Just me, being weird...again

I am in a weird state of mind today.

I decided (since it's cold weather and I need to do indoor things) that I would get started on my downsizing project. ie: get rid of stuff and organize what's left.

I chose to start on my office closet.

What a can of worms I opened there. Here I sit looking at the stuff lying on the floor that fell when I tried to remove a box full of heavy stuff. I admit I have trouble getting rid of useable items. I donate lots of stuff but I throw away practically nothing. Unless of course, it is unusable, broken, shredded, etc.

It overwhelmed me and now I am stuck.

Ignoring that for now here are the menus for this week. (I said I would post them today).

Fish and Fries with salad. (Friday fish thing).

LoMein and Chicken (Sunday)

Super Salad and Lentil Stew (Monday)

Tropical Chicken (Tuesday)

Greek Zucchini (Wednesday)

I did not forget Saturday. That's our leftovers day each week. Waste not, want not, they say, so there's the effort to make sure nothing is wasted.

And then we start the new week on Thursday with grocery delivery and the next weeks menus.

To answer your question, the reason I use chicken in so many recipes is because I do not eat beef, pork, lamb, venison, rabbit, squirrel, possum, donkey, or any other 'red' meat.

I use vegan meats, like lentils, beans, barley and such also, not just chicken. I eat fish and fowl as far as animal meats go. So yes, I do eat turkey. When it comes to fish I only eat those fish recommended for their Omega3 content. When it comes to fowl I only eat skinless, boneless, white meat chicken or turkey.

All in an effort to do the 'healthier' thing.

I used to think I was doing the healthy thing when I chose turkey bacon over pork bacon and baked it instead of frying it. Turns out turkey bacon is not healthy at all.

Ask a dietician: “As with bacon made from pork, turkey bacon is high in saturated fat and sodium – two substances that put you at greater risk for developing heart disease,” she says. “And the similarities don’t stop there.”

Both turkey and pork bacon are 'processed' meats and are therefore classed as not good for you. They both are typically preserved with nitrites. Regular consumption of processed meats has been linked to increased incidence of GI cancers. USDA recommends limiting your intake of processed meats. Bacon is often prepared at high heat, which can generate neo-formed contaminants like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

I used to think that opting for turkey sausage was better, but it comes down to the same thing as turkey bacon.

So I was eating all this stuff that wasn't really all that tasty, thinking I was doing something good for myself and all the while it really wasn't any better.

Hope that answers your question. Probably TMI, but better more than not enough, right?

So to wrap up here's a funny for ya.

What did the zebra say the first time he saw a piano?

“Dad?”

hee hee hee hee