In our modern day society technology and mass production has, perhaps, made food too “fast” and readily available.  Gone are the days when people ate to fill a need, an actual hunger; we now eat to fill our desires, mostly emotional.  I am guilty as charged, but a recent trip to Aspen Colorado reminded me that the food we eat serves a purpose.  It’s our bodies’ fuel, without which we cannot “run” or sit at our desks all day, be it as it may… 

 Maroon Bells Lake

 

 

I watch in wonder as my more athletic friends strive to obtain the correct protein to carb ratio for their big run, opting myself for a different sort of carb load, that will remain undisclosed, for my own ammo…  The fuel we “pump” into ourselves, however, should match energy expended and it should be composed of the proper nutrients necessary to maintain good health.  It’s quite simple really.  This is not to say that I will cease to dine out for the pleasure associated with old friends and new tastes, and it’s certainly not to say that I will stop overindulging for curiosities sake.  But I do hope to take with me a big dose of organic, farm fresh, 6 grain, Rocky Mountain wisdom and remember that when the need is unavoidable, as it is for these extreme athletes, you will and must adhere.

 
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