So those are the plusses of beef jerky. There are, however, some minuses. First and foremost is the sodium. There’s a lot of it and it makes me nervous. I am pretty sure those three servings of beef jerky (yes, one serving per package) gave me at least 200 percent of my recommended daily allowance of sodium. However, my basic rule of choosing foods goes like this: You can eat it if the calorie and fat values work. I am willing to sacrifice sodium for solid calorie and fat values. That’s how I roll, yo.
The other minus, at least in my mind, is that this stuff has to be really processed. I think it would have to take some sort of scientific engineering to get meat into that kind of shape and texture. Also, I would surmise that as the reason for the high sodium content. But you know what? It’s better than fried chicken (and homemade soup. That was on the buffet tonight, too. Also, cookies and chips.)
So I actually went into the buffet room twice tonight. Yeah, I flirted with disaster. The reason I went up there was to get bottles of water, so I had good intentions. On the way to the buffet room each time I just repeated to myself: “Only water, only water, only water, no chicken, only water.” It worked. The first time I went in, I grabbed my water, walked to the doorway, turned around and flipped the bird to the bird. That’s right fried chicken. Fuck you! You won’t get the best of me again.
And it didn’t. So I feel pretty good about that.
Now, since it is 1:22 a.m. on a Friday night, and I am officially “blogging” I think I have painted myself as quite a loser in life. So to avoid any further embarrassments, I will just call it quits for now.
Article comments
1 - htom
Canned spinach and jerky sticks? [giggles] Probably a bit better, overall, if there were mini carrots in addition, but it's not as bad as it sounds. Not liking canned spinach and thinking of jerky as a survival food, neither of these is on my plate frequently.
Fried chicken is one of my dangerous foods. I will sometimes try to take the battering and skin off of it ... but if I succeed, I'm usually munching on it ten minutes later.
Sounds like you did well.
2 - chantal stone
you're not a loser Dan, you're awesome. and the simple fact that you actually ATE the can of spinach shows how strong you really are.
way to go!
3 - Dan
I actually like spinach, raw, out of the can. No canned things are cooked in my house. It's kind of weird. I know I'm not a loser. Well, I don't really know that for sure yet. I hope to have a definitive answer by the time I am 35.
4 - Grace
I have never had canned spinach. But I LOVE spinach. I love french cut canned green beans better than the real stuff.
Anyway I found your website becuase I too have been on a Beef Jerky diet - because I'm lazy and it's the perfect snack - sugar, or fat? Thanks for answering my questions - Yes, low cal and low fat over high salt content. I'll just get a heart attack but I'll be skinnier on my death bed, right?
Also, thanks for flipping off the chicken. I think I'll try that - that one last thing you can do to really put a wall between you and those things that make you eat them!
~Grace