Michael Pollan wrote
The Omnivore's Dilemma and
In Defense of Food. Reading them took a few weeks but I am glad I did. This
video
on the other hand is less than two minutes to watch and told me something I did not know in spite of the shelves of books I have devoured about food issues.
He points out that five decades ago we as a country spent 18% of our income on food, and 5% on health care. Now the numbers have swiveled to 9.9% on food and 16% on health care.
Could there be a connection? Is it possible that when we spend more on food we have fewer health concerns? Fascinating.
My mind rockets to the nutritional investment in marriage. When people are willing to fork over the cash for date nights, conferences, workshops, books, dinner with mentors and celebratory splashes, could they be splicing future expenses for last ditch marital reconstruction?
A friend told me her marriage counselor charges a hundred bucks an hour. That is more than John and I spent last week taking out a young couple for Thai food.
And I am willing to bet an Andrew Jackson that we had more fun.
