Friday, October 10, 2014

Batatas


Today I read that in 2013 the average American consumed 147 pounds of potatoes - but a paltry seven pounds of sweet potatoes. And I also read that sweet potatoes rank first as the most nutritious of all vegetables, and by a long shot. How can this be?
I suspected that the reason was because of something spiteful in our history, a myth-ful way of thinking that we have been continuing, long beyond its usefulness. I was right. 

So God visits Adam and Eve and says, "I'll provide you with a food that is delicious, nutritious, and easy to grow.