After spending a week taking care of my grandparents. I cant help to think of how they eat and how they were taught. A little history my grandparents. They grew up in the hills of Kentucky. Yes bootleggers and wondering kids with farmer bibs, and no shoes type.
I am amazed of the stories of their childhoods about great grandparents trying to shoot others for stealing chickens etc.. Who would of thought this how much as a society has changed. Recently watched the movie lawless gave a good impression of that era.
Trying to watch my weight. They keep insisting on eating bean soup with salted ham. Lunch dinner and sometimes breakfast. I have to stop and I catch myself realizing that they grew up in a era where they ate everything to the last morsel. This week has been a battle to help them realize that it may not be healthy to eat some expired foods, and how many times you can recook items before it spoils.
This experience has made me very humble for the times that I live in and the conveniences we have. Makes me wonder if we had a natural break down in modern society who would survive and who would not, just for the element of what we eat and how we eat it. I think most people dont have these basic skills to determine what is eatable and not. hmm... my food 4 thought.
G.
I completely see where you are coming from Geoff. When my grandparents were still alive and I was their live-in caretaker for a year, I remember how they would keep food long past the time it was good just so not to waste a morsel of it. Specifically I have a memory of throwing away a bag of coleslaw that had began to have black pieces in the bag and the next day I went to the fridge and found the bag in there. I asked my grandma why it was in there and she looked at me in the most peculiar way and stated it was because the rest of the coleslaw was ok and she just picked out the bad pieces. I think you are correct in your thoughts that there would certainly be a great many people that could not handle not having the conveniences of fast food and boxed frozen dinners to get them through. Makes me cringe to think how people on a daily basis are basically pickling themselves just for the easy fix for meals and snacks.
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