The Old Coot says, “Let
them eat cake!” (or pizza)
By Merlin Lessler
One of the perks of being
an Octogenarian is you get to break the rules. If you don’t know what an Octogenarian
is, Google it, or even better, dust off that old dictionary on the shelf and
look it up. While you’re in there, look around; you might be surprised at how
much you can learn, spending ten minutes thumbing through a dictionary.
Anyway, back to one of the
benefits of being an Octogenarian. You can have pizza for breakfast! “Breakfast
is the most important meal of the day, and eating cereal is the best breakfast
food.” That’s a myth that cereal companies have foisted on us for over a
century. It’s good health alright. Good health for Post’s and Kellog’s bottom
line!
My generation was
brainwashed by this myth; in the 1950’s, Mister Wizard ended his popular Saturday
morning TV science show, by asking the kid from next door, who assisted in
scientific experiments, “What should you have for breakfast, every day?” Litle
Bobby, sometimes Susie, would reply, “FRUIT, CEREAL, MILK, BREAD &BUTTER,
Mister Wizard.” - “That’s right Bobby, don’t forget, every morning,
FCMB&B!”
I prefer left over pizza and
a glass of milk. Pizza hits every box in Mr. Wizard’s FCMB&B recommendation:
Fruit (tomato in the sauce), Cereal (the grain in the dough), Milk, Bread (just
more grain), Butter (no butter in the dough, but olive oil, which is better for
you). Protein, if you add sausage or pepperoni to the top.
Cake is good for breakfast
too. In reality, a nutritious meal, containing eggs, wheat, butter and milk. What
better way to greet the day than eating a piece of chocolate cake and drinking a
cold glass of milk?
So, take some advice from
an Octogenarian, You CAN have your cake, and eat it too! Same for pizza. Enjoy
the start to a good day!
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