I eat out way to much (as my wife will attest too). It’s not that I want to, it’s simply out of (1) laziness to make my lunch the night before and (2) desire to not wait more than 1-3 minutes to begin eating my food from when I realized my hunger.
On top of being incredibly expensive over even a weeks time, it’s also not at all good for the body you’re trying to keep alive.
Some restaurants understand my problem and provide healthy alternatives that (although still not the best) are better than other companies out there.
One of these healthier companies is Rubyjuice, located in downtown Holland about 2 building doors from my office. The whole purpose of the company is to offer a healthier alternative. Their main focus is on fruits and smoothies but they also offered a great display of fresh-rolled wraps.
I could eat these and feel good about what I ate and have the energy to finish out my day. This day however - something completely different happened when I walked into their store.
I’m sorry sir, we don’t sell wraps anymore. They just weren’t profitable enough to continue selling them at our store.
“You what??? - I know for a fact that I personally support on average $20.00 a week to the purchasing of your wraps and a few more bucks on all those fancy little drinks you serve up.”
This is what I should have said but what really happened was a shocking “deer-caught-in-headlights” reaction. I didn’t know what to do. My routine was to walk into their doors, grab the wrap I wanted and walk out happy that I was thinking about my health. This person’s words completely broke that routine and my next steps were completely unplanned and becoming obviously unknown by everyone in the place looking at me.
The store manager said - “I’m sorry sir”, which seems to wake me out of my deer-in-headlights like manner. I shruggingly didn’t know what to do so I just looked around me and said, “Oh, ummm, ok - thanks anyways” and walked back out the door trying to think about what just went on and wondering if I was going to eat that day all - Totally un-reminded by the many other restaurants I was walking past while thinking these thoughts.
Long story short - I ended up eating at my old watering hole - Subs-N-More. I simply got a steak sub because that’s what I always ordered there. The rest of my lunch was left sitting in a trance like stat just thinking, “MAN - I just can’t believe this just happened.”
posted on September 23, 2004 | 1:54 PM EST
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Listen here deer in headlights … THERE ARE LEFTOVERS HERE AT HOME FOR YOU TO EAT!!!! HEALTHY LEFTOVERS!
Need I remind you that we got our stove hooked up yesterday and I prepared cheesy potato chowder for you with a side of freakin LOVE!
Seriously. I’m pregnant, I need a nap and we live 7 minutes away from your work place … 14 minutes out of the hour you can take for lunch … for FREE lunch, WITH ME!
I’m done.
Well - for those that may not know how my wife can write at times, she’s not pissed. Although the above doesn’t look that way.
As for 7 minutes away - that breaks my #2 rule stated earlier in my post.
Also - thanks for the freak’in LOVE, haha.
you’re welcome. for the love.
send some of that cheesy potato chowder my way… i think i’ve had enough yellow dal to last the rest of my life. aaron, this is the sort of thing you have to talk to the manager about; and if that doesn’t work, go w/ a protesting sandwich placardboard.
jodi, you could name your bun in the oven “ethan” and call it a wrap.
Ethan,
Your request is noted, the eagle has flown the coop at midnight, I repeat the eagle has flown the coop.
Hey….check out the wraps at AlpenRose, they’re great! 4 bucks. They have the ‘rolls royce’, the farmers choice, even one called ‘the dutch’….
…but i think you should go home and eat with your wife! you’re stinkin’ blessed to have a girl that will cook for you…brad got hosed.
Holy Crap - Jen, this is huge. I’m check’in that place out again.
I am however working on having a lunch prepared before-hand and trying to make it a healthier lunch. So far it’s been good but we need to get some extra food around the house now that we have all our appliances hooked up.
Insider Info:
Today Aarons lunch consited of Cheetos, a baby pizza (it was a cute thing), and striped cookies… but because it was packed from home it contained 20g more health, 16g less sugar, and 2g less taste, but 34g extra tlc.
Rob the snitch.
Crap - I knew there would be downsides to working along side a friend that knows about my website.
I guess I can’t lie anymore about who I really am and all the wonderful things I accomplish at work.
Rob,
Thank you for keeping Aaron honest. I enjoyed your gram count, by the way.
To Aaron’s credit though, I just got back from the grocery store with him … and let me just say we have the entire produce section in our fridge.
There was some junk food bought, like Jelly belly’s, sugar ceral, fruit roll-ups … but I’m pregnant and let’s be honest here - I like the fruit roll-ups. But I also bought grapefruit, grapes, apples, tomatoes etc, for me … beause Aaron doesn’t like any of that.
Anyway, now you know what we do on a typical Tuesday night. Thats right, we’re married.
Wife attesting to Husband eating out TOO MUCH Says:
Listen here deer in headlights … THERE ARE LEFTOVERS HERE AT HOME FOR YOU TO EAT!!!! HEALTHY LEFTOVERS!
Need I remind you that we got our stove hooked up yesterday and I prepared cheesy potato chowder for you with a side of freakin LOVE!
Seriously. I’m pregnant, I need a nap and we live 7 minutes away from your work place … 14 minutes out of the hour you can take for lunch … for FREE lunch, WITH ME!
I’m done.