Eat Like Jesus

 One thing I do know - there is a lot out there I don't know. I have heard that a Mediterranean diet is good for you. Yogurt, fruit, vegetables, fish, whilst staying clear of processed foods. What I didn't know until yesterday afternoon is that there are books, many books, using Jesus and his apostles to advocate this lifestyle. They really didn't have to deal with processed foods unless you count Jesus turning water into wine and turning five bread loaves and two fishes into thousands. A typical day for the gang would have been yogurt and berries for breakfast, washed down with lashings of water. Lunch would have been a salad with vegetables and olives, perhaps eaten with a delicious loaf of freshly baked bread. Then dinner consisted of fish, more vegetables, bread and a little wine. Simple and healthy stuff.

A lot a good that did. We all know what happened to Jesus. I'm sure if he hadn't been flayed, whipped and hung out to die, he'd have lived to at least fifty.

And his followers - yikes. They most likely were in fine shape as they were poked, prodded, stabbed, kicked, hung and worse. Somehow, John, managed to survive being boiled alive to live long and prosper until he died a natural death. 

It's sort of a common sense way of life. Eat healthy. Live longer. Duh. What I don't particularly care for is using Jesus and the boys as a means to sell a book. I'm sure it's a good marketing ploy. You sell a name even if what you're selling is crap. Our orange man lives by this business method. I bet if Taylor Swift came out with a recipe book, it would be a best seller. I'm trying to think of a time when I was influenced to buy a product because someone famous shilled for it. I cannot think of a single time I have been swayed into buying anything because a well known person recommended it. Not that Jesus and company have a choice here, their names are being dropped without their permission. We can only assume the twelve plus one ate well, although we do have a certain painting which might give us a clue. There's bread and wine and what most of the curious believe is eel bathed in citrus. Yum. Then Jesus washed everyone's feet instead of lighting up a stogie after the last supper and they all bid adieu, where eventually they all met their terrible ends.

So, I'm not sure using Jesus and the Apostles as your go to when trying to prove a point is a good marketing tactic. Could be though, since there is more than one book using them to make a buck. Just seems rather tasteless to me.