Monday Night Football Food Frenzy

I was invited to go see a Monday night football game last night in Phoenix. I knew it wasn't going to be a great game as the 49'ers beat our Cardinals, but it was still a fun evening. To take advantage of the entire experience we got to the game a bit early and what I saw was truly eye opening.

The term that is often used for pre-game festivities is "tailgating". This is where friends and family get together in the parking lot and go hog wild on food and drink that would make any food truck jealous. People really get into this tradition by setting up tents, chairs, t.v's, music and things that I can't mention in this blog.

Now, if you have been following me for any length of time you know by now that I don't indulge in the type of food you would find at a Monday night football game tailgate party. Last night was no different. What I saw people eating almost made me feel ill, just because I have done a bit of research on the foods that were being consumed last night. The big one was hot dogs and I saw a lot of those being consumed last night.

"So Jay, what did you do? If you don't eat football food, then what did you do the whole night?" The answer is, I didn't eat or drink. I know, I know it is hard to believe, but realize that I have been on the "7 Day Super Food Challenge" protocol for one year. Since I have changed my lifestyle it was really easy to resist eating any of the "food" that I saw last night. Keep in mind that when you eat something like a hot dog it stays in your cell structure for 6 months! I realize that most people don't know that and quite frankly they don't care...but I do.

When I was sitting in my seat I witnessed so many people walking by with hot dogs, cheese nachos, pretzels, hamburgers, french fries and a whole lot of BEER. Not to mention all of that soda people were drinking down like it was nothing. I felt like getting up and holding a health seminar right then and there.

The worst part of this whole experience was observing the people that were eating this way. I'm not going to tell you that everyone was overweight, but what I will say is that the majority of people were. I know that everyone was having a great time, but at some point you have to take responsibility for your health. The stadium was a snapshot of North America and the fact that 2/3rds of people are overweight and 1/3rd of those people are obese.

We need to make a change in this country and a step in the right direction would be to educate people about food and the dangers of most food consumed in North America. Do I sound like an alarmist or someone who cares about the health of fellow Americans and our friends from the north. I have changed my lifestyle and it is my mission to help others do the same. Don't freak out, you don't have to be as committed as me, but you need to move in the direction of improving your health. If you are ready then I'm ready to help you.