Eating in the dark

On my way to the coffee shop (6:15 a.m.) I waited at a long light change and glanced in the rear view mirror at the driver waiting behind me. It was a 5-way intersection and we were the only people there. I couldn't see her body, but I could see she was carefully removing wrapped food from a fast bag, probably White Castle, which is the only thing around here open that early. She seemed to be laying them out on the passenger seat. I saw 4 items by the time the light changed. I went straight and she went left, but we both entered the same parking lot from opposite ends. I thought she was going to eat there before heading for work. When I left the coffee shop her car was still there, so she was apparently employed in one of the other stores and perhaps opened. Which ever, she ate breakfast alone in her car in the dark. Not a healthy choice.

American obesity has leveled off, according to the news--33% of men and 35% of women are obese. How you eat is very important according to Brian Wansink, the new Executive Director of the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. If you are serious about eating a healthier diet, stopping at a drive through and eating out of a bag in the dark in an almost empty parking lot is probably not a good start to your day or the rest of your life.