Used to be Americans were chided for eating excessive amounts of animal protein–bad for the cholesterol. Fiber and complex carbohydrates were good. Oatmeal was a big deal, and the “bread, cereal, rice and pasta group” formed the foundation of the “food pyramid” printed on the macaroni box.
Now, ditch the grains and guzzle meat. (“Bread is dead,” Jan. 14.) Alcohol used to make you giddy. Now it makes you healthy, wealthy and wise. This is great stuff for fad-sensitive yuppies, marketers and “lifestyle trend” reporters. For the rest of us, there is time-tested good sense: Eat your veggies. Vary your diet. Treat yourself now and then. Big Macs are a treat, not a staple.
But don’t obsess. All in moderation. Live till you die, and die with your boots on.
