I have a
confession to make. (Deep breath) Here goes: I'm a nut a real nut
I'm in love with peanuts.
I'm... I'm a peanut addict.
See, it started last summer and I can't figure out why, because I've been eating and enjoying peanuts all my life. But something changed last year, I found myself buying bags of nuts and huge jars of extra crunchy peanut butter (you can't be a real peanut lover if you go for the smooth kind). I ate them at breakfast, lunch and dinner and still found myself trembling with anticipation at the thought of devouring a handful of nuts or a scoop of peanut butter for snacks.
I've become so scandalously addicted that my co-workers now believe they can bribe me to do their bidding, by the mere offer of a bag (and a small one at that) of nuts and raisins, honey roasted nuts, dry roasted nuts, or salted nuts. And I must admit that there are times when I've forgotten to stock up, or my usual suppliers are out of stock, when I've considered trading my son (who, ironically, is allergic to nuts) for a bag of crunchy, tasty goodness.
It's been suggested that I consider applying the 12-step
programme of Alcoholics Anonymous to regain control of my life, and I've thought about it. I've even taken the first two steps:
1: I've admitted that I'm powerless over peanuts and that my life has become unmanageable; and
2: I've come to believe that it will take a power greater than myself to restore me to sanity.
But I have a problem with step 3: "Made a decision
to turn my will and my life over to the care of God as
I understood Him."
See here now, I sense a catch and I refuse to crack. I reckon that by taking this step I'd have to give up peanuts and that's just not on. What, are they nuts?!
Lately I've been feeling positively smug about my 'nuttiness' because research is now showing that nuts are brain food (I know I've been getting brighter); can help in the fight against diabetes and cardiovascular diseases; and, get this ladies, help you lose weight.
Now who's the nut me or all those people who've been questioning my sanity? I think the answer is clear.
Anyway, for all the other nuts and wannabe nuts out there, this one is for you.
- Grace Cameron, Lifestyle Editor
