Healthy?

Recently I watched as as someone I know ordered some fried zucchini from Carls Jr.  This in and of itself wouldn't bother me.  What made me take notice is the reasoning behind it.  Said person stated they got it because its healthier than ordering french fries.

(I am keeping the identify of said person anonymous.  This is to avoid giving others an opportunity to ridicule.  I want all such ridicule rights to be self-retained and not shared.  I guess I'm selfish that way.)

Ok, I do not profess to be a nutritionist, but doesn't breading thinly-sliced zucchini and dumping it into a boiling vat of fat negate any real nutritional advantage the zucchini had over, say, dumping a sliced potato into a boiling vat of fat?

Then, said person proceeds to dip vat-boiled breaded vegetible into a container full of Ranch dressing.

Not only have you taken all the nutrition out of your fat-laden currently unrecognizable vegetible, but you've turned it into a delivery vehicle for even MORE fat.

At this point, your 9th grade health and nutrition teacher is rolling in his/her grave.  Unless he/she is still alive, in which case that teacher will come over to your house and smack you.  If you haven't reached the 9th grade yet, just you wait and see.  That teacher is cocked and ready to deliver the smack the moment you set foot into the classroom.

My point is...eat the zucchini.  Love the zucchini.  Deliver as much fat into your body as you desire.  Chances are, I'm gonna do the same thing as soon as I'm done here.  But don't disallusion yourself.  Its not a healthy alternative.

Speaking of food, disappointment can come in many different forms.  Last week, I experienced it in ways unimaginable.  I went into a restaurant expecting this and got this.  Trust me, its tramatic, especially if you're Korean.