Jostling to impose their fat loss tips (read in a blog), the waiter arrives. Janice, Alice, Petunia and Karen choose the avocado & mixed seed toast with a smug health-righteous expression (it’s what their favourite wellness blogger posts for their breakfast each day on instagram).
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Then the waiter turns to Sally. She asks for bacon & eggs on toast. The musical ambience stops. Jaws drop and necks coil among Sally’s friends. Eyes bulge with horror. Forehead veins surface. The waiter offers Sally an expression of reassurance amidst the venomous outrage. -
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Janice (disgusted), genuinely believes bacon is ‘fattening’ because it’s mildly processed. She sarcastically assures Sally that she’ll only make her ‘thunder thighs’ bigger by eating it. Alice reacts appallingly to look good in front of Janice. Petunia is in a loveless marriage and seeks refuge through making others feel as bad as she does. And Karen... Well Karen is just a callous fuck. -
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Like the others, Sally has tried to lose fat for years. But recently she has done some basic nutritional research. She discovered that bacon and eggs on toast from this establishment equates to fewer calories than the much revered avocado toast. She knows that micronutrients are important for overall health, but that energy balance defines fat loss, not individual foods. -
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Sally’s personal liking of bacon and eggs in conjunction with acquired nutritional knowledge means that she can enjoy her informed choice.
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Eating food is not a fashion statement. It does not raise your profile to the upper echelons of social standing or importance. Any food one choose to eat is a source of energy which is to be enjoyed, not judged. Avocado, bacon or any food, choose in nutritional understanding and because you like it. Even if your joy is met with an ignorant frown.
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