By Gary Martin
My wife tells me that the “food pyramid” I’ve been subsisting on for the first decades of my life will not sustain me in the next. So, I’m thinking I need a new New Year’s resolution about what I eat. But do you think that one of the seven basic food groups could still be fried chicken???
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Gary B. Martin is an illustrator and animator who has lived on the Upper West Side for more than 30 years. His illustrations appear in the Rag on Sundays, chronicling life in the neighborhood, New York City, and the Universe. See them all here. For a broader range of Gary’s work, including animations and other motion graphics, please visit www.martoons.com
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Or Blimpies?
For yummy though not necessarily healthy food, we are fans of Epices Bakery on 70th St.
Also, Fairway Cafe, Pappardelle, Chama Mama, Kouzan
Looks like somebody is ready to try Veganuary 🙂 Too bad the UWS is a vegan food desert. But downtown is FULL of amazing options!
Le botaniste at 67th and Columbus- and Peace Food cafe, no? Or are they merely veggie? What others, besides the shopping and prepared food options at various stores?
A pyramid like that would make you spherical.
Well-played!
Yeah, my food pyramid requires a level for cheese. Everything else is immaterial.
Just add a salad to all of those….you’ll be fine !
Thanks Gary. That gave me a laugh. And I needed it!
Great design !
HAHAHA! I believe in the ice cream diet (as a chaser to the fried chicken). And fries. I LOVE your pyramid and I’m sure my doctor would agree (ummmm…..).
My food pyramid is
Mamoun’s
Chipotle – Pete’s Pizza
Key Food – Trader Joes – Kam Lai
You could probably eat all that and be fine–just not at any of those places!
I’m hoping the preservatives in this pyramid work on maintaining (aspirational maybe) my youth.
A friend of mine used to boast about eating from the four basic food groups: alcohol, cholesterol, nicotine, and caffeine. He did not see his 60th birthday.
I advise watching the documentary “Forks over Knives” if you are really serious about healthy eating.
Honestly, if you’d eat as much fresh, unprocessed food as you can the rest of the month, I’d think that a single monthly indulgence at Charles Pan-Fried Chicken would be fine.
In fact, I think it would be very well deserved!