years Humans not only existed but thrived eating "natural foods".  Now we eat processed foods and are getting fatter by the day.  You could diet... however...  Diets suck!  They are not the answer.  Common sense is the answer!  Eat and drink "real" food, in moderation, exercise in moderation and you will loose weight.

Will you be able to eat at your favorite local restaurant?  Perhaps a few things but really, NO.  However if enough sheep people demand (by not eating there) that restaurants serve "real" food, things will change.

Don't be a sheep!  Every time you go to a restaurant, ask "is this organic, non processed and is it HFCS free"? if not, don't order it.  Will this limit your choices? YES... for awhile but if enough people do it restaurants will get the message that this is what their patrons want and they will provide it.

I never said that I thought that this would be easy.  Some parts of eating healthy are hard but I think the trade off is worth it.

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Bald Bill