Have you ever tried Lightlife Vegan Smart Dogs? I don’t work for that company, so this is an unbiased opinion. They are delicious!
I was in the mood for something often classified as junk food. Truth: I’m pretty much always in that mood. So, I had a meal of Lightlife Vegan hot dogs, baked potato chips, and corn on the cob.
In the photo above, you can see what my daughter, as a child, always called “stick-up” butter. She always asked her grandmother for popcorn with stick-up butter. She asked me for toast with stick-up butter. Any time butter was involved, she wanted stick-up butter.
I don’t think my daughter would have approved of my meal, though, even though there is stick-up butter on the corn. Her dietary standards are much higher than mine.
If anyone knows why corn on the cob tastes so much better than cut-off corn, please tell me. I was once on a dinner date and received corn on the cob with my meal. As I was enjoying the corn, my date said to me, “I never realized how big your mouth was until I saw you eating corn on the cob.” Ouch! I now eat corn on the cob only in the privacy of my own home. Just kidding! I’m not that vain. If so, I wouldn’t post the photo below.
Corn is delicious, but it isn’t great as a vegetable. Corn has more sugar than vitamins. To see why corn is not that great for you, read:
I don’t crave a Smart Dog every day, of course. In fact, I get that craving perhaps once a year. The problem is that you have to buy an entire package. I had hot dogs for quite a few meals. I didn’t need one again for a long time after I finally finished them.
Lo and behold, hot dogs showed up again in my life just a few days after I finished the Smart Dogs. I went to play Bingo. (My personal checklist to remind me that I am old is: 1) I went on a cruise; 2) I had cataract surgery; 3) I learned how to play Mahjong. Now, I have to add a fourth: 4) I went to play Bingo).
Dinner was included with Bingo, so guess what was being served? Hot dogs! There were no Smart Dogs in sight. I pivoted. I turned my hot dog into a cheese sandwich (good thing I’m flexitarian and not vegan).
My sandwich was tasty! I went to a tea party recently. One lady there (who was not the host) had Celiac disease, so she needed to eat gluten-free food. She brought her own food. Ironically, she had lived in Hong Kong for years. She said that in Hong Kong, you were always expected to eat the food that was set before you and not ask what it was. Otherwise, you would be considered rude. (I don’t know if this is true or not; I’m just repeating what she said).
Is it okay to bring your own food to an event that you are not hosting? Please let me know what you think in the comments.
Anyway, I discovered that Bingo is fun. I liked the sleepy monotony of crossing off letters and numbers combined with the always-present excitement over the possibility of winning. This was certainly a weird combination. Better yet, I actually got a Bingo!
On my list to try! I recently ordered a “garden dog” at Portillo’s and halfway through, commented to my husband how delicious it was for vegan. Turns out I was eating the real hotdog he had ordered and he got my garden dog by mistake. Which he was not a fan of. 🥹