Food Debates Gifts

The House of Java Cafe was suddenly a house divided. The humble establishment had been divided into faith-based and non-faith-based seating. Heathen! Blasphemer! Cereal-eater! Judgmental scone-lover! You have no values. You have even less! And some walking a not-so-delicate line down the middle. You're all stinkin' losers!

"How come there's a forbidden fruit but not a forbidden vegetable?"

'Don't be such a baby! You can't even taste them.'

'We do not discuss soybeans on these premises, Mrs. Grommet.'

Meat bi-products.

'Man, I go for genetically modified chicken food!'

"Papi, we've decided we want nothing but salads...and hamburgers...for every meal."

"Beans count as healthy vegetables but jelly beans don't? Not faaaiiir!!!"

What do you mean you prefer the sound of the sign of the right?! What part of 'either way we're dead' do you not understand?

Get your no-turkey recipes here! Eco club. Go veggie for T-day! No thanks! I like turkey, sausage, stuffing, creamed onions with bacon and mincemeat pie. I figured as much. How can you tell? Gut check. That's my gut reaction, too.

Shawn considered himself a vegetarian by proxy.

"Steak, Richard, is just grown up veal."

I grew up vegetarian. Wow. That takes work to stay strong. What motivates you? Hey, lettuce brain! Peer pressure.

"Were you genuinely interested in where I get my protein, or was it the introductory question to a long and pointless attack on my personal dietary choices?"

The Last Dinner

"We used to think sugar and spice were all things nice - until that was proved to be a lie put out by global food manufacturers."

'Say, did you guys catch that report on the most important meal of the day?' ... 'I swear Breakfast, if you don't shut up already...'

"Patient continues to entertain the sincere delusion that apple pie served with a slice of cheese on top is delicious..."

Once again, the conversation gets too heated, and the selection of a state muffin has to be shelved until next year.

"What's all this fuss about genetically modified food, anyway?"

"Oh no, Professor Enriquez, you misunderstood... When my brother said he was on a vegetarian diet, he meant he only eats vegetarians!"

'Keep complaining about my meals and you can fry your own salad!'

'Here's a song for all of you who are conflicted over whether or not it's safe to eat genetically-modified food.'

"I've been eating genetically modified corn all my life and I don't see what all the fuss is about!"

James and I discussed at length what the best type of margarine was.

'Oh yeah, really healthy! You do realize that cereal is just another soy based product?'

Yesterday we touched on a controversial topic. We referred to guacamole as a condiment. We recognize these are various schools of thought. Some believe it to be a meal, or side dish. America can sustain different views. It's not like sauerkraut, which is clearly a vegetable. What? Are you insane? I will pummel you! Communist!

"With religion and politics off the table, the only thing left to argue about is gluten."

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"I have mixed feelings about gluten"

"And now to present the arguments for chlorinated chicken. . ."

Vegetarian Nightmare

"All right, let's admit genetically-modified food will have an effect on people. It's fifty-fifty it'll be a good effect."

"Ok, ok! No more pizza with pineapple on it!"

'No, I don't see any problems with genetically modified food.'