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    Eat As I Say, Not As I Eat
    Eat As I Say, Not As I Eat
    Eat As I Say, Not As I Eat
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    Eat As I Say, Not As I Eat

    By Charles Thornton

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    Gabby looked out the window of the car. They were heading over to the new burrito restaurant that had opened just around the corner from their house. It was always this way for Gabby's family. A new restaurant opened, no matter if it was just a second store or not, and they would go running to the grand opening.

    Her mind wandered back to school and her health class. They were talking about the food pyramid again and had to memorize how it was built. They even had homework on trying to eat as the food pyramid said for a day. Her parents said they would help but here they were, driving to a place that was unhealthy.

    Her dad just shrugged his shoulders when she said it was unhealthy and said she could put a lot of vegetables and meat on it to balance it all out. To him it didn't sound unhealthy at all unless she drank some soda or something. Her mom even agreed to what he was saying.

    They walked inside the restaurant and Gabby wanted to gag. It was just gross inside despite it being the grand opening. People had left trash on the floor and on their tables. Grease was popping in the kitchen to make the meat and it was just way too loud.

    When they reached the counter Gabby looked at all the food. Her brother had said that many restaurants don't use actual fresh meat and most of it was artificial. The thought of eating fake meat just seemed gross to her. How could anyone eat this stuff?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCharles Thornton
    Release dateJul 30, 2015
    ISBN9781516342532
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      Eat As I Say, Not As I Eat - Charles Thornton

      Chapter 1

      Gabby looked out the window of the car. They were heading over to the new burrito restaurant that had opened just around the corner from their house. It was always this way for Gabby's family. A new restaurant opened, no matter if it was just a second store or not, and they would go running to the grand opening.

      Her mind wandered back to school and her health class. They were talking about the food pyramid again and had to memorize how it was built. They even had homework on trying to eat as the food pyramid said for a day. Her parents said they would help but here they were, driving to a place that was unhealthy.

      Her dad just shrugged his shoulders when she said it was unhealthy and said she could put a lot of vegetables and meat on it to balance it all out. To him it didn't sound unhealthy at all unless she drank some soda or something. Her mom even agreed to what he was saying.

      They walked inside the restaurant and Gabby wanted to gag. It was just gross inside despite it being the grand opening. People had left trash on the floor and on their tables. Grease was popping in the kitchen to make the meat and it was just way too loud.

      When they reached the counter Gabby looked at all the food. Her brother had said that many restaurants don't use actual fresh meat and most of it was artificial. The thought of eating fake meat just seemed gross to her. How could anyone eat this stuff?

      Hi, what can I get you? The lady in front of them asked. She looked extremely tired but still had a smile on her face.

      I just want a burrito, her brother, Bobby, said and started pointing at all the food he wanted in it.

      Even though her mom claimed it was healthy, it looked far from. Eating all that food was just as bad as eating junk food, according to her teacher. Serving sizes were really small, about the size of your fist. What her mom had was bigger than her own head. It was probably enough for almost the entire day.

      The lady then turned to Gabby with the same smile on her face. So what will you have?

      Umm... Gabby looked at all the food in

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