food

   What is it about food that we just need the junky kind sometimes?  I mean REALLY - why couldn't the foods that are great for you taste like birthday cake, pizza, and beer?  I mention these specific foods (and drink) because that is what I had tonight at Vitale's Pizza in Hudsonville.  And by "had tonight" I really should say "engorged myself with".  I have not eaten that much in a very, very long time.  I sit here feeling miserably bloated and there came a time when I felt I was going to return the food from whence it came.  It tasted SO GOOD and anyone who has ever eaten at Vitale's can vouch for me on this.  However, I can truthfully say that I have never in my lifetime felt like I ate too much spinach or stuffed myself to breaking point with gobs of asparagus.  I don't know if I am being fair to vegetables; are they even capable of making you feel overly full?  I usually feel great after eating veggies and other healthy things, so why oh WHY don't I just stick to that?  Healthy things = feeling good.  Unhealthy things = feeling like I want to vom.  Psychology tells me that this should be positive reinforcement, but clearly there is something else going on here.
   I blame our human history.  I feel that somewhere along in our scavenging days humans developed a tendency, possibly even built it into our DNA, for eating foods that are high in calories and fats so that we outlive those who were less fortunate to come across such delights.  I think science is backing me up here; I'm pretty sure I've read about stuff like this.
   Well guess what, humanity - I live in America, and that means I don't need to eat these delicious and highly un-nutritious (word?) because I AM NOT A STARVING INDIVIDUAL, so let's start developing in the opposite direction.  Pronto.  I need to lose a few L-Bs here.  And while you're at it, gene pool, let's stop all this susceptibility to HIV/AIDS business.  Kthxbai.