Nobody’s Perfect…   …thank goodness.   I recently returned from my holiday trip to Puerto Rico.  I had a wonderful time with my family, soaking up the sunshine (and some rain), and enjoying the food and drink the local restaurants had to offer.    Now, here is where the “Nobdy’s perfect” comes in.  I may have overdone it on the food and drink part of this vacation.  I don’t know why.  I usually am pretty good about “eating around” a menu.  But something in me this time was saying, “Try the local cuisine; it’s part of the experience.”  It’s not that I deny myself when I travel, but this time I may have gone a bit overboard.  Think chincharones (fried pork rinds) and mojitos. But also other local favorites like Mofongo (fried plantains) and Pernil (roasted pork.)  I ate way fewer greens than usual because they just didn’t seem to be on the menu.  And while some of my food choices might still have been acceptable in my usual whole food eating plan, others definitely were not!   So why am I confessing this too you? Read More