Lunch meat you say? Isn't lunch meat bad for you? Say's who? The powers that be. I think I have discussed food just being food and holding no moral values and yes, probably 80% or 90% of the time we should eat minimally processed foods. But perfect gets in the way of just living, eating and enjoying the
food.
Yes, some lunch meats are better than others. I happen to eat Boars Head lunch meat (probably the best on the market) on the regular because it's so convenient. The other day we came across this Columbus brand at Costco. The macro breakdown was excellent, and the flavor and texture were on point. The price was also great! Boars head can get
a bit pricey, and we were thrilled about finding it.
The next day, this lunch meat sure was handy. I am so glad I had it on hand because I ran out of my chicken breasts. Viola, enters the lunch meat with a side of
russet potatoes, and a side of broccoli.
Is lunch meat better than actual fresh turkey? Probably not, don't let perfection be the enemy of good tho. I always choose ease when I can, because life is too short to be worrying about food being clean or dirty. Is it nutritious, is it satisfying, and does it make my day effortless? Then I am game.
As I always say, live in the middle. Get comfortable with the gray area. Perfection is paralyzing, it stops us right in our tracks from taking action. I could of easily just ate a heavy carb meal without protein and been hungry in less than hour (that's how carbs affect our bodies when we eat them alone - a huge insulin spike and then crash, hungrier than before). Then I would have been
reaching for something that possibly wouldn't have satisfied - eating even more calories, when I could have handled the hunger better with the lunch meat in the first place.
How are you using up those turkey leftovers? I’m looking forward to tons of turkey when we
smoke one. My hubby loves to smoke everything; it should be good. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
Thank you for taking the time to read.
Yours in Strength and
Wellness,
Candace
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