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Friday, March 13, 2009

King Dutch and the giant tub of mayo

Shopgirlove was making lunch and walked away from the GIANT tub of mayonnaise she had been using. It wasn't her regular brand, but it had most of the right ingredients except for sugar. Why would you put sugar in mayo? The main thing was that it wasn't made with canola oil. Shopgirlove is still looking for one made with with olive oil; she's going to try the Hellman's one next. There is an amazing imported French mayo that could fool anyone into thinking it was whipped up fresh for the occasion...they use safflower oil and if it didn't cost an arm and a leg, Shopgirlove would marry it. She knows she should just make her own-let's face facts, folks; it ain't gonna happen! Right, so Shopgirlove tucks in and not long after King Dutch waltzes in with a white beard. Wha? Shopgirlove is having a really hard time explaining this to herself. Rabies? No, he's quite happy and there's nothing on his lips...did he get the toothpaste tube and go crazy? No, again, it's not on his lips...ah, the joys of living with dogs! She levered herself up and went to investigate. All clear. There was nothing anywhere. King Dutch decides that this is a game of "find" (one of his favorites) and begins searching for the hidden treasure. Not having found anything to account for the goop on King Dutch's chin, Shopgirlove decides to finish lunch. Passing through the kitchen, she notices that the GIANT tub of mayo is gone from the table...there you are, then. But where is it? He has absconded with his prize to some dark recess and stowed it away for future yummies. Good on him! The strangest thing is how many people think that mayo is BAD for dogs...the ingredients are exactly what King Dutch's vet praised Shopgirlove for adding to his diet: egg yolks and oil. He also gets yummy salmon and other fish high in omega 3 and 6 fatty acids that coddle his coat and brain. Once again, the American bias toward fat completely ignores science and tradition. No wonder we are obese, sick, and miserable. King Dutch won't actually eat the bad stuff...he always makes healthy choices and Shopgirlove is beginning to think he might just be the best diet guru on the planet. Except for the fascination with poop and vomit. Ewwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whatever, he is slim, healthy, happy, and clever. Shopgirlove may just let him keep the mayo...

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