Is Your Food Manly?
It seems silly to classify your food in some sort of gender-specific terms (though if it once walked, moo'd, or had a mom and dad, it actually did have a gender). But why do we think of some foods as "manly" and others as "lady food?" You know, that image of a large man holding a drumstick tearing into it with his teeth...or that Stepford wife daintily holding her cucumber sandwich while sipping tea.
So, the college football season is upon us starting this Thursday. Growing up, college football (specifically the Fighting Irish football team) was like a religion. Though I grew to become equally passionate about the game along with my 3 older brothers and ND grad Dad, my favorite part about Saturdays was the food!
Gameday food (usually an all-day affair) included BBQ, Nana's baked beans, Mom's potatoes, and endless bowls of chips and dip. There's just something about this menu that brings back memories of family feasts and yelling at the TV. If I'm confessing my sins (as the Irish Catholic would). I don't want to give up my gameday fare.
Hats off to our chefs who created a great "Gameday Menu." Now we don't have to choose! Take these meals tailgating - whether outside the stadium or in the comfort of your own HDTV'd home. And as to whether or not an organic whole foods, plant-based diet is manly or not, I'll let Tony answer that (see below).
In 2007, former Chiefs tight-end, Tony Gonzalez switched to a plant-based diet after finding out about The China Study. Though not 100% vegan, he considers his change in diet a major contributor to feeling better, recovering faster, gaining endurance and having more energy and focus. Why not try it...What could you lose?
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