For this week's Dr. Oz elimination challenge, I'm going to give up food items with the word "sticks" attached to the end of them. Allow me to describe why I chose this with a story.
Earlier this week I went to Olive Garden. I've not been here in a while, so I just ordered something safe and waited for it to arrive. The waitress first brought out the salad, then sat down a basket of breadsticks.
I thought to myself, "This salad has croutons in it, why would I need breadsticks?" Then I stated thinking about all the times we, as Americans, typically eat breadsticks. We only really have a side of breadsticks with a meal that is already really carb-y. Think about it, pasta, pizza and salad loaded with croutons.
When did this happen? When did people decide that bread as a side with a main course as filling as bread was a good idea? Why is this a thing?
Thus, I've decided my next food item will be all bread-y side dishes with carb-loaded meals. No breadsticks, no cheesesticks, no biscuits and no rolls.
I want to be clear here. I'm not giving up carbs. I don't really want to ever do that. Carbs are good for you provided you can use up the energy the produce. And we all need energy to function.
