How could a business fail with a name like “Grassy Pants”?

Posted on May 17, 2013 by David Curry

I know I have only exercised 3 times oit of five days this week. (I will exercise both Saturday and Sunday. So, don’t get yourself worried sick about my potential future health.) But, I just couldn’t get excited about going today. The workout that he had posted at Sky’s the Limit didn’t appeal to me at all. And, the more I thought about it, the more I thought it was a good time for another day of letting the body rest. So, although I did start my day with another round of my legendary Protein Shake, I did not follow it up with a trip to some CrossFit gym for an intense training session. (Actually, I woke up late and had to slam my shake and rush Charly Kate to school.) And, I must admit, I did not eat any berries……very odd for me. I do love them. And, I know they are very good at reducing oxidative stress within my body. I guess it was the rush to get CKC up to school. And, upon returning, ………Oh. I remember now. I promised myself I would come back down for the berries after my late shower….and, it never happened. Even so, the nutrition that is packed into that shake concoction of mine is probably more beneficial than the nutrition that most people get in a good day eating the Standard American Diet! (Having said that, I think missing even ONE day of berries is a particularly bad idea if your ultimate goal is the most lengthened and healthy lifespan that YOUR particular body is capable of having. Remember, each “little thing” that you do wrong or right eventually adds up to one big thing……that is to say, your future health and longevity…..or, lack thereof!)

After a couple of hours in the office, I decided to head downstairs for my mid-morning snack. And, I decided to take my own advice and have my Raw Organic Artisana Almond butter and Organic Pink Lady Apple Slices BEFORE the noon hour……rather than afterwards. As we have discussed, apples ARE good for you. But, they are slightly more glycemic than berries. And, you probably want to get them into the old tum tum before the big and little hand of the clock make it all the way up to the 12. And, as always, anytime you are eating fruit, let’s pair it with something non-glycemic (almond butter anyone) to blunt the glycemic spike that your internal environment experiences. Oh. And, for you heart history folks out there, the omega 3’s in that almond butter will do your belly….and, your heart….a lot of current and eventual good.

As the morning started to run its course, I started thinking about lunch……and some Wild Corvina. Yes. I know I ate it yesterday. But, seriously. If it ain’t broke, let’s not attempt to fix it! And, so, that is exactly where I was going again today. McCormicks. My buddy, Mike, had texted his availability for the day’s lunch outing. And, the morning was shaping up pretty good with a luncheon date on the Country Club Plaza with Mike (to discuss whatever inane topics we wished to share with one another) ………and, the promise of Wild fish and Sauteed Veggies to make my belly happy. I know it is hard for you to imagine. But, it was actually just as good (or better) the 2nd day in a row! Mmmmm.

After heading back to the office, I had to kind of turn the afterburners on a bit. It was Friday afternoon. But, I had to turn up the productivity a little bit to make up for a big sale that backed up on me from yesterday. So, I hardly noticed the time had passed before I looked up and noticed that I was about to miss my mid-afternoon snacking opportunity. Thank Goodness, I noticed just in time to avoid it getting too close to my dinner hour. I had already planned to make my afternoon snack be my traditional protein shake…..since I had done the apple thing this morning. And, I couldn’t help but smile to myself as I slurped down the last little bit of that perfect little beauty. I don’t know if I have ever mentioned it. But, I LOVE that stuff!

Following that, it was time to finish up the work day and prepare for our neighborhood guests. The knopkes were coming down for dinner…..and, the high point of tonight’s dinner was going to be prime sirloin hamburgers from Grassy Pants Cattle Ranch in Miller Missouri. Good gracious. That “hamburger” meat….if you can even call it that….. is a little slice of heaven. And, it sure does feel good knowing that it was sourced from grass fed, hormone free, antibiotic free cattle who happened to be allowed to graze throughout their vast world of acres and acres of grassland down there in beautiful rural southern Missouri! As always, we ixnayed the buns and used Organic Bibb Lettuce as the “bun”. I beseech you to try it this way! You will never be able to eat a feedlot chuck burger and bread bun again…and, you will be amazed at the improvement in taste and texture when you swap the bun for the “lettuce wrap”! (And, if you are feeling adventuresome, try a little melted organic creamy peanut butter on yours…along with some free range bacon, organic Colby jack cheese, and real Hellman’s Mayo.) I ate two of them! I bet that was a full pound of steak burger. And, as you can imagine, I knew I wasn’t gonna be eating much of anything else this evening.

What about the wine and the warmup to dinner? Well, Jeff Knopke was good enough to
whip up a caprese salad to pair with the prosciutto Angie had picked up at the store today. Wow. Mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, some balsamic vinaigrette, and prosciutto. What better way could there possibly be to get ready for dinner? I can only think of one….a glass of wine. I had opened a fantastic bottle of the 06 Earthquake Petite Syrah. But, we held that in reserve cuz Jeff had brought an 09 Napa Darioush Merlot that knocked our socks right off our feet! What a perfect evening with friends. And, we didn’t have to spike our blood glucose or insulin levels to get through it. (Just because it is the weekend, or you are having guests, or someone had a birthday, or etc doesn’t mean you have to start making horrible nutritional decisions! Believe it or not, you truly do not have to load up on items pulled from this country’s Standard American Diet Plan to make the event a success. Do you (or your guests) really need chips….instead of the mozzarella/prosciutto appetizer I described to you? Are Fritos really better than that fresh ingredient starter? Think about it….cuz I bet the last umpteen such functions you attended went for the chips or similar…and, I also bet you liked the mozzarella prosciutto option better! Such irony. People tell me all the time they cannot eat the way I eat….of course, they haven’t even tried it…in general, they won’t even take the five minutes it would take to review and ponder two days of Just Eating What I Eat. If they did, I think it would be hard for anyone to get me to believe that they wouldn’t enjoy Eating What I Ate any day this month….over any day of what THEY ate for the same past month.

Oh. Almost forgot. I did grab two bites off the dark chocolate and almond bar that has been luxuriating in our fridge. Like I have told you in the past, if I want a nibble of dark chocolate every once in a while, I eat some! (It just so happens that I rarely do…and, you won’t either once you have truly eliminated the high glycemic menu items from your daily diet. In general, I just don’t experience “cravings” for high glycemic menu options….I eat them when as little extras……not as crutches to get me through my evenings.)