OK - Ohio - almost home! I stopped in a rest stop for food - my belly was growling and it was clearly time to get some nourishment. Except the only food in the restaurants (well, you know - the fast food semi-sorta kind of counters that you find along the road so often...) was fast food fare - deep fried, laden with fat - back in 1998 there wasn't much in the way of salads - none to speak of in fact for the most part...
So ok, I'm on a health-conscious road trip here right, so what to do?
Vending machines! But no, sugar, candy, no healthy alternatives of any kind... Listening to my body, I chose to drive on and see what I could find.
I started to head out, and at the last moment, felt that I'd be wise to get gas at the station, even though I'd only gone a third of a tank till that point in this leg of the journey.
I didn't second guess this, just went with it. So I filled up the tank, and as I was going to pay for the gas, that's when I saw the nuts - protein - healthy by far, in comparison to what I'd just seen! Nuts - right there, at the station, a matter of feet from the fast food joints and vending machines!
So sometimes we need to go about life, and the universe will provide what we need and want through truly unexpected means!
On the lighter side, it means I'm close to New York! This is the first rest area with a food area that I've been to this week that DIDN'T offer healthier alternatives such as fruit or veggies! "Sigh" - I'm BACK in the realm of Eastern US living... yet I don't "have" to settle for something less than what I feel is best for my well being! Are mixed nuts the ultimate healthiest choice for a well balanced meal? Heck, for this trip, they work! And besides - what's perfect anyhow?