You know I love to poke fun where I think it's earned... unless you're new here, in which case, Welcome!
One recommendation before I left the hospital was less fat, especially in proteins, and more veggies. So I'm looking at my pantry, and all the things in it including brats and summer sausage, and decide I need to get more fish and chicken. As for raw veggies, they get bought with good intentions, but will wither, spoil, or get a bunch of fats added in their preparation.
Time for a new tactic. A memory from more youthful years pops up: V8! Lots of veggies, and now varieties with lots of fruits as well. I already have a freezer full of fruits, and yogurt to go with them. We'll concentrate on the veggie varieties. Hot and spicy? I think it's been too long since I nurtured my palate in Arizona, and if they're too hot it'll be a waste. Even Steve isn't quite willing to go there without a preview taste these days, just in case, and he's the original I-Love-Mexican-Foods guy.
So, the ol' faithful V8 it is.
As I'm unpacking them from the shopping bags, finding some fridge space for now and pantry space for later, one phrase on the can stands out: The Original Plant Powered Drink. There are other praises around the can, but this is right at the top, under the rim with the pull-top.
Original? Seriously? How far back in antiquity did humans make wine? Mead? Beer? Hootch? Moonshine? Teas? Coffee? Cocoa? Fruit juices? Coconut milk? Tequila? Can anybody now alive find a way to establish the ages of those beverages? One can read ancient texts which refer to various beverages, but I'm willing to bet we drank the goo-o-o-o-o-o-od stuff long before we conquered writing about it.
V8 juice was first marketed in 1933, under a slightly different name. Put a diaper on your can, guys. It's a baby in the market.
Meanwhile I should have a can chilled enough by now.....
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