The most intelligent animal in the barnyard is the pig. This genius often has a very unhealthy diet consisting of old meal leftovers, human waste and an occasional unhealthy piglet. Yet at the same time, this four legged garbage disposal enjoys a miracle food that is a life changing meal for human beings: oatmeal.
My husband sat in our doctor's office for his cholesterol test results. "Brian, you need to make a lifestyle change with your diet." I attended this meeting to catch any important details; no hiding numbers from me. "Brian, your cholesterol is dangerously high. The days of eating Whoppers, deep fried chicken, and french fries is over. And no organ meat. I added "Such as liver." My husband looked at our family doctor and said, "Does that mean chicken gizzards and hearts are out?" Dr. Switzer took off his glasses and said, "Are you kidding me? You'll die! No, never, not even a bite."
Walking out of the doctor's office I looked at my husband and said to him, "You are mine! I'm not going to train another man!" From that day on Brian was to look forward to "pig food" every day for breakfast.
Normally, we ate a solid American breakfast consisting of eggs and bacon, or sausage and pancakes. Now, the stroke and heart attack meal has become a tasty bowl of oatmeal. The biggest challenge I have to face is, "How to make this swine delicacy into a palatable breakfast?" Here are some of the ingredients I found work best: Fresh fruit in season, coconut oil (one tbsp per bowl), walnuts or pecans, coconut flakes, jelly, brown sugar, a small amount of molasses... the list goes on.
"Hey Brian, how do you like your bowl of heart cleansing health?"
"Prison food."
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