After Being Called a Pig, Food Has Never Looked The Same

The words we use matter

I look at this pig and think it’s cute, not fat — Photo Credit: Michele Maize

Back in the 1980s, we didn’t eat what I would consider to be a healthy diet now. Our staples at home included Hamburger Helper, pigs in a blanket, tuna casserole, and a lot of fast food take-out. It was a lot of carbs, meat, dairy, and processed junk being ingested. My mother didn’t have an issue with her weight partly because…