He died at 60 from heart disease. I remember him eating a lot of meat and he cooked everything in bacon fat that he left in a can near the stove. My parent got divorced when I was in second grade and my mom was not much of a meat eater or cook. There were specific dishes she would cook and we ate out a lot. One of my favorite dishes she used to make was ground beef and rice stuffed bell peppers.
When I got into my late 20s I started noticing that I would get really bad heartburn when I ate meat so I stopped eating it. After about 15 years I tried eating it again but the heart burn came back with a vengeance so I decided meat was just not for me anymore. I don’t miss it because there are so many alternatives these days.
For me, it’s not a healthy choice because it doesn’t make me feel good and as time has passed, I really can’t imagine myself eating it ever again, I just prefer a plant based diet most of the time. As I have gotten older I trust my body a lot more to tell me what it needs and once in while I may crave fish, if that’s the case, I take advantage of the situation and take myself out somewhere nice for fresh fish.
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