Friday, November 9, 2007

The Perpetual Apple

Pretty much every day, I start out thinking that I want to try and eat healthier. To accomplish this, I pack up my little lunch box with a breakfast item and a snack or two. The breakfast item is usually a yogurt or cottage cheese. The snacks range from pretzels to string cheese to a granola bar. And because I'm patriotic, I usually throw in an apple so I can more fully follow the government's food pyramid.


By the middle of the day, I've usually found something more appealing (and deliciously NOT on the food pyramid) to snack on and forget all about the apple. So, I zip it back up at the end of the night, take it home and start the process again. The apple in the picture has been on about 5 round trips from home to work. It's a wonder it's not so bruised it's inedible. I'll try again today, but I'm guessing my personal food pyramid will be upside down as usual!

7 comments:

Heather said...

I'm glad I'm not the only one who always intends to eat better, but then finds the unhealthy foods more appealing.
Dear Apple,
Hang in there little buddy. You'll make it to the food chain some day. Maybe you could consider cutting your self up. Or taking a bath in some peanut butter, or caramel, or chocolate. ...or all three...mmmmmmm...
Love,
Heather

Liz the Poet said...

Heather, I LOVE that mini-letter. So true!

Laura, I suffer from the same problem. Sigh.

Liz the Poet said...

Hey, I love your lunch box. Maybe I should upgrade from my brown bag, so I feel fancier!

rachelsaysso said...

I did the same thing about a month ago. Poor little apple. I've learned to hold off on bringing the apple unless I bring some peanut butter with it. But I usually bring grapes. Easier to eat.

Laura said...

Heather - love the letter! So true! I vote for Mr. Apple to dive into the caramel, or that stuff you make out of cream cheese and marshmallow fluff!

Lizzie - I vote for you to get a fancy lunch box. You can see mine up close and personal tomorrow. It will probably still have the apple in it!

Rachel - you know what's easier to eat than grapes? Peanut butter M&Ms!

4sweetboys1princess said...

Laura-
it's the thought that counts, right?

Katie said...

As I'm reading all of this, I'm eating a Hostess Little Chocolate Donut, which truly is a divine invention, staring at my bananas thinking I should probably switch my snack out. Or maybe not.