For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for January 16, 2024

The dog does not eat that because he is smart, as for the leftovers, well the one who made the food must eat them (fair is fair)

Ye must eat what ye sow.

Nonsense. Dogs will eat nearly anything, but they sort of test it first. Rice and beans? No problem.

Of the “Never too much vegetables to eat” school, Elly?

Doesn’t eating all the leftovers sort of defeat the whole losing weight vegetarian diet idea?

That’s rather…er…blocking.

They live in an isolated area, or else there would be a neighborhood uproar over the smell of their constant farts!! ;-)

It is not a good idea to give musical beans to large dogs. It would be lethal

Throw some summer squash into that recipe, delicious.

If even your dog won’t eat your cooking, that’s a major clue right there…

I just had a vegetarian lunch yesterday. It was made with corn, avocado, tomatoes, tomatillos, peppers, onions, garlic, cilantro and lime juice (among other ingredients). OK, so it was Fritos with guacamole and salsa verde. I just said it was vegetarian. I never said it was healthy!

Yeech.

Vegetarian food has greatly improved since this strip was published in the Nineties.

Incidentally, Lynn’s first new book in the Alottabotz series is now available! The characters and concept are completely different from FBOFW, and very cute.

That’s my wife and she wonders why she is gaining weight.

It’s a shame, because the base recipe doesn’t sound so bad!

The rest of the family will now order a meat lovers pizza.

Splash some Tabasco or B B Q sauce on it. Close your eyes and swallow. Wait ’till she gets to the Brussell Sprouts casserole.

Losing weight is theoretically simple. To lose weight, caloric output must exceed caloric input. Burn the extra calories in one way or another.

Dogs will eat it, but the gas will make you regret it. :-D

Farley knows exactly what to do with the leftovers.

Beans, Beans,

Their natures fruit.

The more you eat,

The more you toot.

The more you toot,

The better you feel.

So eat some beans,

With every meal.

Well, it was your decision to cook the stuff, Elly.

Elly could have yelled at April “You are lucky to get this. A child in Ethiopia sure would eat it all and be happy!”

Here’s our Word of the Day…

gelasin – The dimples that appear, when you smile, are gelasins.

Love to share a word, that I never heard before.

Well, if the dog won’t eat it…. that tells you something.

Save them for another meal didn’t enter anyone’s mind? That is the purpose of leftovers.

Dogs will eat most anything… just look at what’s in most cheap dog foods…. it’s just not good for them!

I was reading about “whole protein” which is protein that contains all the necessary nutrients such as selenium that the body needs to survive. Beans with rice is such a protein just as is meat, eggs and dairy. Vegans, as a opposed to Vegetarians, do not ingest complete proteins and must take supplements in order to maintain their health. I used to watch “The Amazing Dr. Pol” on TV and learned that ruminants like cows may not get some of those micro nutrients and must get injections in order to thrive.

I would not want my dentist to eat a lot of beans…

John has smuggled a cow into the garage

Or this strip…

April: Then what do we do with the leftovers?

Elly: Wait until later.

April: When is later?

Elly: Tomorow morning. We will be having cold beans for breakfast.

Mom solves the left over issue…..

So, she overeats and destroys her diet, because nobody will eat the stuff.

Why is Elly so obsessed with her health? Is she worried about a heart attack or stroke? She is acting as if OHIP has been repealed.

I don’t trust any food the dog won’t eat.

Elly appears to be eating just what’s left on April’s plate. Eeewww!

I tried Veganism once. Longest afternoon of my life.

Poor Elly. She is trying to make her family understand that healthy eating is for their own good. Also for them not to be freeloaders of OHIP.

No wonder he divorced her.

When I was much poorer I sometimes would eke out the dog food by feeding them rice and beans. They loved it. After observing whole beans coming out the back end the first time I mashed the beans before serving. Didn’t want to waste them!

I hate same thing over and over again the food