You about lost me today.
As I was downing a bag of Meijer brand teriyaki beef jerky a few minutes ago, I damn near inhaled an oxygen absorbing packet. I've never fully understood what exactly composes one of these annoyances, but I hear they're a potential health hazard. Perhaps someone can help me out with that one. But anyway, there were two of them in this particular package and I didn't see the second one until it was to my lips while I was sitting at the stop light to come back to campus. Someone mentioned that you could die from eating them; I've never seen nor heard of a documented case, but I'm sure I'm a likely candidate to be the first idiot noted to consume a do-not-eat packet.
Not only that, but there was a "free prize!" inside of my jerky. When does stuffing a key chain in a package of overpriced dry meat with an excess of oxygen absorbing packets make it more appealing? After I grabbed the second death packet out of the bag I latched on to that darned key chain (wrapped so nicely in plastic) and just as easily could have gagged on it, too. All I wanted was my jerky!!! (For some reason I am reminded of the dog food commercial with the dog going, "Bacon, bacon, BAAAACOOONNNN!!!")
Yes, I had to watch yet another disturbing film for my 12:30pm class so by the time it was over at 3:00pm I was starving in the worst way. Here lately, beef jerky has been my snack/meal of choice. It's low-cal, low-carb, and damn good. It may not be filling, but if you eat enough, it does wear your jaw out to the point you don't think you can chew another food object for a looong time. However, I decided I needed a chewy dessert with my dry meat today so I got a king sized Rice Krispy Treat. Only they have a more original name for their grande size: "Big Bar." Gee, after years of King-Size, Value-Size, Super-Size, and so-on, someone finally got smart and realized it's basically just a "big" whatever.
So for breakfast I had a cup of apple turnover yogurt and for lunch I had a bag of beef jerky and a giant rice krispy treat. Oh yeah, and diet cherry cokes throughout the day to tide over my oral fixation. I'm already looking forward to supper and yet I have another four hours here at school. GRRRR!!! Even though it is 60 degrees outside, it is still that time of the year where I could even eat paper if it came in assorted flavors.
7 comments:
u know, i don't know how i missed part 1, but i was looking for an update on your mom and saw that i had missed that part that explained why she was admitted. so sorry....i grew up with a mom who suffered from depression- and who also had many other issues. she was never so willing to get help though..even to this day she won't admit anything. and it gets harder and harder to deal with as everyone gets older. only twice though has she talked about commiting suicide and it just broke me down, even hearing the words. its tough.....hope you can stay strong through these times.
We buy tons of beef jerky for road trips. Just like you said it is enough to let you have something to occupy yourself but then again it also wears your jaw out so you don't feel like you have to eat more. Win win situation.
Yes, what is that little bag of poison they put in everything. My kids are always asking me and I have to say "I just don't know." The answer I have for so many of their questions. LOL
I'm the same way - I pig out all winter long. Glad the packet didn't get the best of you ;)
I think the idea behind jerky, which I love, is to wear you down and make you believe you are full.
Now, you would think they tell you on that bag or any bag for that matter what would happen if you had accidently eaten it.
But you just gotta love those beef jerky. The only draw back on them is that they are loaded with sodium. That's enough to kill you too.
It's funny you should mention the sodium content, because I drank an entire bottle (the BIG size) of V8 today and had some french fries, too. I guess that explains why my fingers are swollen. Oops!
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