Angie Rupert is a recovering attorney, recently-published author and marketing expert in Los Angeles. She owns and operates an online marketing and website development firm, Lucky Marketing Firm. Her book, Your Small Business and the Law, explains common issues that the small business owner may face. Angie is not a food expert by any stretch of the imagination (as this post will prove).
Dear Amelia, I need your help. What I know about cooking and healthy eating may (if I’m lucky) fill a thimble. There, I said it. It’s sad but true – I know very little about how to create the stuff I enjoy the most. Eating in excess is one of the joys of being an American. In most cases, we do it without much thought and definitely without much self control. We sit and watch TV (inevitably, during some of my most intense eating sessions I’ve been watching The Biggest Loser) and eat. I love it.
The buzz kill to my eating fiasco is the fact that I live in Los Angeles, the capital of “you-can-never-be-too-rich-or-too-thin;” therefore, rich aside (definitely another blog post), I’ve got to have at least SOME self control when it comes to food. So, how can a food fanatic (I prefer this over the term “foodie,” which sounds a bit snobbish. I’m definitely not a food snob; I have the palate of a stray dog – I’ll eat anything.) like me eat a lot and still have some semblance of visible bone structure?
Although I prefer Doritos, popcorn and French fries (my three favorite foods – not necessarily in that order), I have to indulge sparingly, lest I have a five-mile jog every morning. And let’s face it, a five-mile jog sounds like a horrible way to start the day. Therefore, I try to gorge on vegetables to stop the hunger pangs and block out my food fantasies. (Note: I also count jalapeno-stuffed olives as vegetables.) I do happen to like vegetables, but there has to be a better way! Right?
Here’s just a little taste of my typical meals. As you can see – it’s bland. I need to live!! I need some sugar and fat in this diet! Please tell me where I can inject a few lovely, fattening foods without falling into the “she-has-such-a-pretty-face” category among my friends.
Yours Truly,
Stomach is Growling, Los Angeles, CA
(a.k.a. Angie Rupert)
This is my breakfast. OK, but nothing great.
Lunch is pretty boring. I typically have as many jalapenos as my poor mouth can handle just to spice things up a bit – literally.
Afternoon snack – all green all the time!
Frozen vegetables and… a frozen vegetable patty! Hooray??
Late night – my version of peanut butter and jelly. Yum!
As you can see, I need help! (And I know I’m not the only one out there. What about you, kind reader? Is this what your typical food day looks like? Please share your boring food pictures.)
