"Pass the deep-fried Cheez Whiz, please!"

Recently I watched an animated timeline showing the national trend of obesity presently plaguing the United States. The CDC released data showing how the number of states whose populations were at least 25% obese has steadily grown over the last several years. The animated map/timeline is pretty saddening; I suggest you watch it! It can be found here.

Anyway, I noticed that prior to 1997 no state had a population that was at least 25% obese. But guess what: Mississippi was the first to break that barrier! Looks like we Magnolia fatties enjoy our Krispy Kreme doughnuts and deep-fried chitlins a little more than everyone else in the country. It's actually pretty sad. Perhaps that's why the roads are so bad around here - we all weigh so much!

So in honor of this blubbery state that I call home, I thought I would post a couple pictures of myself. The first one is from my wedding day back in 2003. I was young and trim in those days. But now things are different, as you can see in the second picture, taken just last week. If you look closely enough you can actually see the effects that living in Mississippi has had on my physical condition. I know that you may not be able to detect it with the naked eye, but yes I have put on a few pounds here and there.

Post your comments and/or recipes. In the meantime, I've got some mini crullers that are simply calling my name...